Increase public awareness and appreciation of wildlife habitat conservation and its associated benefits to society. Increase natural resource information and improve habitat conservation techniques. Integrate other important natural and cultural resource issues. The MWC Project is providing habitat for waterfowl and other wildlife, and outdoor recreation and education opportunities for people. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the N.Y.S. Department of Environmental Conservation are establishing voluntary partnerships with private landowners to restore wildlife habitat on private land.
All work is done on private lands, and the land remains in private ownership.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the N.Y.S. Department of Environmental Conservation also purchase land from willing sellers at fair market value to protect and restore habitat for wildlife. The MWC Implementation Team, made up of private citizens, representatives of Ducks Unlimited, Inc. , The Nature Conservancy , and local, state and federal agencies, is working hard for the Project through activities such as coordinating land use management, developing plans for a Visitor Center, striving to increase public education and tourism in the MWC, and advocating Payments in Lieu of Taxes for lands purchased by the state in the Project area.