DALLAS – Dallas Safari Club (DSC) and Ducks Unlimited are working together to strengthen the overall public reach and conservation impacts of two major sporting conventions in 2010.
Both conventions are slated for Dallas and each is expected to draw attendees from throughout the region, across the nation and around the world. The DSC event, called First Light, is Jan. 7-10. Ducks Unlimited's annual convention and Sporting Expo is May 28-30.
Ducks Unlimited will sponsor and promote the DSC convention, and vice versa.
"This partnership allows both organizations to connect with completely different segments of the hunting community. Waterfowlers can learn about our big game initiatives, attend our show and have an opportunity to support us. And our deer and kudu and sheep fanatics can do the same for wetlands and prairie potholes," said Ben Carter, DSC executive director.
Randy L. Graves, CEO of Ducks Unlimited, said, "Hunters have demonstrated time and again that they're devoted to wildlife conservation in all its forms, so we're excited at the potential of this new partnership to grow support for both conventions."
Ducks Unlimited is now a Platinum Sponsor of DSC's First Light, Jan. 7-10, at the new Dallas Convention Center. DSC is now a Host Sponsor of the 73rd Annual Ducks Unlimited Convention and Sporting Expo, May 28-30, at the Gaylord Texan Resort in Dallas.
Both groups depend on their annual conventions to generate funding for conservation programs.
About Dallas Safari Club (DSC)
Desert bighorns on an unbroken landscape, stalking cape buffalo in heavy brush, students discovering conservation. DSC works to guarantee a future for all these and much more. An independent organization since 1982, DSC has become an international leader in conserving wildlife and wilderness lands, educating youth and the general public, and promoting and protecting the rights and interests of hunters worldwide. Get involved at www.biggame.org.
Ducks Unlimited is the world's largest non-profit organization dedicated to conserving North America's continually disappearing waterfowl habitats. Established in 1937, Ducks Unlimited has conserved nearly 13 million acres thanks to contributions from more than a million supporters across the continent. Guided by science and dedicated to program efficiency, DU works toward the vision of wetlands sufficient to fill the skies with waterfowl today, tomorrow and forever.
Chris Jennings
cjennings@ducks.org
901.758.3732