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Adam Putnam retweeted
Thank you to @RepDavidKustoff for standing up for duck hunters and rallying your colleagues to do the same. We appreciate all of our friends in Congress who joined this effort to protect the Duck Factory. Your support will ensure the continued protection of habitat that sustains more than half of our nation’s waterfowl population, and every duck hunter in America should be grateful.
Last week, I led a letter with my colleagues to @Interior and @SecretaryBurgum supporting continued protection of wetlands in the Prairie Pothole Region.
Known as North America's "Duck Factory," this region produces more than half our continent's migratory waterfowl.
Protecting these wetlands supports wildlife, our hunting heritage, sportsmen and women, and rural economies across the country.
Make your voices heard!
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is reviewing a rule that helps ensure voluntary National Wildlife Refuge System wetland easements in the Prairie Pothole Region are not drained or degraded. For more than 60 years, administrations of both parties have upheld these voluntary easement agreements, protecting habitat that Americans have already paid to conserve.
The Prairie Pothole Region is the "Duck Factory" of North America, producing more than half of the continent's migratory waterfowl and sustaining the hunting traditions we all cherish. For generations, duck hunters, anglers, and conservationists have invested billions of dollars through Duck Stamps, hunting licenses, and other conservation programs to protect these vital wetlands.
The current rule is working. It protects critical waterfowl habitat, provides certainty for landowners through science-based setback plans, and preserves the integrity of conservation easements that have delivered enormous benefits for wildlife and hunters alike.
Weakening these protections could open the door to the drainage of federally protected wetlands at a time when waterfowl populations are already under pressure and hunting opportunities face increasing challenges.
The stakes are simple: No wetlands. No waterfowl. No hunting heritage.
Please join Ducks Unlimited in urging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to maintain this proven rule and uphold more than six decades of conservation success. Click the link below to submit your personalized comment to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
dul.ink/PPR-FR
What a great tradition that was, and the Fair is…
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
Adam Putnam retweeted
The world's leader in wetlands conservation X @espn = Duck Yeah 🦆
Big thanks to the @Buccaneers for an incredible spotlight on our mission this weekend! espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/4329…
Adam Putnam retweeted
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.
Adam Putnam retweeted
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. #DuckPolicy
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Adam Putnam retweeted
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
Adam Putnam retweeted
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!
Adam Putnam retweeted
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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Adam Putnam retweeted
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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Adam Putnam retweeted
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…
Adam Putnam retweeted
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
Adam Putnam retweeted
#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…
Adam Putnam retweeted
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. #DuckPolicy
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Always.
Farmers, Ranchers and Ducks are partners all the way. @DucksUnlimited
Adam Putnam retweeted
Great hunt today. Catch Jaxson on the season 1 finale of @LikeaFarmer_
Who do you think did more damage today? @JaxsonDart or @walkerj29?
Some new partnerships on the way 👀 and as always grateful to be reppin @Realtree from our guy @TylerJordan
Adam Putnam retweeted
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
Great TeamDU effort to make and keep DU’s culture strong, empowered, focused and successful!
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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