where we work
The geographic boundary of the Upper Mississippi/Great Lakes Joint Venture (UMGL JV) encompasses 10 States – including all of Michigan and Wisconsin, plus parts of Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Minnesota, Nebraska and Ohio.
Total acreage is approximately 260 million acres (105 million ha) which does not include the Great Lakes!
recent
news & events
Celebrating 40 Years of Bird Conservation Through Partnership
This year marks the 40th Anniversary of the North American Migratory Bird Joint Ventures. Since 1986, Joint [...]
Welcome to Joshua, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie CDN Manager
We are excited to welcome Joshua Dickinson as the Eastern Tallgrass Prairie (ETP) Conservation Delivery Network (CDN) [...]
New Publication!
Hot off the press! Regional conservation planning tool: A spreadsheet model to support spatial prioritization [...]
Ryan Brady is a Conservation Biologist for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ Bureau of Natural Heritage Conservation. He coordinates citizen-based monitoring programs for owls, nightjars, and secretive marsh birds; serves as Science Coordinator for Wisconsin Breeding Bird Atlas II; and conducts a variety of communication and outreach activities related to birding and bird conservation.
partnerships
across the joint venture
Since 2007, JV partners have restored or enhanced 1,378,500 acres across the region. Also during this time, 167,800 acres of bird habitat were protected.
Learn more about the partnerships across the joint venture that work collectively to achieve habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement.