September 2017 nawmp.wetlandnetwork.ca HabitatMatters 2017 Canadian NAWMP Report “Tranquil Waters – Canada Geese” from the 2017 ĂŶĂĚŝĂŶtŝůĚůŝĨĞ,ĂďŝƚĂƚŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ^ƚĂŵƉƐĞƌŝĞƐ͘ ArƟƐt͗ Angela >orennjen͕ dhorndale͕ Kntario North American Waterfowl Management Plan —— Plan nord-américain de gestion de la sauvagine —— Plan de Manejo de Aves 2017 Canadian North American Waterfowl Management Plan Report Acuáticas,ĂďŝƚĂƚDĂƩĞƌƐ Norteaméricaa TableContents of 1 About the NAWMP 2 EĂƟŽŶĂůKǀĞƌǀŝĞǁ 2 Accomplishments 3 džƉĞŶĚŝƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĚŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƐ 4 ZĞŶĞǁĞĚEtDW͗ The Importance of /ŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐĂŶĚŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ 6 Habitat Joint Ventures 7 WĂĐŝĮĐŝƌĚƐ,ĂďŝƚĂƚ:ŽŝŶƚsĞŶƚƵƌĞ 13 ĂŶĂĚŝĂŶ/ŶƚĞƌŵŽƵŶƚĂŝŶ:ŽŝŶƚsĞŶƚƵƌĞ 18 WƌĂŝƌŝĞ,ĂďŝƚĂƚ:ŽŝŶƚsĞŶƚƵƌĞ 24 ĂƐƚĞƌŶ,ĂďŝƚĂƚ:ŽŝŶƚsĞŶƚƵƌĞ 28 Species Joint Ventures 29 ƌĐƟĐ'ŽŽƐĞ:ŽŝŶƚsĞŶƚƵƌĞ 32 ^ĞĂƵĐŬ:ŽŝŶƚsĞŶƚƵƌĞ 34 ůĂĐŬƵĐŬ:ŽŝŶƚsĞŶƚƵƌĞ 36 Partners b ,aďitat MaƩerƐ 2017 Canadian North American Waterfowl Management Plan Report NAWMP KƉĞŶǁĂƚĞƌĂŶĚƐŚĂůůŽǁŵĂƌƐŚĂƚDĂĐ>ĞĂŶƐWŽŶĚ͕sĞƌŶŽŶZŝǀĞƌ͕ dŚĞEŽƌƚŚŵĞƌŝĐĂŶtĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůDĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚWůĂŶ;EtDWŽƌ WƌŝŶĐĞĚǁĂƌĚ/ƐůĂŶĚ͘ ͚ƚŚĞWůĂŶ͛ͿŝƐĂŶŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƚŽƌĞƐƚŽƌĞ͕ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĞ MollLJ domliŬ ĂŶĚƉƌŽƚĞĐƚǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƐďĂƐĞĚŽŶƐƚƌŽŶŐďŝŽůŽŐŝĐĂů ǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐ͘DĞdžŝĐŽďĞĐĂŵĞĂƐŝŐŶĂƚŽƌLJƚŽ ĨŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶƐ͘dŚĞƵůƟŵĂƚĞŐŽĂůŝƐƚŽĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĂďƵŶĚĂŶƚĂŶĚ ƚŚĞWůĂŶǁŝƚŚŝƚƐƵƉĚĂƚĞŝŶϭϵϵϰ͘ƐĂƌĞƐƵůƚ͕ƚŚĞEtDW ƌĞƐŝůŝĞŶƚǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞƐ͘ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉĞdžƚĞŶĚƐĂĐƌŽƐƐEŽƌƚŚŵĞƌŝĐĂ͕ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐĂƚŶĂƟŽŶĂů dŚĞWůĂŶĞŶŐĂŐĞƐƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŽĨƵƐĞƌƐĂŶĚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůůĞǀĞůƐŽŶĂǀĂƌŝĞƚLJŽĨǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůĂŶĚŚĂďŝƚĂƚ ĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚƚŽĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶĂŶĚǀĂůƵŝŶŐǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁů͘ ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚŝƐƐƵĞƐ͘ /Ŷϭϵϴϲ͕ƚŚĞĂŶĂĚŝĂŶĂŶĚŵĞƌŝĐĂŶŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƐƐŝŐŶĞĚƚŚŝƐ ^ŝŶĐĞƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞWůĂŶ͕EtDWƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚĂǀĞǁŽƌŬĞĚ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ͕ůĂLJŝŶŐƚŚĞĨŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ ƚŽĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĞĂŶĚƌĞƐƚŽƌĞǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐ͕ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚƵƉůĂŶĚƐĂŶĚ ĨŽƌŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůĐŽŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶŝŶƚŚĞƌĞĐŽǀĞƌLJŽĨĚĞĐůŝŶŝŶŐ ŽƚŚĞƌŬĞLJŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐĨŽƌǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůĂĐƌŽƐƐĂŶĂĚĂ͕ƚŚĞhŶŝƚĞĚ ^ƚĂƚĞƐĂŶĚDĞdžŝĐŽ͘dŚĞƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚĂǀĞŚĂĚǁŝĚĞͲƌĂŶŐŝŶŐ ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞ͗ƐŚĂƉŝŶŐůĂŶĚͲƵƐĞ͕ĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂůĂŶĚƉƵďůŝĐƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐ͖ Terminology used in this report ŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƟŶŐƐĐŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚŵŽŶŝƚŽƌŝŶŐƐLJƐƚĞŵƐŝŶƚŽƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ͖ĂŶĚ Securement dŚĞƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶŽĨǁĞƚůĂŶĚĂŶĚͬŽƌƵƉůĂŶĚŚĂďŝƚĂƚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚůĂŶĚƟƚůĞ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌŝŶŐŚĂďŝƚĂƚƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ͘dŚĞƌĞƐƵůƚƐŽĨƚŚĞƐĞĞīŽƌƚƐĂƌĞ ƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌŽƌďŝŶĚŝŶŐůŽŶŐͲƚĞƌŵ;ŵŝŶŝŵƵŵϭϬͲLJĞĂƌͿůĞŐĂůĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚƐ ŶŽƚĂďůĞ͘DĂŶLJǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐĂƌĞƐƵďƐƚĂŶƟĂůůLJůĂƌŐĞƌ ǁŝƚŚĂůĂŶĚŽǁŶĞƌ͘ ŶŽǁƚŚĂŶƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞŝŶϭϵϴϲ͕ĂŶĚEtDWƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚĂǀĞƌĞĂĐŚĞĚ /ŶŇƵĞŶĐĞ ŽƵƚƚŽĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƚĞǁŝƚŚŽƚŚĞƌďŝƌĚĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƐ͘ ŝƌĞĐƚĂĐƟŽŶƐƚĂŬĞŶďLJůĂŶĚŽǁŶĞƌƐ͕ůĂŶĚŵĂŶĂŐĞƌƐŽƌĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ ĂŐĞŶĐŝĞƐƚŚĂƚƉƌŽƚĞĐƚŽƌĞŶŚĂŶĐĞǁĞƚůĂŶĚŽƌĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚƵƉůĂŶĚ ŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚůĞŐĂůŽƌďŝŶĚŝŶŐĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚƐ͘dŚĞƐĞĚŝƌĞĐƚĂĐƟŽŶƐ /ŶĂŶĂĚĂ͕EtDWƉĂƌƚŶĞƌĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐĂƌĞĚŝƌĞĐƚĞĚďLJƉƵďůŝĐʹ ƌĞƐƵůƚŝŶĂƉƉůŝĞĚůĂŶĚͲƵƐĞĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ͘ ƉƌŝǀĂƚĞ:ŽŝŶƚsĞŶƚƵƌĞƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚĨŽĐƵƐŽŶĂƌĞĂƐŽƌ Enhancement ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐŽĨĐŽŶĐĞƌŶŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚŝŶƚŚĞWůĂŶ͘ĂĐŚ:ŽŝŶƚsĞŶƚƵƌĞ ĐƟŽŶƐĐĂƌƌŝĞĚŽƵƚŽŶǁĞƚůĂŶĚĂŶĚͬŽƌƵƉůĂŶĚŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐƚŽŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐĂƌĂŶŐĞŽĨƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐĨƌŽŵĨĞĚĞƌĂů͕ƉƌŽǀŝŶĐŝĂůĂŶĚůŽĐĂů ƚŚĞŝƌĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJĨŽƌǁĞƚůĂŶĚͲĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚŵŝŐƌĂƚŽƌLJďŝƌĚƐĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌǁŝůĚůŝĨĞ͘ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƐƚŽĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐ͘/ŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ Management ĂŶĚ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐWůĂŶƐ͕ĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚďĂƐĞĚŽŶƚŚĞWůĂŶ͛ƐŐŽĂůƐĂƐ ĐƟǀŝƟĞƐĐŽŶĚƵĐƚĞĚŽŶƐĞĐƵƌĞĚǁĞƚůĂŶĚĂŶĚͬŽƌƵƉůĂŶĚŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐƚŽ ǁĞůůĂƐŽŶƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞƐƐƉĞĐŝĮĐƚŽƚŚĞ:ŽŝŶƚsĞŶƚƵƌĞƐ͕ĨŽƌŵƚŚĞ ŵĂŶĂŐĞĂŶĚŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƚŚĞŝƌĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJĨŽƌǁĞƚůĂŶĚͲĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚ ďĂƐŝƐŽĨĞĂĐŚ:ŽŝŶƚsĞŶƚƵƌĞ͛ƐƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐĂŶĚŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ͘ ŵŝŐƌĂƚŽƌLJďŝƌĚƐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌǁŝůĚůŝĨĞ͘ 2017 Canadian North American Waterfowl Management Plan Report ,abitat MaƩerƐ 1 National 'ƌĞĞŶͲǁŝŶŐĞĚdĞĂů͘ :eanͲMadžime PelleƟer ĐĐŽŵƉůŝƐŚŵĞŶƚƐďLJ,ĂďŝƚĂƚ:ŽŝŶƚsĞŶƚƵƌĞƐ (1986–2017) ϮϬ͘ϵ ϭϰϬ͘ϲ ϯ͘ϴ ϭϮ͘ϱ Million acres of habitat Million acres of habitat Million acres of habitat Million acres of habitat secured ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞĚ enhanced managed (8.5 M Hectares) (56.9 M Hectares) (1.5 M Hectares) (5.1 M Hectares) /ŶǀŽůǀĞƐƚŚĞƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶ /ŶǀŽůǀĞƐĚŝƌĞĐƚĂĐƟŽŶƐ /ŶǀŽůǀĞƐĂĐƟŽŶƐƚŚĂƚ /ŶǀŽůǀĞƐĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐƚŚĂƚ ŽĨŚĂďŝƚĂƚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚůĂŶĚ that protect or enhance ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞŚĂďŝƚĂƚĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐ ŵĂŶĂŐĞĂŶĚŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶ ƟƚůĞƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌŽƌďŝŶĚŝŶŐ ŚĂďŝƚĂƚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚůĞŐĂůŽƌ ĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJĨŽƌǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁů ŚĂďŝƚĂƚĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJ ůĞŐĂůĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚƐǁŝƚŚ ďŝŶĚŝŶŐĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚƐ͘ ĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌǁŝůĚůŝĨĞ͘ ĨŽƌǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌ ůĂŶĚŽǁŶĞƌƐ dŚĞƐĞĂĐƟŽŶƐƌĞƐƵůƚŝŶ ǁŝůĚůŝĨĞ͘ ;ϭϬͲLJĞĂƌŵŝŶŝŵƵŵͿ͘ ĂƉƉůŝĞĚůĂŶĚͲƵƐĞĐŚĂŶŐĞ͘ ĐĐŽŵƉůŝƐŚŵĞŶƚƐďLJ,ĂďŝƚĂƚ:ŽŝŶƚsĞŶƚƵƌĞƐ (2016–2017) ϵϮϴ͘ϲ ϭ͕ϴϴϮ͘Ϭ ϭϯϬ͘ϯ ϴϲϯ͘Ϭ Thousand acres of habitat Thousand acres of habitat Thousand acres of habitat Thousand acres of habitat secured ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞĚ enhanced managed (375.8 K Hectares) (761.6 K Hectares) (52.7 K Hectares) (349.2 K Hectares) 2 ,abitat MaƩerƐ 2017 Canadian North American Waterfowl Management Plan Report Expenditures ŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƐ LJĂĐƟǀŝƚLJϭϵϴϲƚŽϮϬϭϳ /ŶƐƵƉƉŽƌƚŽĨƚŚĞEtDWŝŶĂŶĂĚĂϭϵϴϲƚŽϮϬϭϳ ($2,291 M CAD) ($2,314 M CAD) U.S. Non-Federal $521 M Securement U.S. Federal $993 M $604 M Influence Other Acvies1 Total U.S. $177 M $348 M $1,125 M Enhancement $300 M Management $288 M Total 3 Habitat JV Science Species JV $2,314 M $101 M Acvies2 1 Coordinaon, communicaon, $84 M policy and crop damage 2 Banding, survey and research dŚĞƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶŽĨĂŶĂĚĂ͛ƐEtDW Total Canadian ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŚĂƐďĞĞŶĞŶĂďůĞĚďLJƚŚĞĐŽŶƟŶƵŽƵƐƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ $1,189 M of partners in both Canada and the United States, including federal, provincial/territorial and state ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƐ͕ŶŽŶͲŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĂůŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐ͘/ŶƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌ͕ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚƵŶĚĞƌ Canadian Other ƚŚĞhŶŝƚĞĚ^ƚĂƚĞƐ͛ϭϵϴϵEŽƌƚŚŵĞƌŝĐĂŶtĞƚůĂŶĚƐ $489 M ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶĐƚ has been integral to the success and Canadian Federal longevity of the Canadian program. $386 M ϭϵϴϲͲϮϬϭϳĐŽŶƐŝƐƚƐŽĨƚŚĞ:ĂŶƵĂƌLJϭ͕ϭϵϴϲƚŽDĂƌĐŚϯϭ͕ϮϬϭϳƟŵĞĨƌĂŵĞ͘ Canadian Provincial & Territorial ϮϬϭϲͲϮϬϭϳĐŽŶƐŝƐƚƐŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŝůϭ͕ϮϬϭϲƚŽDĂƌĐŚϯϭ͕ϮϬϭϳƟŵĞĨƌĂŵĞ͘ $314 M 3 Includes $0.24 M in internaonal contribuons 2017 Canadian North American Waterfowl Management Plan Report ,abitat MaƩerƐ 3 A Renewed NAWMP: ^ŶŽǁ'ĞĞƐĞŽŶLJůŽƚ/ƐůĂŶĚ͕EƵŶĂǀƵƚ͘ EŽƌƚŚŵĞƌŝĐĂ͛ƐƌĞŵĂƌŬĂďůĞůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞƐŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶŚŽŵĞĨŽƌĐĞŶƚƵƌLJƵƉŽŶĐĞŶƚƵƌLJƚŽĚŝǀĞƌƐĞ ChriƐƟan MarcoƩe ĂŶĚďŽƵŶƟĨƵůǁŝůĚůŝĨĞ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŐƌĞĂƚŇŽĐŬƐŽĨǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁů͕ƐŚŽƌĞďŝƌĚƐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌďŝƌĚƐ͕ ďŽƚŚŵŝŐƌĂƚŽƌLJĂŶĚƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ͘dŚĞ/ŶĚŝŐĞŶŽƵƐWĞŽƉůĞƐůŝǀŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞƐĞůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞƐǁŽƌŬĞĚ ĐůŽƐĞůLJǁŝƚŚƚŚĞůĂŶĚĂŶĚǁŝůĚůŝĨĞ͕ŵĂŬŝŶŐĂĚĞĞƉĂŶĚůĂƐƟŶŐŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶŽŶƚŚĞŝƌĐƵůƚƵƌĞƐ ĂŶĚĚĞƐĐĞŶĚĂŶƚƐ͘DƵĐŚŵŽƌĞƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJ͕ƵƌŽƉĞĂŶĞdžƉůŽƌĞƌƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŶƐĞƩůĞƌƐĂƌƌŝǀĞĚƚŽ ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌƚŚŝƐĞdžƉĂŶƐŝǀĞĐŽŶƟŶĞŶƚǁŝƚŚƐĞĞŵŝŶŐůLJĞŶĚůĞƐƐĨŽƌĞƐƚƐ͕ŐƌĂƐƐůĂŶĚƐ͕ĐŽĂƐƚůŝŶĞƐĂŶĚ ĨƌĞƐŚǁĂƚĞƌƐ͕ĂůůĐŽŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐĂŶĂƐƚŽŶŝƐŚŝŶŐĂƌƌĂLJŽĨƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͘ /ŶϮϬϭϳ͕ĂŶĂĚĂŵĂƌŬĞĚϭϱϬLJĞĂƌƐŽĨŽŶĨĞĚĞƌĂƟŽŶ͕ůĞĂĚŝŶŐĂŶĂĚŝĂŶƐƚŽƌĞŇĞĐƚŽŶƚŚŝƐ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͛ƐĂŶĚƚŚŝƐůĂŶĚ͛ƐƉĂƐƚĂŶĚƚŽůŽŽŬƚŽǁĂƌĚŝƚƐĨƵƚƵƌĞ͘ĂŶĂĚĂ͛ƐĮƌƐƚϭϱϬLJĞĂƌƐĂƐĂ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJŚĂǀĞŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚďŽƚŚƵƉƐĂŶĚĚŽǁŶƐĂƐŝƚƐ/ŶĚŝŐĞŶŽƵƐWĞŽƉůĞƐ͕ƐĞƩůĞƌƐĂŶĚŝŵŵŝŐƌĂŶƚƐ Without hunters, birders, ďƵŝůƚĂƐŚĂƌĞĚŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ͘ĂŶĂĚĂŚĂƐĐŽŵĞƚŽŵĞĂŶŵĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐƐ͕ĂĨĞǁŽĨǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞĂůĂŶĚŽĨ landowners, volunteers ŐƌĞĂƚĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJŝŶƉĞŽƉůĞĂŶĚĐƵůƚƵƌĞƐ͕ĂůĂŶĚŽĨƐƚƵŶŶŝŶŐŶĂƚƵƌĂůďĞĂƵƚLJ͕ĂůĂŶĚĮůůĞĚǁŝƚŚǀĂƐƚ and citizen scientists, ƚƌĂĐƚƐŽĨǁŝůĚĞƌŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĂůĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐƉůĂŶƚĂŶĚĂŶŝŵĂůƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͘ conservation work in this ƐĂƌĞƐƵůƚŽĨŚƵŵĂŶƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚĂŶĚĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐŝŶĐĞƚŚĞƟŵĞŽĨƵƌŽƉĞĂŶĞdžƉůŽƌĂƟŽŶ͕ ĂŶĂĚĂŝƐĂůƐŽĂůĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐĂŶĚƐƉĞĐŝĞƐŝŶŶĞĞĚŽĨƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶĂŶĚŽŌĞŶƌĞƐƚŽƌĂƟŽŶ͘ country wouldn’t be where KǀĞƌƚŚĞƉĂƐƚĐĞŶƚƵƌLJ͕ǀĂƌŝŽƵƐƚƌĞĂƟĞƐĂŶĚƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶůĂǁƐŚĂǀĞĐŽŵĞŝŶƚŽĞīĞĐƚŝŶĂŶ it is today. ĞīŽƌƚƚŽƌĞǀĞƌƐĞƐŽŵĞŽĨƚŚĞĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůĚĞŐƌĂĚĂƟŽŶŝŶĂŶĞīŽƌƚƚŽĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĞƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐ ŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐ͕ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐĂŶĚǁŝůĚůŝĨĞƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐ͘KŶĞŽĨƚŚĞĮƌƐƚǁĂƐƚŚĞMigratorLJ irdƐ ConǀenƟon;DͿďĞƚǁĞĞŶĂŶĂĚĂĂŶĚƚŚĞhŶŝƚĞĚ^ƚĂƚĞƐ͘^ŝŐŶĞĚŝŶϭϵϭϲ͕ƚŚĞDǁĂƐ ŝŶƚĞŶĚĞĚƚŽƌĞŐƵůĂƚĞŵŝŐƌĂƚŽƌLJďŝƌĚŚĂƌǀĞƐƟŶŐĂŶĚĞŶƐƵƌĞƚŚĞůŽŶŐͲƚĞƌŵĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶŽĨ ŵŝŐƌĂƚŽƌLJďŝƌĚƐ͘ ^ĞǀĞŶƚLJLJĞĂƌƐůĂƚĞƌ͕ŝŶϭϵϴϲ͕ĂŶĂĚĂĂŶĚƚŚĞhŶŝƚĞĚ^ƚĂƚĞƐƐŝŐŶĞĚƚŚĞEŽƌƚŚŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ tĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůDĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚWůĂŶ;EtDWͿ͕ĨŽůůŽǁĞĚ͕ŝŶϭϵϴϵ͕ďLJƚŚĞhŶŝƚĞĚ^ƚĂƚĞƐĞŶĂĐƟŶŐƚŚĞ North American WetlandƐ ConƐerǀaƟon Act;EtͿ͘EtŚĂƐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚĂǀŝƚĂůĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ŵĞĐŚĂŶŝƐŵĂŶĚůĞǀĞƌĂŐŝŶŐƚŽŽůĨŽƌĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐƚŚĂƚĂĚǀĂŶĐĞƚŚĞEtDWŐŽĂůƐ͘ 4 ,abitat MaƩerƐ 2017 Canadian North American Waterfowl Management Plan Report ďŽLJĂŶĚŚŝƐƌĞƚƌŝĞǀĞƌŐĞƫŶŐƌĞĂĚLJĨŽƌĚƵĐŬŚƵŶƟŶŐŝŶƚŚĞWƌĂŝƌŝĞƐ͘ dŚĞEtDWŝƐĂŚŝŐŚůLJĞīĞĐƟǀĞǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ :aƐon CaƐwell ƚŚĂƚŚĂƐƉĂǀĞĚƚŚĞǁĂLJĨŽƌŵĂŶLJĂĐŚŝĞǀĞŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐƚŽ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞŐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞĨŽƌŽŶŐŽŝŶŐƌĞĐŽǀĞƌLJĂŶĚĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶĞīŽƌƚƐ ĨŽƌŵŝŐƌĂƚŽƌLJǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌďŝƌĚƐ͘&ŝǀĞLJĞĂƌƐĂŐŽ͕ĂŶĂĚĂ͕ dŚĞĮƌƐƚƚǁŽŽĨƚŚĞƐĞŐŽĂůƐ͕ĚĞĂůŝŶŐǁŝƚŚƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐ͕ ƚŚĞhŶŝƚĞĚ^ƚĂƚĞƐĂŶĚDĞdžŝĐŽƌĞŝŶǀŝŐŽƌĂƚĞĚƚŚĞŝƌĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚƚŽ ŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶĨŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶĂůƚŽƚŚĞEtDW͕ǁŚŝůĞƚŚĞƚŚŝƌĚŐŽĂů ǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůĂŶĚŬĞLJŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐďLJƐŝŐŶŝŶŐƚŚĞNAWMP 2012͗ People ŝĚĞŶƟĮĞƐƉĞŽƉůĞĂƐĂŶĞdžƉůŝĐŝƚƉĂƌƚŽĨŝƚ͘^ƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁů ConƐerǀing Waterfowl and WetlandƐ͕ĂĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚƚŽŐƵŝĚĞƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶƐƚĞŵƐĨƌŽŵĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚĂŶĚƉĂƐƐŝŽŶĂƚĞŝŶǀŽůǀĞŵĞŶƚďLJ EtDWĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŝŶƚŽƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞ͘ ǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůŚƵŶƚĞƌƐ͕ďŝƌĚĞƌƐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌŶĂƚƵƌĞĞŶƚŚƵƐŝĂƐƚƐ͕ĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞƌƐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌůĂŶĚŽǁŶĞƌƐ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞŵĂŶLJĐŝƟnjĞŶƐĐŝĞŶƟƐƚƐ dŚĞEtDWϮϬϭϮĨŽĐƵƐĞƐŝŶƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌŽŶĞdžƉĂŶĚŝŶŐĂŶĞŶŐĂŐĞĚ ĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌǀŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌƐǁŚŽĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞƚŽĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐĂŶĚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŽĨƵƐĞƌƐĂŶĚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌƐ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŚƵŶƚĞƌƐĂŶĚŶŽŶͲ ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐŶĂƟŽŶǁŝĚĞ͘ ŚƵŶƚĞƌƐĂůŝŬĞ͘ZĞŐĂƌĚůĞƐƐŽĨƚŚĞŝƌŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚƐ͕ƚŚĞƐĞƉĞŽƉůĞĂƌĞĂůů ĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚƚŽĐŽŶƐĞƌǀŝŶŐĂŶĚǀĂůƵŝŶŐǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐ ,abitat MaƩerƐŚĂƐĨĞĂƚƵƌĞĚŵĂŶLJŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚĂĐŚŝĞǀĞŵĞŶƚƐďLJ ĂƐĞƐƐĞŶƟĂůĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐƐŽĨƚŚĞEŽƌƚŚŵĞƌŝĐĂŶůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞ͘dŚƌĞĞ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐĂŶĚƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌƐ͕ĂůůŽĨǁŚŽŵŚĂǀĞƐŚŽǁŶƚƌĞŵĞŶĚŽƵƐ ŐŽĂůƐĂƌĞŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚŝŶƚŚĞEtDWϮϬϭϮ͗ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶƚŽEŽƌƚŚŵĞƌŝĐĂŶďŝƌĚƐĂŶĚŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐ͘dŚŝƐLJĞĂƌ͕ƚŚĞ Goal 1: ďƵŶĚĂŶƚĂŶĚƌĞƐŝůŝĞŶƚǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐƚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ƌĞƉŽƌƚŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚƐƐƚŽƌŝĞƐĨƌŽŵĂĐƌŽƐƐĂŶĂĚĂǁŚĞƌĞŵĂŶLJĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ŚƵŶƟŶŐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌƵƐĞƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŝŵƉĞƌŝůůŝŶŐŚĂďŝƚĂƚ͘ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐŚĂǀĞĐŽŵĞƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌƚŽŐŝǀĞƚŚĞŝƌƟŵĞ͕ƉĂƐƐŝŽŶĂŶĚ ĞǀĞŶůĂŶĚƚŽĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƌĞƐƚŽƌĂƟŽŶ͘dŚĞŝƌĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƐĂŶĚ Goal 2: tĞƚůĂŶĚƐĂŶĚƌĞůĂƚĞĚŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐƐƵĸĐŝĞŶƚƚŽƐƵƐƚĂŝŶ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶƚŽǁŝůĚůŝĨĞĂŶĚƚŚĞůĂŶĚƌĞŝŶĨŽƌĐĞĂŶĂĚĂ͛ƐǀĂůƵĞƐŽĨ ǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐĂƚĚĞƐŝƌĞĚůĞǀĞůƐ͕ǁŚŝůĞƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͘tŝƚŚŽƵƚŚƵŶƚĞƌƐ͕ďŝƌĚĞƌƐ͕ůĂŶĚŽǁŶĞƌƐ͕ ƉůĂĐĞƐƚŽƌĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĂŶĚĞĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂůƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐƚŚĂƚďĞŶĞĮƚ