At the on-set of the program we intended to work with 10-12 National Wildlife Refuges to beta-test the first draft of these survey protocols. However, the number of participants increased with each passing year. Currently, there are over 190 partners that are participating or have participated in the program, including many National Wildlife Refuges and partners from other protected areas and federal and state/provincial agencies. Ultimately, survey locations will include (but won't be limited to) a group of randomly or systematically selected locations across the continent. Participants will likely include qualified volunteers, federal biologists, and state/provincial biologists across the continent.