Wetland BMP Knowledge Exchange

History of the Wetland BMP Knowledge Exchange

This Knowledge Exchange was developed to address a need identified by participants of the Wetlands BMP Workshop held in Edmonton Alberta, January 2016, for a coordinated network of contacts with an interest in working together to develop, implement, evaluate, and share information about potential wetland BMPs.
The purpose the Knowledge Exchange is to provide a venue for sharing and exchanging boreal wetland and waterfowl BMP information with industry, government, academic, consulting, conservation organization, and other interested contacts.
The goal of the Knowledge Exchange is to increase information transfer, foster collaboration, and increase trust and transparency amongst these groups.
The Knowledge Exchange will be an important component of a future Wetland BMP Information Management and Exchange System.

What the Wetland BMP Knowledge Exchange is

Supported and facilitated by Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC).
A monthly newsletter sent to all Knowledge Exchange members.
Focused on boreal wetlands BMP information (e.g., studies, products, and demonstrations); however, relevant BMP information from other regions (e.g. prairies and parkland) will also be shared.
A method of sharing information from DUC and other organizations and companies about opportunities for collaboration, upcoming events, newly released products, project summaries, and other BMP related information.
Public (anyone can join), but members will need to subscribe to have access to shared information. To protect the privacy of the subscribers, the subscription list will not be shared with other DUC groups, Knowledge Exchange members, or other organizations.

What the Wetland BMP Knowledge Exchange is not

For the purpose of soliciting donations or advertising (however, once a regular newsletter is established, there may be opprtunities for newsletter sponsorship and/ or a small amount of unobtrusive paid advertising to be included).
An open forum. Knowledge Exchange members who have information they want shared as part of the newsletter will go through the DUC administrator.
The DUC administrator reserves the right to edit, refuse to publish or remove any content from the newsletter for any reason, including but not limited to, that we believe part or any of the content: (i) is in need of editing for grammar, spelling or overall readability; (ii) is off topic; (iii) is inaccurate; (iv) is false, misleading or defamatory; (v) is offensive, abusive or uncivil in tone; (vi) is harmful, threatening or intimidating; (vii) contains profanity, hate messages or personal attacks against others; (viii) constitutes any form of advertising or solicitation; (ix) violates another person's or entity's intellectual property rights, publicity or privacy rights or other legal rights.

Get Involved

The Knowledge Exchange is meant to be your place to exchange information relating to wetland BMPs. This means that whether it meets your needs and whether it is successful or not depends on you and your contributions.
Please contact the DUC administrator if you have an idea for a story or if you want to submit a story to the newsletter. Remember:
- Stories must focus on sharing opportunities for collaboration, upcoming events, newly released BMP products (e.g., field guides, handbooks, or technical reports), results of BMP research (e.g., field trials, relevant scientific studies), and other BMP related information.
- Stories must not focus on advertising company services and products.
- Stories should be no longer than 175 words, or if a full article is housed elsewhere (e.g., on your organization’s website) please provide a 175 word summary and a link to the permanent location of the story.
- Pictures to accompany stories would be appreciated.
If you are hosting or know of an event that would be of interest to Knowledge Exchange members and that you would like included in the newsletter, please provide us with a link to the event website. If information is not readily available online please provide a description (including dates, time, location, purpose, how to register) of the event.
If you have any comments or suggestions on things you like or ideas to improve the Knowledge Exchange, please contact the DUC administrator.

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