The work of the NPABC is done within the seven workgroups described below. The following is a list of workgroups and their corresponding roles and chairperson(s). If you would like to join a workgroup, please contact the corresponding chairperson(s).

Each active workgroup has its own web page, except the Birding Trail Workgroup which has its own site. To view the workgroup webpage/website, click the name of the workgroup. Minutes of workgroup meetings are available on most workgroup web pages.

Current and planned workgroup tasks are outlined in the Annual Plan of Operations (APO), starting on page 3. The APO addresses 20 issues that the NPABC plans to address in the next year. Some Issues are workgroup specific, while others will require cooperation among two or more workgroups. A list of Issues a workgroup is involved with is listed on each workgroup web page. The Birding Trails Workgroup is involved primarily with Issue 20, but also plays a role in symposium planning (Issue 5). To view the APO, click the button below.

 Communication: Internal communication among subcommittees and within the organization as well as external communication to inform others about Partnership activities, functions, and opportunities.

• Mark Humpert                                                                     

Education: Inform public and professional audiences about Nebraska's birds and their conservation needs. Develop strategies for encouraging wider public participation in bird conservation activities within Nebraska.

• Jeanine Lackey                                                                      

Capacity Building: Develop a set of tools for increasing the ability of local conservation efforts to successfully implement projects, including guidance on how to build lasting partnerships.

• Steve Riley                                                                        

Conservation Strategies and Implementation (formerly Conservation Planning): Provide guidance to the Partnership on the status of particular bird habitats in Nebraska and viable strategies for conserving them. Set priorities among habitats, including focus areas for delivering integrated conservation projects.

• Laurel Badura                                       

Science Advisory: Provide guidance to the Partnership on the status of particular species, threats to their populations in Nebraska, and their conservation needs. Take the lead role in setting conservation priorities among species. If anyone needs advice concerning study design, survey methods, or other aspects of avian science, this is the workgroup to contact.

• Larkin Powell, Felipe Chavez-Ramirez                       

Birding Trails: Promoting economic development and the conservation of bird habitats.
The Nebraska Birding Trails Website.

• Dave Titterington                                                            

Policy Research: Provide guidance to the Partnership on the political landscape affecting bird conservation, both at the state level and beyond Nebraska's borders. This workgroup is closed.

• Vacant