Joint Venture Timeline

The North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP), signed by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior and the Canadian Minister of the Environment, calls for the establishment of Migratory Bird Joint Ventures.

The Lower Mississippi Valley Joint Venture works to sustain bird populations and their habitats within the Lower Mississippi Valley and West Gulf Coastal Plain regions.

The Atlantic Coast Joint Venture conserves habitat for native birds in the Atlantic Flyway of the United States from Maine south to Puerto Rico.

The Gulf Coast Joint Venture is a bird habitat conservation partnership that spans the coastal portions of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas.

The Black Duck Joint Venture is a partnership-based conservation program consisting of member agencies and organizations with responsibility for or interest in the conservation and management of black ducks and other species that share its [...]

Partners in Flight launches as a cooperative effort to support landbird conservation in the western hemisphere.

The Rainwater Basin Joint Venture works to provide habitat for millions of migratory waterfowl, shorebirds, and other wildlife across Nebraska's mixed-grass prairies.

Mexico becomes a signatory on the North American Waterfowl Management Plan, making it a truly trinational effort.

The San Francisco Bay Joint Venture forms as a partnership working to protect, restore, and enhance wetlands for the benefit of wildlife and people in the Bay Area of California.

The U.S. North American Bird Conservation Initiative (NABCI) held its first meeting. Started in 1999, the U.S. North American Bird Conservation Initiative (NABCI) Committee is a coalition of government agencies, private organizations, and bird initiatives [...]

The Sonoran Joint Venture forms as the first binational JV with Mexico, working to conserve the unique birds and habitats of the southwestern U.S. and northwestern Mexico.

The Sea Duck Joint Venture promotes the conservation of North American sea ducks by providing greater knowledge and understanding to improve management efforts.

The North American Waterbird Conservation Plan provides an overarching continental framework and guide for conserving waterbirds.

The East Gulf Coastal Plain Joint Venture protects and restores bird populations by coordinating the effective conservation of key habitats.

The Rio Grande Joint Venture becomes the second binational JV with Mexico, focusing on the conservation of the birds and habitats of the Chihuahuan Desert and Tamaulipan Brushlands in Texas and Mexico.

The Appalachian Mountains Joint Venture works to ensure the long-term sustainability of native bird populations that breed in the Appalachian Mountains.

The State of the Birds Report is the first-ever comprehensive assessment of the state of the United States' bird populations.

The 2010 State of the Birds Report focuses on the impacts of climate change to bird populations in the United States.

Joint Ventures are the model for cooperative conservation and celebrate 25 years of innovative conservation efforts and strong partnerships for bird and habitat conservation.