North American
Waterfowl Management Plan
Missouri
State Contact:
Dave Erickson
Wildlife Division Administrator
Missouri Department of Conservation
P.O. Box 180
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: 573-751 4115 ext. 3142
FAX: 573-526-3976
Email: erickd@mdc.state.mo.us
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
e-mail: Barbara_Pardo@fws.gov
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Habitat
Accomplishments
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More
than 95,000 acres of habitat protected, restored and enhanced
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Seeded
retired cropland to native grasses
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Protected
floodplain and stream habitat
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Restored
bottomland hardwood forests
Financial
Assistance
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Matching
dollars from partners totaling more than $72 million
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North
American Wetland Conservation Act grants; 15 grants totaling over $11.6
million
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Federal,
state and county lands
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Private
lands statewide through voluntary participation
About
the Plan
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An international
agreement signed in 1986
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Goal is
to return waterfowl populations to levels of the mid 1970s
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Achieve
goal by restoring and protecting wetland and grassland habitat
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Includes
13 habitat joint ventures and three species joint ventures in the U.S., Canada and Mexico
Partner
Involvement
Missouri
Projects
Wetland,
grassland and bottomland restorations within:
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Missouri
Bootheel Partners
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Nodaway
Valley Conservation Area Wetlands Restoration
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Lewis and
Clark Floodplain Heritage Partnership
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Four Rivers
Wetland, phase III
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B.K. Leach
Memorial Conservation Area addition
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Perry Conservation
Area
Public Benefits
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Increased
recreational opportunities
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Enhanced
wildlife diversity
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Improved
community relations
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Enhanced
floodwater storage
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Improved
water quality
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Broad coalition
of partnerships supporting voluntary wetland preservation
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