Ducks Unlimited is the world's leader in wetlands and waterfowl conservation.
DU got its start in 1937 during the Dust Bowl when North America’s drought-plagued waterfowl populations had plunged to unprecedented lows. Determined not to sit idly by as the continent’s waterfowl dwindled beyond recovery, a small group of sportsmen joined together to form an organization that became known as Ducks Unlimited. Its mission: habitat conservation.
Thanks to decades of abiding by that single mission, Ducks Unlimited is now the world’s largest and most effective private waterfowl and wetlands conservation organization. DU is able to multilaterally deliver its work through a series of partnerships with private individuals, landowners, agencies, scientific communities and other entities.
AFWA Legislative Director to Lead Ducks Unlimited Governmental Affairs OfficeDucks Unlimited announced today that Gary Taylor, current legislative director for the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA), will be joining the organization as DU’s new director of governmental affairs in Washington, D.C., beginning in June. “We are excited that Gary will join Ducks Unlimited to assist us in accomplishing our conservation mission,” said [...]
Ducks Unlimited has voiced approval for the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works subcommittee on Water and Wildlife meeting held April 24, 2012. DU submitted written testimony to the hearing related to several conservation measures up for review, including reauthorization of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA). The historically successful program is [...]
Ducks Unlimited Applauds 2012 Farm Bill Committee PassageDucks Unlimited announced its support and appreciation to the Senate Agricultural Committee today as it passed the 2012 Farm Bill out of committee. The bill now heads to the Senate floor for a full vote, although the timing is unclear. The bipartisan Farm Bill maintains a strong conservation title, including the Conservation Reserve Program, a conservation easement program [...]
