The State Fair opened today. Here's a photo from when then Fla AG and now U.S. Attorney General @PamBondi went down the giant slide with CFO @JimmyPatronis & former Ag Commissioner @adamputnam
DU News: Longtime corporate partner @CoxEnterprises is establishing a fund to support conservation in honor of Jim Kennedy, chairman emeritus of Cox and chairman of the James M. Cox Foundation. The $100 million gift from the newly established fund will go directly towards Ducks Unlimited’s land trust, Wetlands America Trust, to help conserve North America’s prairie region. Read more: bit.ly/3VpVnT2
ALT Jim Kennedy, left, and Adam Putnam at the announcement Wednesday.
Today @Interior announced the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission has approved $84.3 million in new North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) grants.
Great news for one of our most effective conservation programs. #DuckPolicydoi.gov/pressreleases/interi…
Thank you to the bipartisan members of Congress who joined us at this year's Capitol Hill Dinner in Washington, DC!
We're grateful for the support for wetlands conservation from our friends in Congress & the Administration. #DuckPolicy
Every day is #EarthDay for Ducks Unlimited!
DU conserves, restores, and manages wetlands and associated habitats for North America's waterfowl. These healthy wetlands also provide our communities with clean water, protection from storm damage, healthy soil, and places to enjoy the outdoors. DU encourages you to get outdoors and experience the natural wonders around us. Thank you for supporting wetlands conservation!
Today, the @USDOT awarded $16.2 million to restore wetlands & support recreation near downtown Memphis at Ducks Unlimited Park at @BigRiverX!
Learn how the 1,500-acre park in West Memphis, AR, will help strengthen the Mississippi River floodplain.
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DU News: A historic international fundraising campaign to protect and restore wetland habitats across North America has reached the $2 billion mark. The campaign, aims to raise $3 billion by 2026 to provide cleaner water for communities and wildlife.
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Iowa Secretary of Agriculture @MikeNaigIA presented Ducks Unlimited with the state’s Ag Leaders Award for its contributions to Iowa Agriculture. Learn more: ducks.org/newsroom/press-rel…
A Special Message from Rock Star Huey Lewis:
DU has launched "Conservation for a Continent," a $3 billion capital campaign aimed at conserving, restoring, and managing wetlands and their associated habitats to support North America's waterfowl population. These efforts also provide benefits to other wildlife species and our communities.
Visit ducks.org/campaign to learn how you can make a difference.
@DUConserve | @HueyLewisNews
#WomenInScienceDay: We celebrate the many women who are leading Ducks Unlimited's science-based approach to conservation. From our biologists and conservation planners to our scientists and engineers, these women are critical to our success. ducks.org/conservation/natio…
This week, more than 80 Ducks Unlimited volunteers, staff & senior leaders converged on our nation's capital to meet with dozens of legislators & advocate for bipartisan legislation to protect & restore wetlands & other waterfowl habitats. #DuckPolicyducks.org/newsroom/bipartisa…
Who do you think did more damage today? @JaxsonDart or @walkerj29?
Some new partnerships on the way đź‘€ and as always grateful to be reppin @Realtree from our guy @TylerJordan
Feather and Flask Event: From bottles of Pappy Van Winkle accompanied by Josh Raggio's one-of-a-kind handcrafted duck calls to @garthbrooks tickets to hunting trips and much more, you do not want to miss out on this extraordinary auction! Bid now! ducks.org/pappy
Ducks Unlimited has been named a 2023 Winner for the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in the Nation, according to The National Association for Business Resources (NABR).
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Ducks Unlimited welcomed our friends from Congress & the administration at the @smithsonian@NMNH for a special Evening of Conservation & a showing of @IMAX’s Wings Over Water. The film raises awareness of an area whose preservation & restoration is critical to waterfowl habitat & DU’s conservation work! It was a wonderful night in our nation’s capital for the ducks! #DuckPolicy
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