In early October of 2017, a devastating firestorm broke out in California’s Wine County just north of San Francisco. Strong winds turned a small, overnight blaze into a raging inferno, catching residents and wildlife by surprise, eventually [...]
Ducks Unlimited joined partners at the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area on Thursday (12/7/17) outside Sacramento to celebrate California’s collective progress towards the conservation of waterfowl habitat. DU Western Region Director Mark Biddlecomb [...]
Happy Thanksgiving, from Ducks Unlimited! Parents looking for a special gift for their son or daughter this Christmas should check out the the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and the California Wildlife Officers Foundation’s [...]
Ducks Unlimited recently completed work on Pintail Pond at Oregon’s Jackson Bottoms Wetland Preserve to help keep the pond at a steady level during the rainy season. Pintail is on the southern edge of the preserve, and is a former settling [...]
Ducks Unlimited recently completed its second year of work on Phase I of a restoration project at San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge, and the results are already paying off. In the attached video taken by EEO Greg Jackson, an estimated [...]
Ducks Unlimited CEO Dale Hall wrote an op-ed this week for the California water blog, Water Deeply, in which he advocates for a greater connectivity in the Central Valley when it comes to water resources, and specifically the Sacramento River. [...]
Pacific Gas and Electric Company announced that it has donated 4,491 acres at the McArthur Swamp to the Fall River Resource Conservation District (RCD), followed immediately by the RCD’s donation of a permanent conservation easement to Ducks [...]
Ducks Unlimited just released its 2017 list of must-visit, public waterfowl hunting locations in North America, including five along the Pacific Flyway. This year’s list spotlights Potholes Reservoir and McNary National Wildlife Refuge in [...]
California Governor Jerry Brown officially thanked the contributions of California’s sportsmen and women last week on National Hunting and Fishing Day (September 23rd) with a public letter, spotlighting several locations where Ducks Unlimited [...]
The Western Region of Ducks Unlimited is soliciting resumes for an experienced Regional Biologist – Environmental Compliance/Permitting Specialist. This is a full-time salaried position with benefits. The incumbent will work under the [...]
Ducks Unlimited is currently working on a notable wetlands restoration project just outside of Mt. Vernon, Washington, by partnering with the Skagit Land Trust to create a stream channel and riparian zone within a former ag field. The project was [...]
Ducks Unlimited’s Post Falls and Panhandle Chapters recently helped organize a successful duck banding event on the Schlepp Easement in North Idaho, in conjunction with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. With 50 parents and children in [...]
Last Friday morning, the California Senate and the California Assembly presented Ducks Unlimited with resolutions commending DU’s 80th anniversary and the tremendous work of its volunteers and employees in the state. Western Region Policy [...]
Last week, Ducks Unlimited and partners were awarded over $58 million in funding to improve water delivery systems at Gray Lodge Wildlife Area and Sutter National Wildlife Refuge, which will provide both areas the capability to receive their full [...]
The Japan Ecosystem Conservation Society recently visited several Ducks Unlimited project sites in the South San Francisco Bay. The tour included several completed projects and one upcoming construction site on the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay [...]
Ducks Unlimited recently sent the attached public letter to the California Water Commission in support of funding for two large water supply projects in California: the Los Vaqueros Reservoir Expansion and the Sites Reservoir. “Ducks Unlimited [...]
Ducks Unlimited was recently awarded a North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) grant to conserve 3,635 acres of wetland and wetland-associated upland habitat in the Sacramento Valley. DU will collaborate with a diverse group of federal, [...]
Former Ducks Unlimited Utah State Chairman and long-time volunteer, Joe Trujillo, was recently recognized by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Office of Engineering for his volunteer work assisting with hazardous waste management around the [...]
NOAA today announced it is recommending funding for 10 new projects through the 2017 Community-based Restoration Program Coastal and Marine Habitat Restoration Grants competition. These projects will restore roughly 1,400 acres of habitat. In [...]
Western Regional Director of Public Policy Gary Link recently attended the Western Governors’ Association Annual Meeting in late June representing Ducks Unlimited. Ten western governors, Steve Bullock (Montana), Dennis Daugaard (South Dakota), [...]
