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The threats to East Coast salt marshes jeopardize the very survival of the Saltmarsh Sparrow. Learn about the biology of the species, and the salt marsh restoration efforts being undertaken by USFWS, and their partners in Atlantic Coast Joint Venture (ACJV), a coalition of both government entities and NGOs dedicated to restoring and sustaining native bird populations along the Atlantic coast.

Aimee joined the ACJV in January, 2016 and is based in Hadley, Massachusetts at the US Fish & Wildlife Service Northeast Regional Office.  She has expert knowledge of the Saltmarsh Sparrow, as well as that of the Black Rail and American Black Duck, and coastal wetland ecology, conservation, and restoration techniques.  

Prior to joining the ACJV, she directed the land protection and habitat restoration activities at Potomac Conservancy, a regional land trust and watershed organization dedicated to conserving and improving water quality in the Potomac River Basin. Aimee has also held wildlife leadership positions at Defenders of Wildlife in Washington D.C., where she managed a national program to engage land trusts in biodiversity conservation, and the National Audubon Society, where she coordinated the Virginia Important Bird Areas program.

Aimee received her Masters degree in Ecology at North Carolina State University and her Bachelors degree in Biology from the College of St. Benedict in Minnesota.

The Saltmarsh Sparrow photo is courtesy of eBird