Conservation in Tennessee
Tennessee is part of the Mississippi Flyway and provides important winter habitat for waterfowl that are produced in the Prairie Pothole Region and Great Lakes states. In most years, Tennessee winters significant numbers of mallards and wood ducks across the state. Western Tennessee comprises an important portion of the Mississippi Alluvial Valley, known regionally as the Delta. Historically, flooded forests of the Delta provided reliable, high quality habitat for thousands of mallards, wood ducks, and other waterfowl. DU has worked to conserve over 30,000 acres of waterfowl habitat throughout Tennessee. Our goal is to perpetually secure habitat and the future of Tennessee as a key wintering area in North America. Your support of DU will help us achieve that goal.
Tennessee Habitat Projects
Mississippi Alluvial Valley
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Southeastern Coastal Plain
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Bottomland Hardwood Restoration in Dyer County, Tenn. Complete
MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 16, 2006 – Ducks Unlimited (DU) and partners completed restoration of 312 acres of bottomland hardwood forest in Dyer County, Tenn. The project area, known as Thorny Cypress Wetlands, will be incorporated into the Ernest Rice Wildlife Management Area (WMA) and managed by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA).
“This restoration project was supported by a generous gift of $65,000 from Tyson Foods, Inc.,” said DU’s Director of Conservation Programs for Tennessee, Chris Cole. “Their donation helped us improve waterfowl habitat in an area important to migrating and wintering waterfowl..."
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DU Completes Habitat Project at Bogota WMA
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Nov. 9, 2005 — Ducks Unlimited, Inc. (DU) and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) are pleased to announce the completion of a wetlands enhancement project at Bogota Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Dyer County, Tenn.
The project, which will positively impact more than 470 acres of waterfowl habitat, required the installation of two water wells and electric pumps, an underground water distribution system, and several water control structures. DU provided funding to offset costs associated with one water well and electric pump, while the TWRA covered all other expenses related to enhancement activities...
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Tennessee Partners Project Wins Excellence in Agriculture and Forestry Award
Nashville, Tenn. - Environment and Conservation Commissioner Jim Fyke presented the Excellence Agriculture and Forestry Award to the Tennessee Partners Project today in a ceremony honoring the winners of the 2005 Tennessee Environmental Stewardship Awards.
The Tennessee Partners Project is a cooperative effort between the Natural Resources Conservation Service, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, Ducks Unlimited, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Tennessee Department of Agriculture, and University of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service. The Jackson, Tenn., program, which began in 1993 as part of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan, provides private landowners in west Tennessee with water control structures and technical assistance to design and install waterfowl impoundments that improve water quality by reducing the use of pesticides and the runoff of fertilizer-laden silt...
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