Mission Statement "Ducks unlimited conserves, restores, and manages wetlands and associated habitats for North America's waterfowl. These habitats also benefit other wildlife and people."
Vision "The vision of Ducks Unlimited is wetlands sufficient to fill the skies with waterfowl today, tomorrow and forever."
Becoming a member of this organization can be done with a $35.00 donation. Money donated to this area goes to conservation of waterfowl. Some accomplishments that Ducks Unlimited have done thus far:
- Influenced over 100 million acres of land.
- Conserved 13 million acres of waterfowl habitat
- Banding of waterfowl for population assessments
- As well as education of public
In California alone, there has been 1300 projects performed by Ducks Unlimited and this has conserved more than 700,000 acres of waterfowl habitat. California is important to conserve, according to Ducks Unlimited, because there is no where else in the world where so many waterfowl (coming from the Pacific Flyway) must survive on such limited amount of land. Approximately 95% of all wetlands have been depleted, and millions of waterfowl still pass through this region every year.
The top areas of conservation concern to Ducks Unlimited are:
- Prairie Pothole Region
- Western Boreal Forest- Canada
- Mississippi Alluvial Valley
- Central Valley/ Coastal California
- Gulf Coastal Prairie
They want to make a note that they try to conserve in every state, but they make sure to take care of the important and prime habitat in areas such as the ones above. This is to ensure the most waterfowl are protected with feasibility taken into account.
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