In 1993, the Pingree Family initiated an independent, third-party green-certification of their forestland in Maine to the highest international standards. These efforts resulted in the Seven Islands Land Company becoming the world’s largest third-party certified sustainable forest products company.
ConocoPhillips has been a champion of migratory bird conservation through its involvement with Joint Ventures by donating critical non-federal funding, serving on Management Boards, and setting an exemplary standard to the rest of corporate America.
Clen and Emma Atchley are committed to sustaining the agricultural and wildlife heritage of eastern Idaho for future generations.
After the North American Waterfowl Management Plan was signed in 1986 and called for the establishment of Joint Ventures to implement waterfowl habitat conservation, Gary Myers set the standard for what a JV would look like and how they would function.
From the beginning, some twenty-five years ago, State Fish and Wildlife Agencies have served as foundational members of Joint Ventures.
Ducks Unlimited, Inc. and Ducks Unlimited Canada have been integral partners, advocates, and leaders in the development of Joint Ventures from their inception.
Congressman Ron Kind has been a stalwart champion of bird conservation throughout his tenure representing the people of western Wisconsin’s third Congressional district.
The Grassland Resource Conservation District is widely recognized as an extremely important area for migratory birds and for its excellent collaboration with the Central Valley Joint Venture.
Ronny Graham, Danny Graham, and Ronnie Myrick, owners of The Wetlands LLC, are dedicated to wetland and natural resource conservation in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana.
Over the past eight years Scott and Susan Freeman have completed five conservation purchases and now own 232 acres of wetland and forest along Tarboo Creek, a tributary to the state of Washington’s Hood Canal.