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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 Ducks Unlimited’s work with partners to bring large habitat projects [...]
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 [...]
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 retrieving skills on exhibition at the 2019 Galt Winter Bird Festival in Galt, [...]
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 wetland obligate species. CBWA wetlands function primarily as wintering [...]
