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Item F.04
Regular Meeting
February 26, 2018
Birds & Biodiversity
Conservation Strategy
Delta Council Meeting
February 26, 2018
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Background - Project Initiation
o 2016 Council direction in response to a Delta
Naturalists’ Society presentation and request.
o One comprehensive document that brings
together existing and proposed environmental
policies and processes.
o Incorporate the lens of biodiversity protection and
birds throughout Delta’s processes.
o Delta has a long history of actions in support of
birds and biodiversity.
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Background – Why Birds?
Several million migratory birds use the Fraser River Estuary and
Delta as a stopover on the Pacific Flyway.
>70 waterbird species
>10 raptor species
>70 eagles nest in area
•2 blue heron nest colonies
• 6 bird species at risk
•3 international designations
• 3 wildlife management areas
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Background -
Biodiversity
• Species and habitat abundance
and variety
• Healthy ecosystem networks
support better biodiversity and are
more adaptable to change
• Scaled from backyards up to
Fraser River Estuary
• Threats include: habitat loss,
invasive species, climate change,
pollutants
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• 48.4% Agricultural Areas
• 21.3 % Environmentally Sensitive
Areas
• 2% National Wildlife Area
• 1.3% Parks and Recreation Areas
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Stakeholder Workshops
o A series of 3 facilitated workshops where
stakeholders provided comment, expertise, and
suggestions.
o Strategies vision, mission, values, goals and
objectives were articulated and documented.
o Brainstorming on proposed
strategies to create an
action oriented document.
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Strategy Framework
Vision
Strategy Document
Mission
Goals
Objectives
Strategies & Tasks
Implementation
reports
Annual
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Vision
Delta’s globally significant bird
populations, unique biodiversity, and
ecological functions are protected
and enhanced for future
generations.
Mission
Our community collaborates to
identify, protect, promote, enhance
and monitor habitat and biodiversity
within urban, agricultural, industrial,
and natural areas.
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Values
o Protective: Protect, conserve o Science-based: Base our
and restore habitats and goals, objective and
species actions on the best
o Educational: Raise available science
awareness and promote o Integrative: Leverage
responsible land use and land uses for multiple
activities benefits
o Proactive: Take action o Adaptable: Adapt to
o Innovative: Be open to new changing conditions,
solutions and opportunities climate, and information
o Responsible: Take o Collaborative: Work
responsibility for future together, recognizing the
generations importance of local
knowledge and skills
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Goals & Objective
Goal 1: Delta’s habitats are protected, Goal 2: The community understands
enhanced and resilient and values Delta’s natural resources
Objective 1: Reduce threats. Objective 4: Increase Awareness.
Reduce current and future threats Increase local awareness of Delta’s
to urban and rural bird life and birds and biodiversity, and the
biodiversity. conditions necessary for them to
thrive.
Objective 2: Improve protection.
Improve the protection of habitats Objective 5: Balance Needs.
and ecosystem processes. Balance public’s desire to have
increased access to nature with the
Objective 3: Enhance and expand. importance of habitat and species
Enhance and expand habitats and protection.
ecological function.
10Goal 3: Collaborative partnerships are Goal 5: Delta works to conserve its
fostered with a shared vision for heritage as a working landscape
biodiversity protection and that is significant for birds and
enhancement biodiversity
Objective 6: Expand Partnerships. Objective 8: Strategy
Expand partnership relationships with Implementation.
existing community partners and new Implementation of the strategy
community organizations. will be timely, transparent and
meaningful.
Goal 4: Delta and the Fraser River
Estuary are established as a world-class
centre for birds and biodiversity
Objective 7: Showcase World-Class
Assets. Increase regional and
national awareness of the key
elements that make Delta and the
Fraser River Estuary a world-class
centre for birds and biodiversity.
11Framework for Action
• 8 Objectives
– 28 Strategies
• 65 Tasks/Actions prioritized into short,
medium and long term
12Framework for Action
13Opportunities
o Leverage:
• Build upon achievements made to date
• Habitat preservation, connection, enhancement
and restoration
• Increase education/public awareness
• Engage community organizations & citizen science
• Multiple benefits options
• Stormwater management = habitat
142018 International
Ornithological Congress
• Six different tours in Delta including a pre-
congress 2 day shorebird tour.
• Delta will assist with promotion and some parking
logistics.
• Delta will provide speakers on select tours on the
irrigation & drainage system.
• Street Banner program: looking at potential to
include a bird focused banner to be displayed in
August 2018.
• Establish a Delta display at the Congress exhibition
hall
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