New initiative intended to
restore America's largest watershed
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack recently announced a new initiative to restore the health of the Mississippi River Basin, from the upper reaches in Ohio, Wisconsin and Minnesota all the way to the Gulf Coast of Louisiana. Read more
New partnership to restore
water-starved San Joaquin River
Ducks Unlimited and 10 other conservation groups have formed a new partnership to restore the second-largest river in California. The San Joaquin River flows through critical waterfowl habitat area in California's Central Valley. Read more
|
On sportsmen's holiday
weekend, policy takes spotlight
 Sept. 26 was National Hunting and Fishing Day, set aside by Congress every year to acknowledge the importance of hunters and anglers to the U.S. conservation tradition. Read more
Future of North American
Wetlands Conservation Act up for vote
Shortly after Ducks Unlimited Director of Governmental Affairs Scott Sutherland testified before the House Natural Resources Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife Subcommittee on the need to enhance the popular and successful North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA), a vote on the bill was scheduled for Sept. 30 in the full committee.
Read more
|
If you're receiving the Conservation Issues Briefing, you've taken the first step to get involved with DU's public policy efforts. Now join the conversation online in the 
