Great Basin Bird Observatory : Already surveying Pinyon Jays with GBBO? Enter your data, get a refresher on the Survey123 app, and learn about Pinyon Jay Natural History by visiting their Pinyon Jay community science page.

Arizona Bird Conservation Initiative: Coordinated by the Arizona Game and Fish Department, the Arizona Bird Conservation Initiative (ABCI) is a voluntary partnership of government agencies, conservation groups, academic institutions, private businesses, and citizens working to conserve, monitor, and enhance bird populations and their habitats with the goal of “keeping common birds common.” An integral component of ABCI, is the Arizona Coordinated Bird Monitoring Program (AZCBM). The program coordinates implementation of existing projects, supports projects implemented by partners, and collaborates on the design and implementation of new projects with interested stakeholders. The initiative is working with partners to better understand the distribution and habitat use of Pinyon Jays in Arizona.

Defenders of Wildlife: Defenders of Wildlife envisions a future where diverse wildlife populations in North America are secure and thriving, sustained by a network of healthy lands and waters. Our conservation efforts are targeted at the full range of vulnerable North American biodiversity, from plants to pollinators to predators. Our approach is direct and straightforward – We protect and restore imperiled species throughout North America by transforming policies and institutions and by promoting innovative solutions.

Grand Canyon Trust: The Grand Canyon Trust's Pinyon Jay Project is great for anyone, including those with limited birding experience. They are looking for volunteers to help gather information about Pinyon Jays to inform sound management of pinyon and juniper forests throughout the Colorado Plateau. This is an independent community science project. You do the online training, then you choose where, when, and how many hours you want to contribute. They encourage participants to observe the Pinyon Jays at least four times throughout the year, ideally in four different locations. Also, they encourage folks to observe in and around the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument area, since that is where proposals for large-scale tree removal projects that threaten the birds' habitat are being seen.

Kaibab National Forest: The Kaibab National Forest is partnering with the Arizona Game and Fish Department, Great Basin Bird Observatory and Audubon to assess both pinyon jay habitat use and pinyon nut availability, and to explore community science to support monitoring. We hope to harness the enthusiasms of recreational birders to both collect data and help spread the word about potential threats. The project provides critical information for the Kaibab National Forest for landscape-level evaluation effectiveness of land treatments with an eye to effects of this restoration work on the Pinon Jay. A secondary benefit includes preliminary identification of pinyon nut availability, as Pinyon Jays serve as short- and long-distance seed dispersers and play key role in maintaining ecosystem integrity. The Kaibab NF monitoring plan identifies pinyon nut production as an area of cultural significance for certain tribes and areas of mast production will be identified during territory surveys.

Partners in Flight: Partners in Flight (PIF) identifies Pinyon Jay as a yellow Watch List species with a goal of reversing population declines. PIF criteria for inclusion as a yellow Watch List species is due to population declines and threats to habitats on breeding and nonbreeding grounds.  Learn more about their Pinyon Jay Working Group here.

Utah Division of Wildlife Resources: Utah Division of Wildlife Resources: The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources identifies the Pinyon Jay as a "Species of Greatest Conservation Need" (SGCN). A species is classified as a species of greatest conservation need in the Utah Wildlife Action Plan if it is likely to undergo substantial population declines in all or part of its natural region without management intervention.  Learn more about their work here.