Background

Meeting minutes and powerpoints can be accessed on the SCAW Meetings page.

2016-2017

The initial idea to form the SCAW group was discussed at the 2016 Waterbird Society conference in New Bern, NC. Discussions during the Atlantic Marine Bird Cooperative meeting and a breakout session on Black Skimmer expressed the need for coast-wide sharing of ideas and coordination. The first SCAW webinar was conducted on May 4, 2017.

This 2017 webinar focused on the following tasks:

Review and finalize the need, mission and organizational structure of the SCAW-WG
Review and finalize geographic extent of regional subgroups
Review, refine and prioritize SCAW-WG short- and long-term goals
Determine SCAW-WG focal species
Develop next steps to get SCAW-WG and regional sub-groups up and running.

2018

The second meeting for SCAW was held in Plymouth, MA on September 27, 2018.

Purpose of SCAW-WG Committee Meeting:

Identify actions that need to be taken to increase effectiveness and efficacy of the SCAW-WG.
Establish a plan for regional subgroups to identify, obtain and/or compile information that will help solidify and provide direction for regional sub-groups.
Identify immediate actions necessary for planning and coordinating a 2023 SCAW-wide breeding survey.

2019

The 2019 SCAW meeting will be held prior to the Waterbird Society conference in Salisbury, MD.