Ducks Unlimited West

10/30/2023

Thanks to the efforts of Tulelake Irrigation District, there was no deadly botulism outbreak this summer on Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge in northeastern California.

10/16/2023

Capturing skittish geese in this remote region is an adventure that requires the use of airboats and a helicopter. The banding team braves soggy conditions, challenging weather, fluctuating tides, biting mosquitos and the occasional bear in the name of waterfowl science.

The Ducks Unlimited team faces challenging conditions in Alaska to band and collar duskys, a Canada goose subspecies whose population is only around 15,000 birds.

10/12/2023

Check out our latest newsletter that details some of what DU has got going out West.

News from around the Pacific Flyway Fall 2023 Ducks Unlimited project will improve water availability at Sutter National Wildlife Refuge The $16 million lift station is the first step in ensuring Sutt

10/09/2023

Pretty cool!

The $16 million lift station is the first step in ensuring Sutter National Wildlife Refuge has reliable flooded habitat for waterfowl.

10/09/2023

09/29/2023

duckDNA project launching to study duck hybridization across North America

09/28/2023

"Thank you to USA Rice for such a strong partnership, and we appreciate Sens. Boozman and Padilla and Reps. Crawford and Thompson for recognizing the positive impacts."

The U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives introduced resolutions recognizing the 10th anniversary of the USA Rice-Ducks Unlimited Rice Stewardship Partnership. This program offers aid to rice producers to help them address water quantity, water quality and wildlife habitat on their land.

09/25/2023

Utah and the Great Salt Lake have a long waterfowl hunting tradition. Ducks Unlimited is committed to preserving the lake and its wetlands

09/21/2023

Tanglefree Waterfowl Products is donating 10% of its sales to conservation organizations this week. Please choose Ducks Unlimited from the drop-down menu when you check out. Here's the Western Region's Jeff McCreary talking about the work DU is doing to save the Great Salt Lake.

Did you know that Ducks Unlimited completed 54 conservation projects in 2023 that improved or restored 14,584 acres of habitat across the Pacific Flyway?

There are more than 460 active conservation projects in DU’s Western Region. DU is also leading several scientific studies to better understand how and where to best to use our supporters’ dollars to invest in on-the-ground conservation that makes a real difference for the Pacific Flyway’s waterfowl. Click here for more information about DU’s on-the-ground science work out West:

https://www.ducks.org/newsroom/ducks-unlimiteds-scientific-studies-will-help-conserve-pacific-flyway-waterfowl-habitats

09/18/2023

Ducks Unlimited is working with land managers in Northeastern California to make the most of increasingly unreliable water supplies

09/18/2023

USK, Wash. – Standing on the banks of a slough off the Pend Oreille River, TC Peterson cradled a mallard like a football.