FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


Contact:
Kelli Alfano,
Public Affairs Coordinator,
Ducks Unlimited
734-623-2000 or kalfano@ducks.org

Delaware Ducks Unlimited Hosts Annual State Convention

Public Welcome to Attend

Dover, DE—February 24, 2006 – Delaware Ducks Unlimited’s (DU) state convention will be held on March 11. Ducks Unlimited volunteers, staff and the public will gather at the Sheraton Hotel in Dover, Delaware to celebrate DU’s 2005 conservation and fundraising accomplishments in the state. The day’s events will include educational seminars, vendors and raffles, as well as plenty of good food and beverages for all to enjoy! Convention speakers include, Director Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife, Mr. Pat Emory, Delaware Secretary of Agriculture, Mr. Michael Scuse, Delaware State Chairman, Mr. Dave Riddell and many others.

Also available at the convention will be Ducks Unlimited’s new 2006 State Conservation Report. The Report, similar to an annual report, is packed with summaries of all habitat projects that took place across the state during 2005.

Approximately 200 people will be in attendance and the public is always welcome to attend. “We like to see new faces at the convention”, states director of Ducks Unlimited’s Great Lakes/Atlantic Regional Office, Bob Hoffman. “The convention is a great place for the general public to learn about the conservation work that Ducks Unlimited conducts while mingling with a great group of people.” There is a wide array of individuals who attend. From the avid hunter to the bird-watching non-hunter; it’s a great time had by all!

For more information, please contact the Mr.Tony Senn, Ducks Unlimited Regional Director--Delaware at (302)-422-5068

With more than one million supporters, Ducks Unlimited is the world’s largest wetland and waterfowl conservation organization. Since it’s founding in 1937, DU has raised more than $1.5 billion and conserved nearly 11 million acres of critical wildlife habitat across North America. Wetlands are nature’s most productive ecosystems, but the United States has lost more than half of its original wetlands and continues to lose more than 80,000 wetland acres every year.

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