Ducks Unlimited has been recognized with the title of 2023 Conservation Wrangler from Texan by Nature (TxN) for its pivotal role in protecting and preserving the Chenier Plain in Texas.
Deep in Jefferson County, Texas, something exciting is happening. The J.D. Murphree Wildlife Management Area (WMA), a sprawling 24,250-acre tapestry of fresh, intermediate, and brackish marshes near Port Arthur, is getting the restoration it desperately needs.
This investment will protect and enhance more than 3,300 acres of vital habitat in the Gulf Coast Joint Venture (GCJV) region, benefiting waterfowl, shorebirds and other wildlife while providing public access and strengthening natural storm defenses.
Southwire’s investment directly supports DU’s ongoing efforts to restore and protect vital wetland ecosystems that are essential to wildlife habitat, water quality, and storm protection for coastal communities.
Ducks Unlimited has been recognized with the title of 2023 Conservation Wrangler from Texan by Nature (TxN) for its pivotal role in protecting and preserving the Chenier Plain in Texas.
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Partnership award recognizes Rice Stewardship efforts.
DU awarded $1.5 million NAWCA grant for wetlands restoration in coastal Texas
$250,000 gift supports Ducks Unlimited’s Gulf Coast Initiative
$6.6 million to Ducks Unlimited for two USFWS refuge projects
Siphons will carry freshwater across the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
Brad Hempkins
Allen, TX
Hoyt Utay
Allen, TX
Randall Cole
Seminole, OK
The Prairie Pothole Region is critical to Texas waterfowl hunters.
The vast majority of Texas' annual duck harvest migrates to us from the Prairie Pothole Region, also referred to as "the duck factory."
The Prairie Pothole Region is DU's #1 conservation focus area. In addition Texas benefits from DU's Gulf Coast, Great Southern Plains and West Gulf Coastal Plain conservation work as the organization continues to conserve critical waterfowl habitat in the Lone Star State.
There is no waterfowl conservation organization that represents the needs of Texas waterfowl hunters like Ducks Unlimited.
Our vital conservation work provides support to our migration both on the breeding grounds and here at home.
With your help, we will preserve our waterfowl hunting heritage through habitat conservation of these areas vital to the Texas migration and harvest.
Click here for more information on DU's conservation priority areas.
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