Canadian Intermountain Joint Venture

The Canadian Intermountain Joint Venture (CIJV) is a partnership of "government agencies, Aboriginal groups, nongovernmental organizations, industry, universities and landowners"^[1] for the implementation of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan in the inter-mountain areas of south and central British Columbia in Canada,^[1] and the south-western mountain region of Alberta.^[2] Its region of operation includes "all the mountain national parks",^[3] with boundaries delineated by the border with the United States to the south, the eastern crest of the Rocky Mountains to the east, the crest of the Coast Mountains to the west, and the boreal forest to the north.^[3] It is adjacent to the Intermountain West Joint Venture to the south, the Pacific Coast Joint Venture to the west, and the Prairie Habitat Joint Venture to the east.

Established in November 2003,^[2] it operates as part of the North American Bird Conservation Initiative, through which it also participates in the implementation of The Canadian Shorebird Plan, Partners in Flight, and Canada’s Conservation Program for Seabirds and Waterbirds. It receives funding from the US federal government via the North American Wetlands Conservation Act,^[3] from Canadian government sources, from the private sector and from individuals.

Its mandate is to conserve habitats for birds and wildlife primarily in the southern half of the British Columbia Interior,^[4]^[5] a region of at least 489,000 square kilometres (189,000 sq mi)^[4] with habitats ranging from "moist coniferous forests to desert".^[6] Ducks Unlimited Canada describes the area as "a landscape of varyings elevation and climate that has resulted in a tremendous diversity of habitat types, including desert, grasslands, shrub-steppe, riparian, wetlands, dry and moist coniferous forests, and alpine tundra".^[4] It supports 1.6 million breeding waterfowl^[4] of at least 26 species^[2] throughout the 20,000 km² of lakes and wetlands in the region,^[4] and at least 373 bird species overall,^[2] including the entire population of eleven provincially endangered species: Brewer's sparrow (subspecies breweri), burrowing owl, ferruginous hawk, grasshopper sparrow, lark sparrow, prairie falcon, sage thrasher, Swainson's hawk, white-headed woodpecker, Williamson's sapsucker, and yellow-breasted chat.^[2]

Notes

References

Halverson, Larry (2002). "The Canadian Intermountain Joint Venture CIJV". What Has Larry Been Up To in 2002. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
Halverson, Larry (2004). "The Canadian Intermountain Joint Venture". The Canadian Intermountain Joint Venture, Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
"Partnership". Canadian Intermountain Joint Venture. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
"Region". Canadian Intermountain Joint Venture. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
"Canadian Intermountain Joint Venture (CIJV)". Ducks Unlimited Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
"TLC Partners". The Land Conservancy of British Columbia. Retrieved 2010-12-13.

External links

Canadian Intermountain Joint Venture website
Canadian Intermountain Joint Venture (PDF) at Ducks Unlimited

North American Waterfowl Management Plan Joint Ventures

Species	Arctic Goose Joint Venture Black Duck Joint Venture Sea Duck Joint Venture

Canada	Canadian Intermountain Joint Venture Eastern Habitat Joint Venture Pacific Coast Joint Venture Prairie Habitat Joint Venture

United States	Appalachian Mountains Joint Venture Atlantic Coast Joint Venture Central Hardwoods Joint Venture Central Valley Joint Venture East Gulf Coastal Plain Gulf Coast Joint Venture Intermountain West Joint Venture Lower Mississippi Valley Joint Venture Northern Great Plains Joint Venture Oaks and Prairies Joint Venture Pacific Coast Joint Venture Playa Lakes Joint Venture Prairie Pothole Joint Venture Rio Grande Joint Venture Rainwater Basin Joint Venture San Francisco Bay Joint Venture Sonoran Joint Venture Upper Mississippi River and Great Lakes Region Joint Venture

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