Joint Ventures
Midwest Region

 

North American
Waterfowl Management Plan
Indiana

State Contact:

Wayne Bivans
Chief of Wildlife
Division of Fish and Wildlife
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
402 W. Washington St., Room W-273
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2781
Phone: 317-232-4096
FAX: 317-232-8150
wbivans@dnr.in.gov

Regional Contact:

Joint Venture Coordinator: Barbara Pardo
BHW Federal Building
1 Federal Drive
Ft. Snelling, MN 55111-4056
Phone: 612-713-5433
Fax: 612-713-5393
Barbara_Pardo@fws.gov


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Habitat Accomplishments

  • Over 25,000 acres of habitat protected, restored and enhanced

  • Seeded retired cropland to native grasses

  • Protected floodplain and stream habitat

  • Protected coastal wetlands

  • Restored bottomland hardwood forests

Financial Assistance

  • Matching dollars from partners totaling over $26.3 million

  • North American Wetland Conservation Act grants; 15 grants totaling over $8.5 million

About the Plan

  • An international agreement signed in 1986

  • Goal: return waterfowl populations to levels of the mid 1970s

  • Achieve goal by restoring and protecting wetland and grassland habitat

  • Includes 13 habitat joint ventures and three species joint ventures in the U.S., Canada and Mexico

Partner Involvement

  • Private landowners

  • Nonprofit organizations

  • Corporations

  • Tribal, local, state and federal government agencies

Indiana Projects

Wetland and grassland restorations within:

  • Grand Kankakee River watershed

  • Southwest Indiana Four Rivers phase III

  • Federal, state and county lands

  • Private lands statewide through voluntary participation

Public Benefits

  • Increased recreational opportunities

  • Enhanced wildlife diversity

  • Improved community relations

  • Enhanced floodwater storage

  • Improved water quality

  • Broad coalition of partnerships supporting voluntary wetland preservation

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Last updated: April 8, 2009