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Executive Director
Robert L. Cook
Co-Editors, Eye on Nature
Mark Klym
COMMISSION
Peter M. Holt, Chairman San Antonio
T. Dan Friedkin,Vice-Chairman Houston
Mark E. Bivins Amarillo
J. Robert Brown El Paso
Antonio Falcon, M.D. Rio Grande City
Karen J. Hixon San Antonio
Margaret Martin Boerne
Philip Montgomery Dallas
John D. Parker Lufkin
Lee M. Bass, Chairman-Emeritus Fort Worth
TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT MISSION STATEMENT
"To manage and conserve the natural and
cultural resources of Texas and to provide
hunting, fishing and outdoor recreation
opportunities for the use and enjoyment of
present and future generations."
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2007Texas Parks and Wildlife Department PWD BRW7000-255 (9/07)
In accordance with Texas State Depository Law, this publication is available at the
Texas State Publications Clearinghouse and/orTexas Depository Libraries.The Shifting Conservation Paradigm:
Integrated Bird
joint Ventures
By Jeff Raasch, Chad Boyd and Mary Gustafson
Joint venture is a term usually associated with the workings of big business and found
in the pages of the Wall Street Journal, but that changed in the mid-i1980s. It was at
that time that waterfowl populations were in crisis. A 10-year-long drought and the
draining of wetlands for agricultural and other uses were taking their toll on the
birds' habitats and subsequently on them. Because waterfowl were then (and are now)
North America's most prominent and economically important group of migratory birds,
the U.S. and Canadian governments took action. Scientists from inside and outside the
governments were asked to identify "waterfowl habitat areas of major concern" across
the continent and to develop a conservation plan. The North American Waterfowl
Management Plan was signed by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior and the Canadian
Minister of the Environment in 1986.
The scope of the conservation effort needed left no room for doubt: acting alone,
the two federal governments did not have the resources needed to save these vital
habitats. It was from this dilemma that the concept of conservation Joint Ventures was
born: Private- and public-sector partners would work together to conserve the conti-
nent's waterfowl populations and their essential habitats. Texas has three Joint Ventures
that came out of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan: Playa Lakes, Lower
Mississippi Valley and Gulf Coast Joint Ventures.
Conservationists concerned about other bird groups-landbirds, shorebirds, colonial
waterbirds, upland game birds-saw the success of the Plan model and adopted it as
they developed conservation strategies for their species of concern. Rather than reinvent
the wheel, they looked to the Plan's Joint Ventures to help implement their plans. Within
their established geographic areas, the Joint Ventures, when possible, have integrated
the conservation of shorebirds, landbirds, and other waterbirds into their planning
processes.
A Conservation/Habitat Joint Venture (JV) is a regional, self-directed partnership of
government and non-governmental organizations, corporations and individuals that
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