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but also in Canada and Mexico. - The Foundation has been 

 instrumental in promoting partnerships under the Plan by networking 

 among interested nongovernmental organizations and providing 

 matching grants for implementation of specific high-priority 

 projects in key areas. The following points are indicative of the 

 benefit of the Foundation's efforts in support of the Plan: 



o No federal funding commitments were initially provided by the 

 United States or Canada following signing of the Plan in 1986. 

 The Foundation provided matching funds for some of the first 

 projects from 1988 through 1990 and worked diligently to secure 

 more permanent funding sources. 



o In 1988 the Foundation provided grants for three of the first 

 priority projects under the Plan in Iowa, Louisiana, and the 

 Central Valley of California. 



o The Foundation secured funding for the "First Step" and "Second 

 Step" projects that initiated implementation of the Plan in 

 Canada. Second Step projects included securing $2 million in 

 federal funds that were matched in 1989 by $4 million from 

 Ducks Unlimited and $3 million from the States. 



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 o The Foundation has been an active member of the U.S. North 

 American Waterfowl Management Plan Implementation Board, 

 providing information and support for administrative, 

 marketing, and fiscal planning to implement the Plan. For 

 example, the Foundation has featured the Plan as a special 

 topic in its Fiscal Year 1990 and 1991 Federal Agency Needs 

 Assessment. 



o Since 1990, the Foundation has been an active partner in the 

 North American Wetlands Conservation Fund grant program, 

 providing $3.2 million to cost-share projects involving more 

 than 72,000 acres of habitat protection, restoration, and 

 enhancement in 7 States (California, Louisiana, Montana, North 

 Dakota, South Carolina, Texas and Wisconsin) . 



o The Foundation has cost-shared projects in 6 of the 10 U.S. 

 joint ventures and in 2 of the 3 Canadian joint ventures. 



Not only has the early and active involvement of the Foundation 

 been instrumental in the success of the North American Waterfowl 



