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Joel Brice, VP Delta Waterfowl Foundation Wisconsin DNR Waterfowl Stamp Program – Fiscal Year 2018 Report Photo: Drul Conservation Easement (File No. 6330-523)
Joel Brice, VP
Delta Waterfowl Foundation
Wisconsin DNR Waterfowl Stamp Program – Fiscal Year 2018 Report
Photo: Drul Conservation Easement
(File No. 6330-523)
Delta Waterfowl Foundation Wisconsin DNR Report
July, 2018
Manitoba Waterfowl Partners
Report Highlights:
Manitoba Waterfowl Habitat Conservation Project
Delta and MHHC have permanently secured 110,408 acres of prime waterfowl breeding habitat
Through support from the Wisconsin DNR Waterfowl Stamp Program and associated match funds, Delta
Waterfowl achieved:
Perpetual protection of 965.6 acres of waterfowl breeding, molting and staging habitat
o 82.3 acres directly secured using Wisconsin funding
Restoration of 42.3 acres of wetlands
Maintenance of 2,334 Hen Houses
Started on the shores of Lake Manitoba
at its namesake, the famed Delta Marsh,
Delta Waterfowl has been conducting
research, waterfowl conservation, and
hunter advocacy for over 100 years.
The Manitoba Waterfowl Habitat
Conservation Project is a part of this
legacy, ensuring breeding habitat for
ducks from across North America is
available in Manitoba through the
delivery of perpetual conservation
easements and complementary habitat
initiatives.
Delta Waterfowl and the Manitoba
Habitat Heritage Corporation (MHHC)
are working together to deliver this two-
year project in southwestern Manitoba.
This area is an important breeding
ground for waterfowl that migrate via the
Mississippi Flyway.
Since 1991, Delta’s Adopt A Pothole
(AAP) program has been delivering on
the North American Waterfowl
Management Plan (NAWMP) goals and
objectives. The AAP program is funded
by individual duck hunters, state duck
stamp grants, and NAWMP through the
North American Wetlands Conservation
Act. Since 1999, the AAP program has
been delivered in partnership with
MHHC and uses perpetual
conservation easements to protect
important waterfowl habitat on private
lands.
Delta’s delivery partner, MHHC, is the
coordinating body for NAMWP
program delivery in Manitoba and
works with various partners to realize
NAWMP goals.
In conjunction with MHHC, Delta was
instrumental in influencing the
government of Manitoba to create
conservation easement legislation in
1998. Since then, MHHC has
become one of the largest holders of
conservation easements in Canada.
In Manitoba alone, Delta and MHHC
have permanently secured 110,408
acres of prime waterfowl breeding
habitat through more than 430
perpetual easements and fee simple
purchases.
With the backing of provincial
legislation, and support from states
like Wisconsin, Delta has ensured
that more than 110,000 acres of
prime waterfowl habitat will forever
remain a part of the landscape.
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On-the-ground Accomplishments
Table 1: Wetland easement secured with FY18 Wisconsin DNR funding
Landowner File Number Funder Wetland (ac) Upland (ac) Total (ac) Payment (USD)
Drul 6330-523 Wisconsin DNR 58.5 23.8 82.3 $ 27,795.00
Drul 6330-523 NAWCA 38.5 81.2 119.7 $ 31,559.70
Total 97.0 105.0 202.0 $ 59,354.70
In 2017, the Wisconsin DNR partnered with Delta
Waterfowl and provide funding for perpetual
conservation easements in priority waterfowl areas of
Manitoba. Developed as a two-year agreement, the
first year (FY2018) has been completed and a
Wisconsin DNR contribution of $34,744 has been
used to protect important waterfowl breeding habitat in
Manitoba.
Wisconsin funds were used to supplement NAWCA
funds for the purchase of the Drul conservation
easement covering 202 acres (Table 1). Excluding
this agreement, an additional 845.9 acres of
easements were secured and 42.3 acres of wetlands
were restored using match funds (Table 2). In total,
1,090.2 acres of wetland and associated upland
habitat has been influenced by this project. Additionally,
2,334 Hen Houses were maintained in Manitoba.
In an effort to provide as much detail and transparency
as possible, Delta is submitting a copy of the DNR-
funded easements with this report, including:
1. The agreement, payment (in CDN) and
restrictions
2. Schedule A, which outlines the areas protected
with hatching
3. Schedule B, a Baseline Documentation Report
Chart 1: Wetland easements purchased through the Delta-MHHC partnership (Fee simple acquisitions
are not included)
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Activity File Number Funder Wetland (ac) Upland (ac) Total (ac) Landowner
Payment
Securement 6330-523 Wisconsin / NAWCA 97.0 105.0 202.0 $ 59,354.70
Securement 6330-504 NAWCA 30.0 12.6 42.6 $ 8,733.10
Securement 6330-529 NAWCA 72.5 217.5 290.0 $ 76,015.94
Securement 6330-528 NAWCA 128.4 133.6 262.0 $ 69,955.29
Securement 6330-527 Arkansas 12.8 45.6 58.4 $ 11,482.13
Securement 6330-500 Mississippi / NAWCA 141.7 51.2 192.9 $ 77,295.52
Restoration 6710-028 MHHC 5.5 0.0 5.5 $ -
Restoration 6710-032 MHHC 5.0 0.0 5.0 $ 4,746.25
Restoration 6810-007 NAWCA 8.5 0.0 8.5 $ -
Restoration 6810-008 MHHC 15.0 0.0 15.0 $ -
Restoration 6810-009 MHHC 6.0 0.0 6.0 $ -
Restoration 6810-010 NAWCA 2.3 0.0 2.3 $ -
Total 524.7 565.5 1,090.2 $ 309,671.28
Table 2: Grant and Match funded activities
MHHC funds include additional sources channeled through the Corporation
82.3 a c
Wisconsin-funded
wetland and upland
securement
965.6 a c Match-funded
wetland and upland
securement
42.3 a c Match-funded
wetland restoration
File No: 6330-500
File No: 6330-523
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Conservation Accomplishments Map 1 - Location of Wisconsin DNR funded conservation easement and match projects
Legend
Project Activity
_̂ Wisconsin Funded CE
Conservation Easement
Wetland Restoration
NAWMP Target Areas
Delivery Area
Target Landscapes
Conservation Accomplishments Map 2 – Wisconsin-funded portion of the Drul conservation easement
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Spread over three quarter sections, the Drul conservation easement has a total area of 202 acres. Wisconsin
funds were used to secure a portion of this agreement (above) with NAWCA funds covering the remainder.
Wisconsin funds were used to fund the easement acquisition of the 82.3 acres of waterfowl habitat shown
under the white hatching.
This project is located within the Minnedosa-Shoal Lake Target Landscape of Manitoba and has an estimated
waterfowl breeding density of 30 - 40 pairs per square mile.
Manitoba Waterfowl Habitat Conservation Project Budget
Table 3 - Project budget summary
Cost Category Stamp Funds
Waterfowl Partner
Contributions Total
Contributions
LTE salary, wages & benefits $ 6,149 $ 125,187 $ 131,337
Supplies (Hen Houses) $ - $ 25,000 $ 25,000
Services (Contractors) $ - $ 105,892 $ 130,892
Capital (Landowner payments)
$ 27,795 $ 281,876 $ 309,671
Travel and office expenses $ 800 $ 41,629 $ 42,429
Total $ 34,744 $ 579,585 $ 614,329
$579,585 Total partner
contribution to project
$34,744 Total Wisconsin funding
for CEs
Table 4 - List of other project contributors
Project Contributors Contributions ($)
Wisconsin DNR $ 34,744
Arkansas Game and Fish $ 50,000
Mississippi Dept. of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks $ 25,000
USFWS (NAWCA) $ 300,000
Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corporation $ 204,584
Total $ 614,329
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File No: 6330-528
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A Planned Approach Map 3 – Waterfowl banding data for Manitoba and
Wisconsin
Delta and MHHC work with North
American Waterfowl Management Plan
(NAWMP) partners across North America
to maintain and grow duck populations.
Key to this, is the perpetual conservation
of waterfowl habitat – prairie wetlands and
uplands – to ensure long-term breeding
needs are met.
The Prairie Pothole Region of North
America is the preeminent breeding
grounds for waterfowl in North America.
Conservation programs in this area
provide continental-scale benefits.
However, sub-regions of the pothole
region have been identified as
exceptionally important. Southwestern
Manitoba presents prime breeding
opportunities for waterfowl that migrate
along the Mississippi Flyway and through
Wisconsin (Map 3).
All activities conducted under this proposal
align with the actions identified in the
Prairie Habitat Joint Venture’s 2013 –
2020 Implementation Plan for the Prairie
Parklands including Hen House
maintenance, wetland restoration and
protection of waterfowl habitat through
conservation easements.
Delivery of these activities are targeted to
specific areas of southwest Manitoba that
maximize benefits to waterfowl. All PHJV
partners adhere to these target areas
(Map 1). The Wisconsin-funded easement
is located in one of the best waterfowl
regions of Manitoba, an area with
breeding densities of 30 – 40 pairs per
square mile.
Accomplishments achieved through
Wisconsin funding directly contribute to
the 2020 objectives established under this
implementation plan, which ultimately, is
leading to the realization of NAWMP’s
waterfowl population and habitat goals.
Delta Waterfowl Foundation
Address:
Joel Brice, VP
1312 Basin Ave.
Box 3128
Bismarck, ND, 58504
Phone: 701.222.8857
Fax: 701.224.1924
E-mail: [email protected]
Contact Details
Project Partners
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