Lower Mississippi Valley Joint Venture

 

 

Brown-headed Nuthatch by James Childress

 
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Sixty percent of North American migratory bird species breed, winter, or migrate through the Lower Mississippi Valley, which is the continent’s most important wintering area for Mallards & Wood Ducks.

 

MISSION

To function as the forum in which the private, state, and federal conservation community develops a shared vision of bird conservation for the Lower Mississippi Valley and West Gulf Coastal Plain/Ouachitas regions; cooperates in its implementation; and collaborates in its refinement.

 

Marsh Sunrise by Dale Yocum

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AR-LA CDN Open Pine Landscape Restoration #2 approved

2024 Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) funds to benefit LMVJV priorities in big ways.

Value of Strategic Reforestation in the MAV Confirmed

A recent analysis confirms substantial improvement in creating forest core as reforestation activity is applied within Forest Breeding Bird Decision Support Model’s bands of increasing priority.

New Report: Economic Benefits of WRE

Conservation benefits of the Wetlands Reserve Easement Program are well-documented, especially for wetlands & birds. Read more to find out how WRE benefits taxpayers at the same time! View the Summary