Northeast Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Boundary

This feature represents the Northeast Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies, Inc. (NEAFWA) boundary. NEAFWA is a quasi-governmental organization consisting of thirteen states in the northeast region plus the District of Columbia, and the provinces in the eastern region of Canada. Our voting members come from the States of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia; the District of Columbia; and the provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, and Quebec. Our affiliate/non-voting members are the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Environment & Climate Change Canada. As stated in NEAFWA’s by-laws, the objectives of the Association are: To encourage and promote better understanding and cooperation among its several members in dealing with the conservation of fish and wildlife resources; To provide for the interchange of information among its members and with other government and non-governmental organizations dealing with the conservation of fish and wildlife resources, through various means including annual sponsorship of the Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference; To assist in the coordination and implementation of fish and wildlife programs of mutual interest to its members; To promote a high level of fish and wildlife administration throughout the northeast region; To provide the basis for regional action on existing or proposed federal legislation, regulations and resultant program; To present matters of mutual interest to the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies for its information and/or further action; To encourage and provide for regional projects that conserve wildlife, fish, and their habitats; To protect the right of jurisdiction of the northeastern states over their wildlife resources on public and private lands; To review and comment on proposed legislation, regulations and programs that affect the interests of its members; and, To consult and collaborate with and make recommendations to appropriate agencies in order that programs affecting fish and wildlife resources and management are conducted in the best interests of its members and the resources they manage. For more information visit: https://www.neafwa.org/本空间要素代表美国东北鱼类与野生动物机构协会（Northeast Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies, Inc.，简称NEAFWA）的管辖边界。NEAFWA是一家准政府组织，成员涵盖美国东北部13个州、哥伦比亚特区以及加拿大东部地区的省份。本协会的投票会员来自美国康涅狄格州、特拉华州、缅因州、马里兰州、马萨诸塞州、新罕布什尔州、新泽西州、纽约州、宾夕法尼亚州、罗德岛州、佛蒙特州、弗吉尼亚州、西弗吉尼亚州，哥伦比亚特区，以及加拿大的新不伦瑞克省、纽芬兰省、新斯科舍省、安大略省、爱德华王子岛省和魁北克省。本协会的附属会员/非投票会员为美国鱼类与野生动物管理局（U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service）以及加拿大环境与气候变化部（Environment & Climate Change Canada）。根据NEAFWA章程，本协会的宗旨如下：1. 促进各会员单位在鱼类与野生动物资源保护工作中增进理解与协作；2. 通过包括每年主办东北鱼类与野生动物会议在内的多种途径，推动会员单位之间以及会员与其他从事鱼类与野生动物资源保护工作的政府、非政府组织间的信息交流；3. 协助协调并实施会员单位共同关注的鱼类与野生动物保护项目；4. 在东北区域内推动高水平的鱼类与野生动物管理工作；5. 为针对现有或拟议的联邦立法、法规及相关项目开展区域行动提供依据；6. 向美国鱼类与野生动物机构协会提交会员单位共同关注的事项，以供其参考或采取进一步行动；7. 推动并开展旨在保护野生动物、鱼类及其栖息地的区域项目；8. 维护东北部各州对其公共及私人土地上的野生动物资源的管辖权；9. 对影响会员单位利益的拟议立法、法规及项目进行审查并提出意见；10. 与相关主管部门开展磋商与协作，并提出建议，以确保影响鱼类与野生动物资源及管理的项目以符合会员单位及其所管理资源最佳利益的方式推进。如需了解更多信息，请访问：https://www.neafwa.org/