Ducks Unlimited Pacific Flyway

06/12/2026

Check out DU's Western Region Director Jeff McCreary talking with Secretary Wade Crowfoot about the new Sutter NWR Lift Station.

06/12/2026

Celebrating a major milestone for California’s wetlands!

We were proud to join partners and leaders at the Sutter National Wildlife Refuge to celebrate the completion of a critical lift station project that will transform how water is delivered and managed across the refuge. This new infrastructure will provide a more reliable water supply helping ensure thousands of acres of wetlands can be flooded when they’re needed most to support migratory birds along the Pacific Flyway.

Projects like this highlight the power of collaboration. Through strong partnerships among Ducks Unlimited, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Reclamation, and the California Natural Resources Agency, we’re improving habitat, strengthening climate resilience, and supporting the long-term sustainability of these vital ecosystems.

A special thank you to Bureau of Reclamation Deputy Regional Director Ed Young, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Regional Director Paul Souza, Northern California Water Association President David Guy, and California Natural Resources Agency Secretary Wade Crowfoot for joining us to mark this achievement and for your leadership in advancing conservation across the region.

Read more here: https://www.ducks.org/newsroom/sutter-national-wildlife-refuge-celebrates-completion-of-lift-station-project-supporting-critical-wetland-management

06/05/2026

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06/05/2026

DU Member Photo Contest | Waterfowl Hunting Category Winner: "Everything Alaska" Alec Boyd-Devine - Juneau, Alaska

Based in Juneau, Alaska, Alec Boyd-Devine’s full-time job is documenting whales and dolphins throughout the Pacific. As someone who is passionate about hunting diving ducks and sea ducks, he lives in the right place. Thousands of migrating and wintering ducks visit nearby coastal habitats, which is exactly where he was able to capture this amazing image.

“We run two or three layout boats, with one guy in the tender to pick up downed ducks,” he explains. “I prefer to be the first guy in the tender boat to catch the best light. However, we live in a temperate rain forest, so there are very few days of actual sunshine. This day was an exception. You don’t want to get your camera out in the rain. Some days, I have to pull the camera out really quick and then tuck it back into a dry space.”

Boyd-Devine, who began to focus on photography during the past five years, was able to capture his hunting partners just as a flock of scoters decoyed into their layouts under a beautiful Alaska sky—a perfect memory of hunting sea ducks and diving ducks along Alaska’s coast.

He didn’t put much thought into the image until he was volunteering at his local Juneau Ducks Unlimited banquet. “My best friend is the committee chair for the local event, and I always help. While we were putting on the event, I showed it to a few people,” he says. “They were all pretty impressed and suggested I submit it to this contest.”

Equipment: Nikon Z8 with a 70–200 lens

2026 DU Member Photo Contest presented by Drake Waterfowl Systems and Wild Wings | Check out all the contest photos: https://www.ducks.org/dupc5

06/05/2026

Dr. Rex Schulz elected DU president, Bob Spoerl new chairman of the board, new board members elected

06/01/2026

In May, $25 million was added to the California budget for Central Valley Project Improvement Act and Klamath project work.

DU members and volunteers showed up in Sacramento, and it made a difference. Thank you!

06/01/2026

HISTORY HAS BEEN MADE!

When it launched in 2019, “Conservation For A Continent" set an ambitious $3 billion goal.

Now, it has set a record, and we are completely in awe of what this community has accomplished together!

Together, Ducks Unlimited volunteers and supporters have generated an unprecedented $4.06 BILLION for wetlands conservation! A first-of-its-kind achievement for landscape conservation!

Behind every dollar raised and every acre conserved is a person who showed up. None of this happens without YOU! Every banquet ticket, every donation, every hour volunteered, it all added up to something the conservation world has never seen before. From the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU!

Here's to the wetlands. Here's to the waterfowl. And here's to the greatest conservation community on the planet!

Read more at the link below!

https://dul.ink/3Q9bxjG

05/28/2026

Ducks Unlimited was honored as Assembly District 1’s Nonprofit of the Year by Assemblymember Heather Hadwick, recognizing decades of leadership in wetland conservation, wildlife habitat restoration, and support for California’s outdoor heritage.

State Chair Adam Parrish and Policy Volunteer Andrew Foraker represented DU alongside Assemblymember Hadwick and Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas.

Read more: https://www.sierradailynews.com/state/assemblywomen-heather-hardwick-recognizes-ducks-unlimited/

05/27/2026

A big thank you to U.S. Representatives Thompson, Friedman, and Garamendi for making Ducks Unlimited’s Congressional Dinner such a success! Your support for conservation truly makes a difference.

05/21/2026

Conservation efforts in Hawaii are making a real difference, supported in part by Ducks Unlimited Hawaii. From wetlands restoration to protecting native wildlife, these partnerships are helping conserve the islands for waterfowl and future generations.

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Hawaii produced a long list of famous names. A smaller group came back and built something here, and those choices reveal what the islands actually gained.