ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Boreal Avian Modelling (BAM) Project is an international research collaboration for the ecology, management and conservation of boreal birds (www.borealbirds.ca). We acknowledge the BAM Project funding and data partners, and Technical Committee members who made this project possible.
We are extremely grateful for the core funding and generous support provided to the project by our financial partners:
Founding organisations and funders:
Environment Canada; University of Alberta; Boreal Ecosystems Assessment for Conservation Networks (BEACONs)
Additional Financial supporters:
United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act Grants Program; Canada Foundation for Innovation; Canada Research Chairs; Ducks Unlimited Canada; Université Laval; Environmental Studies Research Fund; Fonds québécois de la recherche sur la nature et les technologies; and, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council. Past financial supporters include: Alberta Research Council Inc.; Canadian Boreal Initiative; Forest Products Association of Canada; and the Sustainable Forest Management Network.
The number, quality and spatial extent of existing avian and biophysical databases that we have assembled has greatly exceeded our expectations, thanks to the cooperation of numerous researchers and agencies.
We have established data-sharing agreements with over 50 partners to date, including boreal researchers from academic institutions, consulting firms, federal and provincial agencies, non-governmental organizations, and companies in forest products, mining and energy sectors.
We are deeply grateful for the assistance and generosity of these individuals and institutions:
Data providers (individuals):
J. Ball, E. Bayne, P. Belagus, S. Bennett, R. Berger, M. Betts, J. Bielech, A. Bismanis, R. Brown, M. Cadman, D. Collister, M. Cranny, S. Cumming, L. Darling, M. Darveau, C. De La Mare, A. Desrochers, T. Diamond, M. Donnelly, P. Drapeau, C. Duane, B. Dube, D. Dye, R. Eccles, P. Farrington, R. Fernandes, D. Fortin, K. Foster, M. Gill, R. Hall, S. Hannon, B. Harrison, J. Herbers, K. Hobson, L. Imbeau, P. Johnstone, V. Keenan, S. Lapointe, R. Latifovic, R. Lauzon, M. Leblanc, J. Lemaitre, D. Lepage, B. MacCallum, P. MacDonell, C. Machtans, L. Morgantini, S. Mason, M. McGovern, D. McKenney, T. Nudds, P. Papadol, M. Phinney, D. Phoenix, D. Pinaud, D. Player, D. Price, R. Rempel, A. Rosaasen, S. Running, R. Russell, C. Savingnac, J. Schieck, F. Schmiegelow, P. Sinclair, A. Smith, S. Song, C. Spytz, P. Taylor, S. Van Wilgenburg, P. Vernier, D. Whitaker, J. Witiw, S. Wyshynski, M. Yaremko, as well as the hundreds of volunteers collecting Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) data.
Data providers (institutions):
Acadia University; Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute; Alberta Pacific Forest Industries Inc.; AMEC Earth & Environmental; AREVA Resources Canada Inc.; AXYS Environmental Consulting Ltd.; Bighorn Wildlife Technologies Ltd.; Bird Studies Canada; Breeding Bird Survey (coordinated in Canada by Environment Canada); Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.; Canfor Corporation; Daishowa Marubeni International Ltd; Canada Centre for Remote Sensing and Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada; Canadian Wildlife Service and Science & Technology Branch, Environment Canada; Global Land Cover Facility; Golder Associates Ltd.; Government of British Columbia; Government of Yukon; Hinton Wood Products; Hydro-Québec Équipement; Kluane Ecosystem Monitoring Project; Komex International Ltd.; Louisiana Pacific Canada Ltd.; Manitoba Hydro; Manitoba Model Forest Inc.; Manning Diversified Forest Products Ltd.; Matrix Solutions Inc. Environment & Engineering; MEG Energy Corp.; Mirkwood Ecological Consultants Ltd.; Numerical Terradynamic Simulation Group; Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources; OPTI Canada Inc.; PanCanadian Petroleum Limited; Parks Canada; Petro Canada; Principal Wildlife Resource Consulting; Regroupement Québec; Rio Alto Resources International Inc.; Saskatchewan Environment; Shell Canada Ltd.; Suncor Energy Inc.; Tembec Industries Inc.; Tolko Industries Ltd.; Université de Moncton; Université du Québec à Montréal; Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue; Université Laval; University of Alberta; University of British Columbia; University of Guelph; University of New Brunswick; University of Northern British Columbia; URSUS Ecosystem Management Ltd.; West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.; Weyerhaeuser Company Ltd.; Wildlife Resource Consulting Services MB Inc.
We also acknowledge the project guidance and technical assistance provided by our Technical Committee, whose current members include:
Technical Committee members:
Peter Blancher, Environment Canada; Marcel Darveau, DUC/Université Laval; Jean-Luc DesGranges, Environment Canada; André Desrochers, Université Laval; Pierre Drapeau, Université de Québec à Monréal; Charles Francis, Environment Canada; Colleen Handel, United States Geological Survey; Keith Hobson, Environment Canada; Craig Machtans, Environment Canada; Julienne Morissette, Ducks Unlimited Canada; Rob Rempel, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources; Stuart Slattery, Ducks Unlimited Canada; Phil Taylor, Acadia University; Steve Van Wilgenburg, Environment Canada; Lisa Venier, Canadian Forest Service; Pierre Vernier, University of British Columbia; Marc-André Villard, Université de Moncton.
