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Forests for Birds and People – Project Timeline

Forests for Birds and People

Project Timeline Overview

Legend: Partnership meetings Team deliverables Project milestones

Project timeline: five years of activities from July 2025 through June 2030, organized by year.

Year 1

July 2025 – June 2026
  • Partnership Meeting 1 Build project team, discuss plan objectives October 2025
  • Community Survey Community survey of management objectives April 2026
  • Forest Researchers Assemble data and develop models Year 1 (ongoing)
  • Partnership Meeting 2 Prioritize management objectives, brainstorm management zones June 2026

Year 2

July 2026 – June 2027
  • Core Team Finalize plan objectives and management zones Year 2 (early)
  • Forest Researchers Generate potential habitat suitability models and scenarios for management zones Year 2 (ongoing)
  • Partnership Meeting 3 Set operational specifics of plan Spring 2027

Year 3

July 2027 – June 2028
  • Research Team Share draft of Forest Management Plan Year 3 (early)
  • FBP Plan completed

    January 2028

  • Implementation Team Write stand-level plans for management at pilot properties Year 3 (ongoing)

Year 4

July 2028 – June 2029
  • Implementation Team Begin to implement management at pilot properties Year 4 (early)
  • Monitoring Workshop Convene monitoring workshop February 2029
  • Monitoring Team Bird monitoring at pilot properties Year 4 (ongoing)

Year 5

July 2029 – June 2030
  • Monitoring Team Bird monitoring at pilot properties Year 5 (ongoing)
  • Wrap-Up Meeting Final project wrap-up meeting June 2030