Bird Conservation Area Program and Sites
The New York State Bird Conservation Area Program was established in 1997 to safeguard and enhance bird populations and their habitats on state lands and waters. The goal of the Bird Conservation Area (BCA) Program is to integrate bird conservation interests into agency planning, management and research projects, within the context of agency missions.
The BCA Program is modeled after the National Audubon Society's Important Bird Areas (IBA) program, which began in New York in 1996. The BCA Program applies criteria developed under the IBA program to state-owned properties. To date, fifty-nine BCA sites have been designated.
More about Bird Conservation Area Program and Sites:
- Bird Conservation Area Sites - New York State Bird Conservation Area Program
- BCA Legislation and Advisory Committee - New York State Bird Conservation Area Program: about ECL Title 20, the legislation that established the BCA program
- BCA Criteria - New York State Bird Conservation Area Program - Criteria
