Tag: Ducks Unlimited

June 14, 2022

New project focuses on Prairie Pothole conservation

The Natural Resources Conservation Service is teaming with Ducks Unlimited to help farmers and ranchers restore grasslands and make other improvements to benefit birds in the Prairie Pothole region. The...

July 14, 2020

Waterfowl and working lands

This article originally appeared Ducks Unlimited magazine. From the Central Valley of California to the Chesapeake Bay, partnerships make it possible for Ducks Unlimited to conserve wetlands and fill the...

October 16, 2017

Northwest Oklahoma public land expanded

A multi-year effort to expand Drummond Flats Wildlife Management Area is paying off for hunters this fall. The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) opened the area to public access...

June 30, 2017

ConocoPhillips receives DU Conservation Achievement Award

MEMPHIS, Tennessee – June 6, 2017 – ConocoPhillips, the multinational energy corporation headquartered in Houston, Texas, received the inaugural Ducks Unlimited Corporate Conservation Achievement Award Saturday, June 3, at DU’s...

June 14, 2017

Texas contributes $600,000 for waterfowl habitat in Canada

Fast Facts:  TPWD announces $600,000 funding to Ducks Unlimited for waterfowl habitat conservation projects in Prairie Canada. Funding comes from state Migratory Game Bird Stamp purchases. TPWD’s contribution will be...

April 25, 2017

Keeping conservation and construction in the family

Scott Ghilotti, the vice president, co-owner and fourth generation of the family-owned company Maggiora & Ghilotti Inc., says working in a construction company has a lot to do with land...

April 14, 2017

Ed Penny new DU public policy director for Southern Region

Fast Facts: Waterfowl biologist and Mississippi native Ed Penny named director of public policy for Ducks Unlimited Penny will oversee wetlands and waterfowl conservation related policy efforts in 13 states. ...

April 6, 2017

DU recognizes contributions to waterfowl conservation

Fast Facts: Ducks Unlimited announced the winners of the 2017 Wetland Conservation Achievement Awards on March 10, 2017. Winners were recognized in five categories for outstanding contributions to conservation and...

March 24, 2017

NM joins program to enhance waterfowl breeding habitat

Fast Facts:  The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish recently joined other states in contributing to habitat conservation in Canada, where most of the waterfowl that winter in the...

December 14, 2016

DU, partners host panel at WHC Conservation Conference

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Dec. 5, 2016 – Ducks Unlimited (DU), Axalta Coating Systems, ConocoPhillips and Caterpillar Inc., recently conducted a panel discussion on conservation challenges and solutions during the 2016...