Prince Edward Point National Wildlife Area Management Plan: chapter 10

10 Collaborators

Collaboration with local agencies and sector organizations to contribute to the protection and conservation of wildlife species and their habitats in the National Wildlife Area (NWA) will be favoured.

For instance, collaborations could be developed or pursued with universities and research centres to fill scientific knowledge gaps, with the province to implement species at risk recovery measures, particularly for species under provincial jurisdiction, with non-governmental organizations and municipal authorities to increase public awareness of the objectives of the NWA.

The main organizations likely to collaborate or to have a stake in the management of Prince Edward Point NWA include: neighbouring land managers, a number of government and non-government organizations, leaseholders, and landowners to meet goals for on-site management and contribute to landscape conservation. Current partners include the Kingston Field Naturalists, the Prince Edward County Field Naturalists, Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory (PEPtBO), Department of National Defence, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (Glenora Fisheries Unit and Kingston Area office), Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Thousand Islands National Park (Parks Canada Agency), the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte First Nation, Municipality of Prince Edward County, Quinte Conservation, Ducks Unlimited Canada, the Prince Edward Stewardship Council, Queen’s University, the University of Guelph, local landowners and volunteers.