In 1986, Canada, Mexico and the United States adopted The North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP), launching a new era in wildlife conservation. A leading model for other international conservation plans, NAWMP is a living and evolving document and is updated periodically with engagement of the broad waterfowl conservation community. DJ Case has been heavily involved in the planning process virtually since the plan's conception and continues to work closely with the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service NAWMP Revision Steering Committee and the Canadian Wildlife Service to develop, test and implement a defined process for revising NAWMP goals to be consistently applied across North America.

As part of this process we designed and facilitated The Future of Waterfowl Management Workshop as well as multiple series of stakeholder input workshops in the United States and Canada for revision of the plan, including a mix of large group and facilitated breakout group processes. DJ Case analyzed data from across all workshops using SPSS statistical software. In conjunction with those workshops we supplied a collaborative online workspace to coordinate communications among team leaders, and launched NAWMPRevision.org to provide stakeholders with a single place to learn more about and register for workshops, review workshop results, and submit input.

The NAWMP revision process aims to refine conservation goals that will reduce current pressures on population and habitat for the wood duck and all waterfowl species. Credit: Juan Rubiano

DJ Case designed and facilitated a series of workshops in the US and Canada to get input into the plan revision. Aspects of Structured Decision Making and breakout sessions were utilized to identify fundamental objectives for waterfowl management.

DJ Case developed a website to engage stakeholders throughout the revision process.

Stakeholders can register for upcoming revision process workshops online and grab all the information they need prior to attending.

Visually compelling and informative email notifications are designed by DJ Case in collaboration with the NAWMP Steering Committee to drive workshop attendance.