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Ducks Unlimited made a colorful appearance at Sacramento’s Chalk It Up! Festival this past weekend in California’s capital. Artist Carolyn Elise (sponsored by DU) painstakingly brought a wood duck to life to rave reviews using only chalk at
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September 4, 2019 // 0 Comments
What do smart California capitol staff do when the summer temps are high in Sacramento and a high sierra snowpack melts into the rivers? They go whitewater rafting of course. California Democrat and Republican staff members recently came together
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August 14, 2019 // 0 Comments
DU Conserve is an incredible new series of films about the people, places and species that matter to DU’s wetlands and waterfowl conservation mission. This weeks latest release spotlights California’s Central Valley and the efforts of
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August 12, 2019 // 0 Comments
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife recently announced that the application period for the California Waterfowl Habitat Program (CWHP), also referred to as the Presley Program, is now open through August 30. California State Senator
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July 30, 2019 // 0 Comments
Ducks Unlimited recently partnered with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to purchase 1,100 acres of land near Westport in Grays Harbor County. The new property features diverse natural resources, including large freshwater and
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July 25, 2019 // 0 Comments
Ducks Unlimited intern Evan Ward is involved with the Dusky Canada Goose Project in Alaska and has posted his latest blog, recapping a nine-day stay at camp that saw his group monitor 380 nest islands. Nest Island monitoring consists of us going out
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July 11, 2019 // 0 Comments
Ducks Unlimited, the Bureau of Land Management and other partners recently completed the Cougar Wetland Project, part of a larger broad-based effort to restore and safeguard the integrity of the Cosumnes River, the last undammed river flowing from
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July 3, 2019 // 0 Comments
In May, oyster reef elements were placed in the San Francisco Bay to assist the creation of a living shoreline near Giant Marsh near Point Pinole Regional Shoreline in the California city of Richmond, part of a project Ducks Unlimited is partnering
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June 20, 2019 // 0 Comments
Ducks Unlimited met with Utah Governor Herbert for a ceremonial signing of House Bill 265 earlier this week, creating the Willard Spur Waterfowl Wildlife Management Area on the north end of the Great Salt Lake. This 14,000 acre waterfowl area will
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May 17, 2019 // 0 Comments
Thanks in part to efforts of Ducks Unlimited volunteers, Utah Governor Gary Herbert recently signed Representative Casey Snider’s bill (House Bill 265) creating the Willard Spur Waterfowl Management Area, often referred to as the
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May 10, 2019 // 0 Comments
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 Ranch Wetland Project, which will provide seasonal wetland habitat and
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May 8, 2019 // 0 Comments
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 Unlimited and waterfowl conservation Watch the film at
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May 1, 2019 // 0 Comments
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 Chugach National Forest, Prince William Sound management Zone assisting in
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April 30, 2019 // 0 Comments
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 construction of Sites Reservoir and related water infrastructure in Colusa and
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April 22, 2019 // 0 Comments
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 the Tri-Cities Ducks Unlimited Chapter, coordinated the building of the
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April 11, 2019 // 0 Comments
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. Ducks Unlimited issued the following response to the plan: “Ducks Unlimited
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April 5, 2019 // 0 Comments
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 an ongoing focus on restoring wetland and waterfowl habitat in the Bruneau
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March 29, 2019 // 0 Comments
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 canoes upstream in floodplain conditions to visit the project site of a levee
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March 18, 2019 // 1 Comment
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 plants to help ducks lay their eggs out of the reach of predators.
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March 13, 2019 // 0 Comments
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. Our DU Policy Committee leaders do serious work in our states and below are
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March 5, 2019 // 0 Comments
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