PROJECT UPDATE: Haire Ranch
Ducks Unlimited recently partnered with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to plan, design, and implement the Haire [...]
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Watch DU’s newest online film following Washington’s Paul and Suzanne Sullivan
Ducks Unlimited has released the latest film in its online series. In “Paul’s Pond,” Paul and Suzanne Sullivan of Washington State share their commitment to Ducks [...]
Find out about DU’s work in Alaska with the dusky Goose
New Ducks Unlimited intern Evan Ward has recently started blogging about his experiences working on Alaska’s dusky Canada Goose project. Ward joins a wildlife team on [...]
Ducks Unlimited submits letter in support of Sites Reservoir
California Congressmen John Garamendi (D-CA) and Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) recently introduced the Sites Reservoir Project Act (H.R.1435) to provide federal support for the [...]
DU and Partners Complete Observation Deck at McNary National Wildlife Rescue
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held recently at the McNary Wildlife Refuge in Burbank, Washington to commemorate the completion of a new observation deck. Nichole Banegas, of [...]
DU issues statement on California’s new wetlands policy
According to the SF Chronicle, California water regulators adopted a plan Tuesday to increase protections for California’s wetlands. You can read more about it here. [...]
Work continues for Ducks Unlimited in Idaho’s Bruneau Valley.
With the award of the ‘Middle Snake River Conservation Area’ North American Wetland Conservation Act (NAWCA) grant in 2009, Ducks Unlimited initiated and has maintained [...]
Paddling to Cougar Wetlands
Ever wonder what it takes to perform the duties of a Ducks Unlimited biologist? In our latest DU Western Region News video we follow Regional Biologist Aaron Will as he [...]
DU volunteers in Oregon work on special nesting project
Ducks Unlimited’s Bend Chapter participated in a special duck nesting project last month, elevating special grass-lined tubes several feet above water and surrounding [...]
Western Region Legislative Update: March 2019
by Gary Link, Western Region Public Policy DirectorWe are conservationists. We pay for that which we want to conserve, protect and enrich for wildlife and wildlife habitat. [...]
DU Magazine spotlights California’s water history
DU Magazine recently featured an in-depth piece on California’s complex relationship with water and the loss of historic wetlands in the state. The article focused on [...]
Water & Agriculture leadership changes afoot in California.
California’s newly sworn-in Governor Gavin Newsom announced appointments that may highlight a shift in recent water dealings in California. Wetlands, refuges and [...]
Ducks Unlimited visits the Galt Winter Bird Festival
Our newest video on Ducks Unlimited’s Western Region YouTube channel follows DU regional biologist Aaron Will and his black Labrador Retriever, Tess, putting their [...]
A look at DU’s work in Washington’s Columbia Basin
by Tina Blewett Wetlands within the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (WDFW) Columbia Basin Wildlife Area (CBWA) provide critical habitat for waterfowl and other [...]
PROJECT UPDATE: Modoc National Wildlife Refuge
Ducks Unlimited recently partnered with Modoc National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), with the support of California State Duck Stamp funds, to construct a low-lift pump station to [...]
PROJECT UPDATE: Overton Wildlife Management Area
Ducks Unlimited recently completed project work at the Overton Wildlife Management Area (WMA) located in the Moapa Valley of Nevada. Overton WMA is part of the Lake Mead [...]
Rice farmers & duck hunters work with Ducks Unlimited & USFWS for ‘world class habitat’
Author John Heil penned a great piece for the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s website chronicling the symbiotic relationship rice farmers and duck hunters have with [...]
DU project improves hunting opportunities in Washington
Ducks Unlimited and several partners recently completed work benefiting 239 acres of a popular Washington duck hunting area just in time for duck season. The Washington [...]
DU Project Update: Oregon
Fern Ridge Wildlife Area Ducks Unlimited recently completed enhancement activities at the East Coyote Unit of Fern Ridge Wildlife Area, near Eugene, improving water [...]
Ducks Unlimited’s Western Region Migration Reports: 2018-19
Waterfowl season is off and flying! Want to know how bird migration and weather is affecting the hunting in the Western Region? Take advantage of Ducks Unlimited’s [...]
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