U.S.A. -(AmmoLand.com)- The Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) recently announced a continued commitment to fund critical waterfowl habitat work across the Canadian breeding grounds through the Fall Flights program.
The Fall Flights Presidential Task Force was established to review the progress made toward implementing AFWA’s Fall Flights program and provide recommendations to the AFWA President.
“Thanks to the continued support of the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, the Fall Flights program will continue to deliver pivotal habitat work in Canada,” said Ducks Unlimited Chief Conservation Officer Karen Waldrop. “We appreciate the leadership of past AFWA President Sara Parker Pauley and task force Co-chairs J.D. Strong and Chuck Sykes. Because of organizations like AFWA and their leadership team, waterfowl, wildlife and people will continue to benefit.”
In support of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP), and in recognition of the need for non-federal match funds for North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) grants, AFWA established the Fall Flights Program in 1991 for state wildlife agencies to support projects in the Canadian breeding grounds.
In response, Ducks Unlimited and Ducks Unlimited Canada committed to matching every dollar contributed by the state agencies with one dollar from their fundraising efforts. In FY21 alone, 43 states contributed a record $4.6 million to Canadian projects, which then gets matched, and then multiplied by NAWCA funding. In the 30-year history of Fall Flights, state wildlife agencies have contributed more than $88 million to help conserve over 4.2 million acres of habitat across Canada.
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