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Waterfowl Migration Flyway Map
Ducks and geese follow specific pathways during their migrations. In the spring, this involves migrating from their overwintering grounds to their breeding grounds, and then in the fall they fly south to find the food and habitat they need during the colder months. This flyway map shows how Alberta is part of three of these pathways. If you add the waterfowl productivity map to the equation you can see just how important the province of Alberta is to continental waterfowl populations.
Alberta NAWMP’s core partners include:
The Alberta NAWMP Partnership is brought to life through collaboration with many other groups such as federal, provincial and municipal governments, non-governmental organizations, private companies and many individuals. This larger Alberta NAWMP community works together to help achieve better wetland habitat for Alberta’s waterfowl, wildlife and people.
About
Since 1986, the Alberta NAWMP Partnership has worked to conserve the province’s wetlands and associated upland habitat to help achieve the goals of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan Agreement.
What’s the only thing better than managing Alberta’s waterfowl and other wetland habitats wisely? Coordinating and leveraging resources with others doing the same across the province.
That’s the notion behind the North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP), an unprecedented conservation partnership that has transformed cooperative wildlife conservation across North America. In Alberta, the plan comes to life through a group of government departments and non-government organizations whose shared goal of protecting wetland habitat and associated wildlife species can best be achieved through the NAWMP.
Our History
NAWMP has been heralded by some as a global model for conservation partnerships. Nowhere has this been more evident than in Alberta. Since 1986, a diverse mix of federal and provincial government and non-government organizations has guided programs and projects under Alberta’s provincial NAWMP Implementation Plan.
Implementation of the Plan in Alberta was coordinated by the Alberta NAWMP Centre from 1991 to 1996 and then by Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) from 1997 to present day. This waterfowl habitat program was originally named Alberta Prairie CARE (Conservation of Resources and the Environment) and co-delivered by Alberta Sustainable Resources Development (ASRD) until 1996 when the name changed to the Alberta NAWMP Partnership.
The Alberta NAWMP Partnership has accomplished much in this time. We have succeeded in raising the profile of wetland issues in Alberta, advanced scientific knowledge to support wetland protection and restoration, developed synergies by coordinating wetland-related programs, secured approximately two million acres in habitat projects acres, and supported the development of mutually beneficial provincial water and land resource strategies.
Board and Committees
The People Behind the Partnership
The board of directors and the management committee oversee the Alberta NAWMP Partnership, advance its goals and objectives and assign priorities to the policy and communications committees. The work of these committees has greatly advanced the Alberta NAWMP Partnership’s identity, credibility and opportunities within the province.
Ducks Unlimited Canada provides administration support for NAWMP in Alberta. A dedicated Alberta NAWMP coordinator reports to the Partnership’s board of directors, facilitates the committees, is responsible for the implementation of Alberta NAWMP activities and manages the associated budget.
