SACRAMENTO, CA – Today (March 30, 2022), Ducks Unlimited responded to the Governor’s Office announcement of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) advancing Voluntary Agreements to update and implement the Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan: [...]
U.S. Senate approves Martha Williams in bipartisan vote “We’re thrilled to see Martha Williams confirmed as Director of USFWS with such bipartisan support,” said DU CEO Adam Putnam. “It’s a testament to her genuine love of the outdoors and [...]
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 [...]
In case you missed it last week, Ducks Unlimited Western Region Director Mark Biddlecomb co-authored a piece with Dave Eggerton, director of the Association of California Water Agencies, advocating for cooperation when it comes to water in the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
California’s newly sworn-in Governor Gavin Newsom announced appointments that may highlight a shift in recent water dealings in California. Wetlands, refuges and winter-flooded agriculture fields need water and Ducks Unlimited works [...]
California voters, including many Ducks Unlimited supporters, will head to the polls this November tasked with improving California’s water for wetlands future. Proposition 3 – the Water Infrastructure and Watershed Conservation Bond [...]
Ducks Unlimited CEO Dale Hall recently shared his insights in the DU Magazine on the North America Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP) and the benefits to DU from the Joint Ventures, which are partnerships made of private industry and landowners [...]
Ducks Unlimited was proud to support its partner in habitat conservation, the California Rice Commission, at the annual Circle of Life Reception in downtown Sacramento last week, highlighting the economic and wetlands conservation benefits [...]
Ducks Unlimited needs your help! The North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) conserves North America’s waterfowl, fish and wildlife resources while producing a variety of environmental and economic benefits. Its success is driven by [...]
Ducks Unlimited recently hosted the “California Water Panel” discussion as part of its 2018 Winter Board of Directors meeting in Napa, Calif., featuring U.S. Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05), Chair of the California Water Resources Control [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
