Bird Conservation Plans at the continental level have been developed separately for different taxonomic groups, in the form of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan, Partners in Flight, United States Shorebird Conservation Plan, and North American Waterbird Conservation Plan. For more information about these conservation efforts, please see the "Guide to North American Bird Conservation - the four major bird plans and NABCI."

While conservation planning and the setting of biological objectives takes place separately for waterfowl, landbirds, shorebirds, and waterbirds, implementation of the conservation activities planned by each Plan may best be accomplished in an integrated fashion. This coordination among initiatives is articulated in the North American Bird Conservation Initiative, which is dedicated to facilitating communication and conservation among plans. RMBO works to relate the goals and objectives of various plans at the national and regional levels to conservation projects in the Rocky Mountain and Great Plains region.

RMBO also assisted the CDOW in hosting an All-bird Conservation Workshop, one of several funded throughout the United States by the International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. The workshop, "Charting a Course for Integrated Bird Conservation in Colorado," took place in Pueblo, Colorado in February 2002, and included over 70 bird conservation partners from government and non-governmental organizations associated with bird conservation in the state. Ideas regarding implementing bird conservation measures in Colorado were discussed, as were ways to better integrate efforts among conservation entities and programs oriented to different species groups.