CPC members met with legislators before final farm bill vote
The Conservation Programs Committee held their February 2014 meeting in Washington, D.C., and the timing ended up being perfect.
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Habitat impacts from Hurricane Sandy difficult to assess
The East Coast is still struggling to get basic services back in place after Hurricane Sandy battered coastal communities and affected millions of residents, but, with the help of conservation partners, Ducks Unlimited is beginning to assess the long-term impact the storm will have on waterfowl habitat.
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Southern Fairfield Chapter recognized nationally
FAIRFIELD, Conn. – March 27, 2012 – The President's Elite are among Ducks Unlimited's most prestigious volunteer chapters throughout the nation. This past fall, the Southern Fairfield chapter made the list as one of the organization's best fundraising chapters.
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Connecticut: Fletcher Creek Wetland Restoration
Fletcher Creek Wetland Restoration was Ducks Unlimited's first conservation project in Connecticut.
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Ducks Unlimited Names Top 100 Chapters
The Top 100 Chapters are among Ducks Unlimited's most successful chapters throughout the nation. Each year, the list is reserved for the top 100 chapters that raise up to $100,000 in grassroots income for DU's conservation mission.
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Connecticut State Contacts
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Ducks Unlimited names new GLARO director
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Nov. 2, 2010 - Rebecca Humphries, director of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment, has accepted the position of director of the Great Lakes/Atlantic Regional Office for Ducks Unlimited.
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Northeast Waterfowl and Woodcarving Competition coming to Connecticut
For the first time ever, Ducks Unlimited is bringing the Northeast Waterfowl and Woodcarving Competition to East Hartford, Conn., Sept. 18 and 19 at the East Hartford Cabela's.
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New online map allows users firsthand, interactive experience of black duck migration
If you’re interested in taking bird watching to the next level, Ducks Unlimited has the perfect tool for you. This month, Ducks Unlimited’s Great Lakes/Atlantic Regional Office unveiled an updated version of its Black Duck Research Initiative Web site, including an all-new interactive mapping tool allowing users to “Follow the Ducks” using satellite and VHF radio tracking technology.
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Middlesex County:Ducks Unlimited Works to Enhance and Restore Habitat near Saybrook
The Atlantic Coast is the most populated and heavily industrialized coastal area in the world. This development causes significant impacts to coastal habitats and the wildlife that depend upon this area for their needs.
Over the past decades, coastal New England has undergone remarkable human population growth and massive urban coastline development that has resulted in dramatic declines in living resources and the large-scale loss and degradation of marine, estuarine, and freshwater habitats. In the North Atlantic, only half the original marshes remain, but many of the remaining marshes have great potential to be restored to more productive systems.
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North Atlantic / New England Coast
An overview of Ducks Unlimited's habitat conservation work in the North Atlantic / New England Coast priority area.
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Where Connecticut's Ducks Come From
The North Atlantic Coast, Great Lakes Region and Prairie Pothole Region which includes
Connecticut are important to New England waterfowl hunters. A significant portion of the Mallards harvested in New England each year are produced on local habitat and in areas around the Great Lakes.
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Connecticut Conservation Projects
Ducks Unlimited habitat conservation projects in Connecticut. These projects benefit waterfowl, other wildlife and people. View sample projects, project map and more.
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Nott Island WMA
This project has greatly enhanced the area for waterfowl, shorebirds and many other species of wildlife.
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Connecticut River
A coalition will seek to protect important greenspace corridors important to a wide array of wildlife in the Connecticut River watershed through conservation easements and other means with willing landowners.
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Hammonasett State Park
DU partnered with the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, CT Waterfowl Association and the US Fish and Wildlife SErvice to restore this tidal marsh that includes a one-acre warm season grass planting to enhance nesting habitat for waterfowl.
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