In the 1980’s, public and private agencies in Canada and the United States began to design the most comprehensive habitat conservation plan in the World. Two years later, the North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP) was signed. The plan is revolutionary in its vision. It transcends borders and promotes massive cooperative funding of land conservation programs to protect habitat for waterfowl and other wildlife habitat.

The NAWMP vision is a partnership of farmers, ranchers and other landowners working with agriculture land conservation organization to ensure agricultural sustainability while enhancing landscape for wildlife.