Watch our latest episode in our series of DU’s Western Region Conservation Zoom Chats, focusing this week on the important habitat work Ducks Unlimited de México (DUMAC) is performing for waterfowl. This week’s episode with host Anne [...]
Dr. Mark Petrie of Ducks Unlimited recently gave an update to DU’s Alaska Convention on an important study taking place along the West Coast. California’s Central Valley has seen goose numbers triple to nearly three million birds over the [...]
For the first time in its 65-year history, the 2020 Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey was cancelled by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS) and state partners due to COVID-19 restrictions. [...]
by Meghan Fought, Regional Biologist Ducks Unlimited recently received approval for funding through the California Wildlife Conservation Board to purchase a conservation easement on the C & P Duck Company property. The C & P Duck Company [...]
DU President Rogers Hoyt penned an op-ed in USA TODAY on Friday to highlight the new reality for America’s nonprofit organizations during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how Congress can help. Read this important piece to find out how nonprofits [...]
by DU Staff Recent heavy winter rains combined with a number of other factors to create extensive levee damage at the Napa-Sonoma Marshes Wildlife Area, just north of San Francisco across the San Pablo Bay. High tide events, local stream flows, and [...]
by DU Staff Migrating waterfowl visiting California’s Central Valley for the fall and winter find a vastly different landscape than their ancestors hundreds of years ago. Almost 95 percent of California’s historic wetlands have been developed [...]
by DU Staff What makes Ducks Unlimited unique among conservation organizations is its ability to deliver large-scale, on-the-ground habitat improvements across the country. DU averages more than 250,000 acres of wetlands enhancement, restoration or [...]
Ducks Unlimited is providing our supporters the never before offered opportunity to bid on official DU event merchandise and collectible firearms outside of an event setting, providing you the chance to purchase exclusive DU items while supporting [...]
A message from the Ducks Unlimited Instagram account (@ducksunlimitedinc.): With all the uncertainty and anxiety surrounding us, it’s important to get outdoors to experience moments that calm us. Being outdoors allows you to enjoy the beauty [...]
The 34th edition of the ‘Ducks in the Desert’ Las Vegas Continental Shoot wrapped up last month with Raymond Brown of California named the High Overall (HOA) champion thanks to a score of 188/200.Held at the world-class Clark County [...]
Gary Link Ducks Unlimited’s Western Region Director of Public Policy Gary Link recently sat down with the DUWestBlog to give a quick update on what’s going on with DU’s legislative efforts around the western region. What are some of the [...]
Check out some of our latest work on the Gray Lodge Water Supply Project – reconstruction of the Razorback Flume was recently completed! The Razorback Flume is a critical component of the Biggs-West Gridley Water District’s (District) water [...]
by Mark Biddlecomb, Western Region Director of Operations Tupper Ansel Blake’s latest book, Wind in My Face – Sun at My Side, features hundreds of Blake’s amazing photographs. Tupper is one of our country’s premier wildlife photographers, so [...]
The West Valley Chapter of Ducks Unlimited is not only one of the top chapters in Arizona when it comes to fundraising for wetlands habitat, they also made it a point to directly make a difference in their community this past holiday season, holding [...]
by Tina Blewett, DU Regional Biologist Ducks Unlimited recently completed infrastructure work on the Windmill Ranch Unit of the Sunnyside-Snake River Wildlife Area, which is open to the public and owned and managed by the Washington Department of [...]
Ducks Unlimited’s Western Region Director of Public Policy Gary Link recently appeared on the Agricultural Presidents’ Council podcast The Crop Pod with host Cody Boyles to chat on a variety of topics. The APC is California’s premier [...]
by Amelia Raquel, Regional Biologist Ducks Unlimited (DU) in the Intermountain West Region has been approved for a $843,842 North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) grant to conserve over 5,000 acres of habitat in Northeastern California. [...]
Ducks Unlimited recently hosted a special ‘Evening of Conservation’ at Sacramento’s famed Sutter Club located just a block from the State Capitol, featuring Ducks Unlimited CEO Adam Putnam as the keynote speaker. The evening presented an [...]
Ducks Unlimited is working directly with the California administration for the benefits of wetlands, waterfowl, and agriculture water needs by embracing collaboration as a way forward to address water issues in the Sacramento-San Joaquin [...]
