North American Wetlands Conservation Council
Meetings and Members
The North American Wetlands Conservation Council meets three times each year to review and select Standard Grant proposals that they will take before the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission for funding approval. In the case of Small Grants, the Commission has pre-approved an amount of funds to be used each year for this program and has delegated project selection and funding authority (within the approved amount) to the Council. The Council also develops policy affecting the grant application and administration processes.
Download the current Council Meeting Schedule (103.8KB).
Chairperson Mr. Terry Steinwand Central Flyway Council |
North Dakota Game & Fish Dept. |
Mr. Steve Guertin | Deputy Director U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
Mr. John Carlson, Jr. | California Waterfowl Association |
Daniel Eichinger Mississippi Flyway Council |
Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
Mr. Gordon Myers Atlantic Flyway Council |
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission |
Mr. David Nomsen | Pheasants Forever |
Mr. Jeff Trandahl | National Fish and Wildlife Foundation |
Mr. Tony Wasley Pacific Flyway Council |
Nevada Department of Wildlife |
Mr. Nick Wiley | Ducks Unlimited |
Council Coordinator Kari Duncan |
Division Chief, Migratory Bird Program U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
Alternate Mr. Mark W. Elsbree |
The Conservation Fund |
Ex-officio members Mr. Daniel Wolfish |
Chair, NAWCC (Canada) Canadian Wildlife Service Environment Canada |
Ex-officio members Ms. Wendy Jackson |
Land Trust Alliance |
Ex-officio members Mr. Glenn Olson |
National Audubon Society |
Ex-officio members José Luis Pedro Funes Izaguirre |
Director, Wildlife Division of SEMARNAT Mexico |
Mr. Michael Brown | Pheasants Forever |
Mr. Anthony Chatwin | National Fish and Wildlife Foundation |
Mr. Dan Connelly | California Waterfowl Association |
Ms. Lori Faeth | Land Trust Alliance |
Mr. Robert Ford | Migratory Bird Program U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
Mr. Joe Fuller Atlantic Flyway Council |
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission |
Mr. Ray Herndon | The Conservation Fund |
Mr. David Brakhage | Ducks Unlimited, Inc. |
Mr. Ricky Lien Mississippi Flyway Council |
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources |
Mr. Rick Warhurst Central Flyway Council |
North Dakota Natural Resources Trust |
Mr. Mike Zahradka Pacific Flyway Council |
Nevada Department of Wildlife |
Alternate Mr. Dean Smith |
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies |
Grant Deadlines
February 26, 2021:
U.S. Standard Grants, Cycle 1
July 9, 2021:
U.S. Standard Grants, Cycle 2
May 19, 2021:
Mexico Standard Grants
August 27, 2021:
Canada Standard Grants
October 14, 2021:
U.S. Small Grants