"Be a Sponsor - Save an Acre"
About 10% of Missouri’s Ducks Unlimited members answer the call to
become a sponsor. While the contribution of every Ducks Unlimited
member is important, some are crucial. It costs DU about $250 to
restore one acre of wetland habitat. By becoming a DU sponsor, your
annual contribution has helped DU and its’ partners to conserve an
acre. What a great gift for future generations to enjoy!
Since Ducks Unlimited’s 1937 fledgling year, you have helped DU and
its’ partners to conserve over 11 million acres throughout North
America, an astonishing accomplishment! The Missouri DU conservation
record is also extraordinary. Since 1985, around 100,000 acres of
habitat have been conserved with DU expenditures, on Missouri projects,
totaling nearly $8 million dollars!
Support Missouri’s DU conservation efforts by becoming or continuing to be a Sponsor. Remember, "Be A Sponsor – Save An Acre"
GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY WETLANDS INITIATIVE – HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
Achievements notwithstanding,
Missouri’s wetland and waterfowl biologist face an array of challenges
at the Conservation Areas (CAs) that were among the State’s earliest
strongholds. Fountain Grove and Duck Creek CAs are now more than 50
years old, while Schell-Osage and Montrose CAs are approaching their
50th Anniversary. Ted Shanks CA is experiencing significant habitat
challenges.
The original working parts, including levees,
water control structures, canals, and pumps, are simply past their life
expectancy. In addition, extreme landscape changes, including the
effects of flooding along the Mississippi River and above Truman Dam,
have had unforeseen and devastating effects on certain areas. Moreover,
we know much more about the science of wetland restoration and
management today than when these historical areas were developed.
Engineering, design, and construction capabilities have vastly
improved. Major planning, on-the-ground effort, and funding, are
necessary to revive the wetland management and function of these
historical areas, and their renovation is the focus of the Golden
Anniversary Wetlands Initiative.
Objectives
- Develop and implement plans to restore the State’s historical wetland conservation areas.
- Incorporate 21st Century wetland and engineering science into restoration approaches.
- Assemble broad and diverse partnerships to fund these efforts.
- Implement the Initiative over the next decade, through year 2015.
2004 - Forested Wetlands
2003 - River Wetlands