NAWCA turns 25
Now a quarter century old, the North American Wetlands Conservation Act is more important than ever to waterfowl and hunters. By Scott C. Yaich, Ph.D.
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Diane & Doug Oberhelman: Philanthropic Leaders Help Shape Conservation as Part of WAT and DU Boards
Diane and Doug Oberhelman of Edwards, Illinois, serve on the boards of Ducks Unlimited and Wetlands America Trust, DU's land-holding arm. They support DU's conservation efforts across the board and are heavily involved in many ways within the organization. Their story appeared in the 2013 Ducks Unlimited Annual Report.
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Allison & Doug Frey: Making Connections between the Boreal and the Heartland
Allison and Doug Frey of Midland, Texas, proudly support DU's Boreal Forest Initiative, dedicating to conserving the critical breeding habitats of North America's Boreal Forest for thousands of ducks and geese. Doug is originally from the Rainwater Basin area of Nebraska and clearly sees the connections among protected breeding grounds, healthy migration habitat and the birds he sees in Texas each year. The Freys' story appeared in the 2013 DU Annual Report.
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Spreading Our Wings in the Boreal
An innovative partnership will expand efforts to conserve vital habitat in this important waterfowl breeding area. By Kevin Smith and Fritz Reid, Ph.D.
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Boreal Forest Initiative
Protect and sustain a billion acres on the vast and productive waterfowl breeding grounds of the Boreal through long-term international partnerships
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Scientists Call For Boreal Forest Protections
The International Boreal Conservation Science Panel recommendations were announced today at the International Congress for Conservation Biology in Baltimore.
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Boreal Forest takes center stage during Wetlands America Trust meeting
North America's Boreal Forest is the world's largest remaining intact, productive ecosystem encompassing more than 1.5 billion acres of forest, wetlands, lakes and streams that remain largely pristine but potentially threatened. To see firsthand the ongoing efforts to conserve this vital ecosystem that accounts for 25 percent of the world's remaining intact forest and more than a fourth of the world’s wetlands, members of Ducks Unlimited's Wetlands America Trust (WAT) board chose the location for their annual spring meeting. Discussions during the three-day gathering centered on the Boreal Forest's importance to North America's wildlife and people.
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10 Cool Canadian Biodiversity Hotspots
In this bulletin we highlight ten locations across Canada's boreal forest that provide more detail and insight into its special biodiversity and conservation values.
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The Alaska Initiative - Born to Fly
Protecting one of the world's most pristine landscapes for breeding and brood-rearing waterfowl—the vast wetlands and river deltas of the Alaskan wilderness.
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Diamond Legacy Sponsors Make a Difference
Diamond Legacy Sponsors John and Cheryl Dale are making a significant difference for the ducks through their philanthropic investment in the conservation of prairie grasslands and Canada's western boreal forest.
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Ducks Unlimited, Pew sign 10-year agreement to protect Canada's boreal forest
After a decade of unprecedented progress toward protecting Canada's boreal forest, Ducks Unlimited and The Pew Charitable Trusts will extend their partnership for another 10 years and redouble efforts to safeguard the largest intact forest on earth.
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Bill D'Alonzo wins 2012 Budweiser Conservationist of the Year award; DU to receive $50k prize
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Jan. 19, 2012 - Bill D'Alonzo, Ducks Unlimited volunteer and member of DU's board of directors, was named the 2012 Budweiser Conservationist of the Year yesterday at the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show in Las Vegas.
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Waterfowl of the Boreal Forest
Many of the ducks harvested in the United States are raised in this remote northern region
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Boreal Forest
When people think about where ducks come from, most automatically think of the prairies. However, North America's Boreal Forest, which spans some 1.5 billion acres from Alaska to New Foundland, has an average breeding season population almost on par with the U.S. and Canadian prairies combined.
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Policy News 3-12
Congress returns from recess to address FY2011 budget issues; DU Western Region staff discuss impact of water shortages with with Commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner; Nebraska Senator Addresses Ducks Unlimited state convention
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Progress and Peril in the Boreal Forest
Millions of acres have recently received protection in this region, but grave threats remain for wetlands and waterfowl.
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Northern Exposure
The boreal forest has always been a bastion for waterfowl, but dramatic changes in land use and climate now threaten this region’s fragile wetlands.
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