According to the Western Snowy Plover Draft Recovery Plan, the recovery objective is to “remove the Pacific coast western snowy plover population from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants by: (1) achieving well distributed increases in numbers and productivity of breeding adult birds, and (2) providing for long-term protection of breeding and wintering plovers and their habitat.”  Westernsnowyplover.org assists in meeting this objective by creating a space where site managers, monitors, and volunteers from the entire habitat range can securely compile standardized population data and share valuable resources that will help the recovery effort be consistent throughout the plover's range.

For the public, this site offers educational information and resources, an outlet for inquiries, and the connection to local volunteer and outreach opportunities.

This site was first created in 2002 by a coalition of individuals interested in the preservation of the snowy plover.  Its development has been funded by public grants and donations from private benefactors. It is intended that by the next range-wide Western Snowy Plover Conference in winter 2009, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will assume management of this site to continue use by the entire United States range for the longevity of the Plover recovery process.