and the Canadian Wildlife Service work closely with these Coun- 

 cils in all phases of waterfowl management, including setting up 

 the hunting regulations. Canadian provincial wildlife agencies 

 now participate in Council activities, too. In addition, represen- 

 tatives of private, national conservation organizations often 

 attend the Council sessions to coordinate their work with the 

 Council programs. 



The sole purpose of the fourFlyway Councils is to preserve 

 the valuable waterfowl resource for all the people. The Councils 

 seek to achieve this goal by assisting in cooperative planning and 

 action by Federal, State, and Provincial Governments, private 

 conservation agencies, and the general public--on both sides of 

 the border. Their chief tools are research and proved wildlife man- 

 agement techniques. 



How the National Waterfowl Council Functions 



Two representatives elected by each of the four Flyway 

 Councils make up the National Waterfowl Council. Each year, 

 members of this National Council along with representatives of 

 other national conservation organizations discuss waterfowl reg- 

 ulations with the Fish and Wildlife Service. This entire group is 

 known as the Waterfowl Advisory Committee. 



The Waterfowl Advisory Committee makes recommendations 

 to the Director of the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife re- 

 garding the proposed hunting regulations. With his staff, the Di- 

 rector then drafts the regulations. Following review of the 

 proposed regulations by the Commissioner of Fish and Wildlife 

 and the Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife, these proposals 

 go to the Secretary of the Interior for his action. The States then 

 establish their waterfowl hunting season dates within the frame- 

 work that is finally adopted. 



Large stretches of former duck marshes are being replaced by such 

 cleanly farmed land 



