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Wood duck becomes official waterfowl species of Michigan

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Michigan state lawmakers voted on March 25 to make the wood duck the first official duck of Michigan. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the legislation (HB 4044) the next day, making the designation official. 
“Michigan’s recognition of the wood duck celebrates more than a beautiful bird; it honors a conservation comeback made possible by protecting wetlands, restoring habitat and standing up for the future of waterfowl,” said lead bill author, Representative Alabas Farhat (D-Dearborn).

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Minnesota Ducks Unlimited honors state partners at convention

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Ducks Unlimited recently recognized Jeff Tillma with its 2026 Minnesota Conservation Partner of the Year award and Brittany Nosbush with the 2026 Beyond The Call award. Tillma is the Minnesota DNR Fish & Wildlife Division’s land acquisition coordinator based in Grand Rapids, and Nosbush is DNR’s senior realty specialist based in New Ulm.

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Moore Slough restored near Iowa/Minnesota border

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The Moore Slough Waterfowl Production Area, located north of Spirit Lake, Iowa, and south of Jackson, just across the Iowa state line in southern Minnesota, served as an agricultural field for nearly a century until Ducks Unlimited, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Pheasants Forever partnered to restore the property to a wetland and native prairie.

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Ducks Unlimited Expo returns to Memphis August 1-3

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Ducks Unlimited (DU) is proud to announce the return of the Ducks Unlimited Expo (DUX) presented by Purina Pro Plan, taking place August 1-3, 2025, at the newly renovated Renasant Convention Center in Memphis, Tennessee. 
This premier outdoor consumer event will bring together more than 250 of the top brands in the industry, offering an immersive and interactive experience for outdoor enthusiasts, conservation supporters, and families alike.

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Indian Lake dedication in Minnesota celebrates a decade of public-lands conservation

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Winthrop, Minn. — More than 100 residents, conservationists, and project partners attended a dedication June 21 at Indian Lake Wildlife Management Area to commemorate more than a decade of wetland and grassland restoration.

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Drained a century ago, central Minnesota’s Butler Lake restored to benefit waterfowl

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During the past decade, Ducks Unlimited has partnered with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Meeker County officials in central Minnesota to restore 66-acre Butler Lake. The lake, which once spanned 200 acres, was drained over a century ago through a concrete subsurface tile.
“After the lake was drained, the lakebed was carved up and the land was distributed accordingly to each bordering landowner,” said USFWS Project Leader Scott Glup. “When the old tile started to fail, Meeker County partnered with DU and the USFWS to design and build a new water-control structure on the lake outlet to restore water levels.”

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Wildlife biologist Bruce Freske is Ducks Unlimited-Minnesota’s top conservation partner for 2025

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Ducks Unlimited-Minnesota has named Bruce Freske its 2025 Minnesota Conservation Partner of the Year. Freske has been a wildlife biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for 37 years, spending the past 15 years as a project leader in the Morris Wetland Management District.

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Ducks Unlimited, partners surpass important wetlands conservation milestone

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For the first time in its 87-year history, Ducks Unlimited has delivered 1 million acres of conservation across North America in a single year thanks to more than a million supporters and partners, including private landowners, hunters, corporations, major donors, and state and federal agencies.
This achievement happened in fiscal year 2024 and reflects a national surge in public and private interest in restoring and protecting wetland habitats.

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Ducks Unlimited offers its duck-hunting season in review

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The 2023-24 duck-hunting season proved to be one of the most challenging in memory for many hunters across the nation.
Despite improved breeding conditions in 2022, results from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2023 breeding population survey revealed another year of population declines in the traditional survey area, as total ducks were down 7% and mallards down 18% to their lowest level in nearly 30 years.

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