Wyoming - Black Hills DU Gun Calendar Raffle Winners
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New Great Plains director of conservation programs
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. - Jan. 7, 2014 – Mike George is now leading Ducks Unlimited’s conservation work in Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado and Wyoming as director of conservation programs for those states. George is located in DU’s field office in Grand Island, Neb.
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Carmen Miller is new Great Plains Region public policy director
BISMARCK, N.D. – Nov. 26, 2013 – Ducks Unlimited has chosen Carmen Miller as its new director of public policy for the Great Plains Region. In her new role, Miller will be working on federal and state policies that affect DU’s conservation work in the Great Plains. DU’s Great Plains Region is headquartered in Bismarck, and includes the Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas, Montana, Wyoming and Colorado.
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Preserve Our Prairies Initiative
Conserving North America's highest-priority waterfowl nesting habitat—and the glory of bountiful fall flights—in the face of mounting threats.
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Peaks to Prairies Initiative
Restoring wetlands in the shadow of America's iconic Rocky Mountains and conserving the Duck Factory for outdoorsmen and women to enjoy.
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Heartland Heritage and Habitat Initiative
Providing innovative water solutions for ducks and people in the Southern Great Plains, one of America's most important waterfowl migration areas.
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Wyoming's Howard Johnson on DU national board
Ducks Unlimited has elected Howard Johnson, Riverton, to serve as an at-large member of the organization’s national board of directors.
“I became a volunteer the year after my first event, because I enjoyed the event and was interested in the business of Ducks Unlimited,” Johnson said.
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Hunting rights claim victory in state races
States across the nation voted to support hunting rights in the 2012 election in a resounding victory of sportsmen.
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DU supports opening some CRP lands for drought-stricken ranchers
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Aug. 3, 2012 - Ducks Unlimited supports opening certain Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) lands to haying and grazing during the current drought affecting livestock feed supplies. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack opened nearly 4 million acres of CRP land this week for livestock producers dealing with shortages of hay and pastureland.
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Gillette Chapter recognized nationally
GILLETTE, Wyo. – March 27, 2012 – The President's Elite are among Ducks Unlimited's most prestigious volunteer chapters throughout the nation. This past fall, the Original Wichita made the list as one of the organization's best fundraising chapters.
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Casper chapter recognized nationally
CASPER, Wyo. – March 27, 2012 – The President's Top 100 is one of the most highly sought-after titles of recognition Ducks Unlimited offers to chapters throughout the nation. This past fall, the Casper chapter made the Top 100 list as one of the organization's best fundraising chapters.
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Jackson Hole chapter recognized nationally
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. – March 27, 2012 – The President's Top 100 is one of the most highly sought-after titles of recognition Ducks Unlimited offers to chapters throughout the nation. This past fall, the Jackson Hole chapter made the Top 100 list as one of the organization's best fundraising chapters.
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Wetlands conservation leader marks World Water Day
BISMARCK, N.D. – March 22, 2012 – As the world’s leader in wetlands and waterfowl conservation, Ducks Unlimited is drawing attention to this month’s milestone 9th Annual World Water Day. World Water Day is held annually on March 22 to focus attention on the importance of fresh water and advocate for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. This year’s theme is Water and Food Security.
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Gillette chapter 2012 event success
GILLETTE, Wyo. – Feb. 15, 2012 – The Gillette chapter of Ducks Unlimited is gearing up for another record-setting event on Saturday, Feb. 18, at the Cam-Plex (1635 Reata Drive). The chances to win prizes are endless, with several raffles including a 75-gun, gun board raffle and 10-gun raffle for ladies only.
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Ducks Unlimited names Wyoming’s volunteer of the year
CASPER, Wyo. – Feb. 1, 2012 – Ducks Unlimited recognized Brian Balfour of Casper for his outstanding contributions to the organization in Wyoming. Balfour has been volunteering his time to the Casper and Powder River DU chapters for 20 years and recently joined the Wyoming DU Special Waterfowl Action Team (SWAT) that helps chapters around the state when they are shorthanded.
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Wyoming: Table Mountain Wildlife Habitat Management Area
Table Mountain boasts several semi-permanent and seasonal wetlands that host hundreds of thousands of migrating birds annually.
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DU Conservation Efforts to Support Waterfowl in Goshen County
Goshen County is a focal point for some of Ducks Unlimited’s most important wetland and waterfowl habitat restoration efforts in Wyoming. Since DU began work in Wyoming they have conserved 1,173 acres of waterfowl habitat in this county alone.
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Duck Banding on the Prairies, Update 9/7/10
Much like the mailman DU’s duck banders in North Dakota continue to work through the intense summer heat, strong winds, torrential rainstorms and an occasional beautiful, delightful day. An update on banding at the three locations follows:
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Platte River and Rainwater Basin Initiative
An overview of Ducks Unlimited's Platte River and Rainwater Basin habitat conservation initiative in Nebraska, Colorado and Wyoming.
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Great start on nesting grounds may indicate good production year for waterfowl
MCCLUSKY, N.D. - May 25, 2010 - The hills are alive with breeding ducks. Conditions in the U.S. Prairie Pothole Region (PPR) are excellent for waterfowl production. And birds are taking full advantage of the food and nesting cover available to them.
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SD Goebel Ranch nesting research crew studies nearly 1200 nests
The duck nest research at Goebel Ranch in South Dakota is winding down and we’re looking forward to a busy season of duck banding that will begin next week. Wetland conditions are good at Goebel, with lots of brood water and plenty of broods occupying the wetlands. This is quite a refreshing change after 7 years of dry conditions in the area. There still are a hand full of birds sitting on nests, in fact we just flushed a pintail off her nest just yesterday – these late setters better hope for a late winter if they want their offspring to make the flight south!!
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DU commends Congressional leadership for efforts to protect grassland
BISMARCK, N.D., July 23, 2009 – Ducks Unlimited commends House and Senate Agriculture Committee Chairmen Collin Peterson and Tom Harkin for their leadership to remove incentives from farm policy that encourage destruction of native grasslands. DU says this is a positive step to ensure grass remains on the landscape not only for waterfowl but also for ranching and combating global climate change.
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Senate makes next step toward protecting America’s waters
WASHINGTON, June 18, 2009 – The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted 12 to 7 today to advance an amended Clean Water Restoration Act to the full Senate. Ducks Unlimited says this is a positive move to protect wetlands for waterfowl and clean water for America.
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Clean Water Action Center
Get involved with DU's efforts for Clean Water Restoration Act
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New bill would restore protections for wetlands
WASHINGTON – April 2, 2009 – America’s wetlands would have their Clean Water Act protections restored under a new bill introduced today by U.S. Senator Russ Feingold (Wisc.) and 23 co-sponsors. The Clean Water Restoration Act, which is supported by Ducks Unlimited and other conservation/sportsmen’s groups, would restore protection to more than 20 million acres of geographically isolated wetlands at risk of pollution and destruction under current guidance from the Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers.
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Follow DU's nesting success research
Early May finds pairs of mallards and pintails defending their breeding territories and prospecting for nest sites across the Coteau region of North and South Dakota. Meanwhile the first passes are being made with ATVs towing chains as our research staff begins collecting valuable information about how the nests of those ducks will fare in landscapes of differing habitat quality.
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June 2009 Habitat Conditions in North-Central U. S.
Spring precipitation has been spotty across the Northern Great Plains and , though wetland conditions continue to be generally good to excellent across a large part of the region, the grasslands are in need of moisture to stimulate lush growth.
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Grassland conservation needed to combat birds’ climate change woes
BISMARCK, ND, March 2, 2009 – Grassland birds, whose populations are in a persistent decline, may be poorly positioned to adjust to a warming climate as a result of dwindling habitat. According to a recent analysis by Ducks Unlimited, the continued loss of grassland habitats could spell the same challenges for breeding waterfowl
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Ducks Unlimited completes 118 projects
Ducks Unlimited has completed 118 projects in Wyoming, as of November 2008. Those projects represent almost $1.3 million dollars spent over more than 50,000 acres. DU dollars spend a little over $1 million on the projects and partners helped with $206,000.
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Whoopers visit DU property in Nebraska
A pair of adult whooping cranes and a young bird recently visited Ducks Unlimited's Hinz property in Nebraska's Rainwater Basin. DU property manager David Hoferer snapped a picture of the three on the 160 acre property in Kearney County, about four miles southwest of Minden.
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DU expands efforts in Wyoming
In an exciting new chapter for wetlands conservation in the state, Ducks Unlimited has formed new partnerships with several new conservation partners to enhance and conserve wetland habitat along the North Platte River. As part of its Platte River Initiative, DU initiated a multi-year, million dollar effort to restore degraded wetlands, enhance river bottom habitats and protect high-priority lands in a region that has lately seen a decline in waterfowl use and waterfowl hunting.
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Duck numbers at Goebel good, despite dry year
We wrapped up the banding season last week and had a pretty good year considering the very dry wetland conditions on DU's Goebel Ranch in South Dakota. Over the past five years we’ve averaged about 2,500 total ducks banded. This year we managed to band a little over 1,500, down 40 percent from the five-year average. The percent composition of bluewings this year compared to the five-year average at Goebel was a bit higher, (76 percent of total compared to 63 percent of total), however, percent composition of mallards was down appreciably from 20 percent over the 5-year average, to 8 percent this year.
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Habitat Conditions in North-Central U. S. – June 3, 2008
Spring precipitation in the form of snow and rain improved habitat conditions for waterfowl production in many areas of the Northern Great Plains.
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DU receives gifts of land; creates Coteau Ranch
Seeing is believing, and nothing compares with experiencing the Prairie Pothole Region firsthand. Whistling wings and courtship calls; sapphire wetlands nestled in a sea of endless grass. Now, thanks to the generosity of three donors, DU supporters and the public can revel in the sights and sounds of the prairie on Ducks Unlimited’s newest property.
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Ducks Unlimited conservation heats up with “global warming” interest
“Global warming” is catching the attention of the public in a big way. Business people are striving to make their corporations “carbon neutral” as a way to appeal to customers
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IRA gifts – a tax-friendly way to help the ducks
Provisions in the Pension Protection Act of 2006 have provided a tax-friendly way of making major gifts to Ducks Unlimited. You have until December 31, 2007 to gift an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) to charities without paying income tax and capital gains on the funds.
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DU's Gustin to work in Colorado, Nebraska and Wyoming
FORT COLLINS, Col.- Ducks Unlimited (DU) is continuing its conservation work Colorado, Nebraska and Wyoming with the hiring of Seth Gustin. Gustin will be located in Fort Collins and will add to DU’s engineering capacity, providing construction management, surveying and construction plan preparation.
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Northwestern Great Plains
An overview of Ducks Unlimited's habitat conservation work in the Northwestern Great Plains priority area.
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Northern and Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau
An overview of Ducks Unlimited's habitat conservation work in the Northern and Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau priority area.
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Southern Great Plains
An overview of Ducks Unlimited's habitat conservation work in the Southern Great Plains priority area.
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Big Horn River Chapter
Chairman Chris Logan recognizes that the chapter's success continues to thrive on their ability to receive 100% organizational underwriting from businesses in the community. Establishing a spreadsheet of local businesses, each committee member had a list of businesses to contact.
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Where Wyoming's Ducks Come From
The Prairie Pothole Region is critical to Wyoming waterfowl hunters. The vast majority of our annual duck harvest migrates to us from the Prairie Pothole Region, also referred to as “the duck factory”.
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Fremont County
This page lists data about the Freemont County Project.
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Crook County
This page lists data about the Crook County project.
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Winchester Ranch
Conservation groups, working together, are making great strides in improving waterfowl habitat in Wyoming. Ducks Unlimited, working with Partners for Wildlife (PFW), contributed to the restoration of eight basins, totaling 21 acres, on The Nature Conservancy’s Winchester Ranch in Fremont County. Through this project, over 110 acres of adjacent upland grass will now being managed for waterfowl production.
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Goshen County
This page lists data about the Goshen County project.
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Alkalai Lake
Ducks Unlimited (DU) is working to the restoration of wetlands and grasslands in Wyoming by partnering with the state’s Partners for Wildlife (PFW) program.
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Wyoming Conservation Projects
Ducks Unlimited habitat conservation projects in Wyoming. These projects benefit waterfowl, other wildlife and people. View sample projects, project map and more.
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