Abstract
This adaptive management plan (AMP) outlines adaptive management principles to guide decisions with the goal of substantially reducing bird fatalities in the Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area (APWRA). This plan includes (1) review of adaptive management (AM) principles, (2) the initial goals and objectives for achieving incremental reductions in bird fatalities leading to attainment of the overall goal, (3) identification of the initial management actions, (4) an outline of the research and monitoring program for evaluation of the management actions, and (5) a description of a process for developing and implementing additional management strategies based on the evaluation of the initial management actions.