JV State x BCR Boundaries (P)

Joint Ventures (JVs) are bird conservation partnerships, established to achieve the goals of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP). There are 22 bird habitat JVs in North America, and our JV, the Upper Mississippi/Great Lakes Region Joint Venture (UMGL JV) is located in the Midwest, in a pivotal location in the Mississippi Flyway, for people involved in migratory bird conservation. We are a collaborative, regional group of government agencies, tribes, nonprofit organizations, corporations, universities, and individuals that conserve habitat for the benefit of migratory birds, other wildlife, and people. Our landscape includes eastern Minnesota; all of Wisconsin and Michigan; eastern Nebraska and Kansas; western, southern and eastern Iowa; northern Missouri, Illinois and Indiana; and northwestern Ohio. The North American Bird Conservation Initiative (NABCI 2000) addresses conservation needs of all North American bird species through coordinated delivery of habitat conservation for waterbirds, shorebirds, landbirds, and waterfowl. The NABCI has classified landscapes based on features important for bird-conservation planning by sub-dividing the continent into Bird Conservation Regions (BCRs; Bird Studies Canada and NABCI 2014). These planning units are characterized by similar bird communities, habitats, and resource management issues. The JV region is largely covered by BCRs 22 (Eastern Tallgrass Prairie), 23 (Prairie Hardwood Transition), and the U.S. portion of BCR 12 (Boreal Hardwood Transition). Portions of BCR 24 (Central Hardwoods) and 13 (Lower Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Plain) also occur within the JV boundary. This dataset shows the State by BCR polygons, with clipped boundaries within the UMGLJV region. Links: To download the zipped File Geodatabase of this Polygon Feature Class dataset, related metadata, and documentation, please contact us. To view and explore this Polygon Feature Class dataset and related data, please visit the online experience of the UMGL JV Decision Support Tools (https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/ed8c03d3bf724536b20c6f46ba1d41f6)