Migratory Bird Conservation
Iowa
Coordinator:
Chief: Jane West
e-mail: MidwestNews@fws.govBHW Federal Building
1 Federal Drive
Ft. Sne12-713-5480
Fax: 612-lling, MN 55111-4056
Phone: 6713-5393
TTY: 1-800-877-8339 (Federal Relay)
Quick Facts
813,000 bird watching participants
118 million bird watching days
More than 22,000 duck hunters
30,951 Federal Duck Stamps sold (2002-2003)
Two Important Bird Areas on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lands in Iowa:
Inventory and Monitoring
Four-Square Mile Breeding Duck Survey
Mourning Dove Call Count Survey
Mid-Winter Waterfowl Survey
Waterfowl banding program
Nongame bird inventories on National Wildlife Refuge System lands
Resident Canada goose breeding population survey
Research
Delineation of restorable wetlands in the prairie pothole region
Management
Wetland and grassland protection, restoration and enhancement
Bottomland hardwood restoration
Develop hunting regulations
Issue migratory bird permits
Integrated bird conservation planning at state and Bird Conservation region levels
Outreach
International Migratory Bird Day
Junior Duck Stamp Contest
Partnerships
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Iowa State University
Ducks Unlimited
Iowa Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit (U.S.G.S.)
Partners in Flight
North American Waterfowl Management Plan
U.S. Shorebird Conservation Plan
North American Waterbird Conservation Plan
