Lower Mississippi Valley Joint Venture
Northern Parula by James Childress
Sixty percent of North American migratory bird species breed, winter, or migrate through the Lower Mississippi Valley, which is the continent’s most important wintering area for Mallards & Wood Ducks.
MISSION
To function as the forum in which the private, state, and federal conservation community develops a shared vision of bird conservation for the Lower Mississippi Valley and West Gulf Coastal Plain/Ouachitas regions; cooperates in its implementation; and collaborates in its refinement.
Marsh Sunrise by Dale Yocum
Sign-ups Open for New (2025) Open Pine Landscape Restoration RCPP
USDA-NRCS and other partner conservation organizations are offering a great program for landowners interested in enhancing their private forestland for wildlife!
Another Great LMVJV Waterfowl Symposium
Lower Mississippi Valley Joint Venture partners (150 participants representing 28 organizations) convened for the second time in four years to share science, management insights, and emerging ideas related to waterfowl conservation in the region.
The LMVJV’s 2025 Year in Review
This LMVJV report covers a Partner of the Year award, more than $20 million in Farm Bill funding for on-the-ground conservation, priority bird species responding to habitat management, and much more!