1. Ducks Unlimited

2. Officers President Vice President Treasurer Secretary Liaison
Banquet Chair
Conservation Chair
Advisor

3. Ducks Unlimited
Ducks Unlimited conserves, restores, and manages wetlands and associated habitats for North America's waterfowl. These habitats also benefit other wildlife and people.

4. Ducks Unlimited 1937- Populations crash
Influence policy, easements, habitat management
United States, Canada, Mexico
Total acres conserved- 13,645,571

6. 2016 Population Survey
Since 1990, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has conducted aerial transect surveys using airplanes in spring.
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7. Wisconsin Outlook
Ducks and geese raised in the Great Lakes states make an important contribution to waterfowl populations locally and throughout the eastern Mississippi Flyway.
Wisconsin, duck populations were largely unchanged from the previous year's estimates and their respective long-term averages (441,681 total breeding ducks).
“ Abnormally dry conditions persisted throughout much of the brood-rearing period across a substantial portion of the Great Lakes region, These conditions likely hampered brood survival and renesting efforts to some degree.”
Good year for most Mississippi Flyway goose populations

8. Sept. 17- Flyways Waterfowl Museum
Baraboo, WI
Migratory bird science
Waterfowl identification
Calls, decoys, etc

9. Sept. 24- Wetland assessment with SWAMP
Rudolph, WI
Degraded farm site
Soil, water, and vegetation surveys
Waterfowl count

10. Sept. 24 and 25- Bag checks at Mead
33,000 acres
Little Eau Pleine River
260 bird species
Goals- Resource mgmt., recreation mgmt., environmental education
8am-2pm and 2pm-8pm

11. March- DU Banquet March 30th tentatively
Need volunteers to help run the event
Separate banquet committee meetings
LOTS OF FUN AND PRIZES!!!

12. Scholarships- October 15th
Wisconsin Waterfowl Association
Carol and Allen Kube/ Wisconsin Wildlife Federation

13. Membership 25$ for a full year (includes a t-shirt)
15$ for a semester (extra 5$ for a shirt)
Free events for members