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.

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.