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North Dakota Duck Factory Fall 2009 Ducks Unlimited helps North Dakota Achieve a Major Habitat Milestone Nesting Re- Scott J. McLeod search DU Governmental Affairs Representative Great Plains Regional Office, Bismarck, ND Pg. 7 In December 2008, North Dakota reached a restore or enhance more than 1 million acres of habitat milestone through the North American grassland and wetland habitat. Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) that, to NAWCA was enacted in 1989, in part, to this point, is unequalled by any other state in the support activities of the North American U. S. Since 1990, conservation organizations Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP). have worked primarily with private landowners NAWCA helps fulfill the mission of NAWMP Who lives in across North Dakota and utilized funding from by promoting partnerships and leveraging non- the Duck NAWCA and non-federal sources to protect, federal funds to protect, restore, enhance and Factory? Continued on Page 2 Pg. 8 NAWCA $26,225,685 Ducks Unlimited $11,959,696 ND Game and Fish Department $11,738,361 ND Natural Resources Trust $3,549,343 The Nature Conservancy $1,638,155 Friends and Delta Waterfowl Foundation $763,000 Neighbor Day Audobon Society $50,200 Pg. 9 National Wildlife Federation $7,500 Pheasants Forever $5,000 National Wild Turkey Federation $4,000 Other National NGO/Foundation $792,000 US Fish and Wildlife Service $13,045,192 Other Federal Government $2,698,646 Youth Hunt- Landowner Contributions $2,056,008 ing Clinic State/Local Assocations $692,414 Pg. 12 Corporations $376,229 Other State/Local Gov't Entities $805,037 Indian Tribes $43,288 Permit 280 Permit Bismarck, ND Bismarck, PAID U.S. POSTAGE U.S. One Waterfowl Way • Memphis, Tennessee 38120 Tennessee Memphis, • Way Waterfowl One NON PROFIT ORG PROFIT NON National Headquarters, Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Inc. Unlimited, Ducks Headquarters, National ND NAWCA from Page 1 manage wetland and associated remarkable achievement and upland habitats for migratory has contributed nearly $12 birds and other wildlife. million towards the protection, Habitat conservation projects restoration and enhancement completed in North Dakota of these critically important with NAWCA funds not only wetland and grassland habitats. benefit nesting waterfowl but The PPR, which includes also provide essential habitat for eastern North Dakota, is one of other species like ring-necked the most significant landscapes pheasants, sharp-tailed grouse, for breeding waterfowl in North grassland nesting songbirds and America and is also one of DU’s shorebirds, waterbirds and deer. highest conservation priority Since 1990, 48 grants have areas. While the protection and DU Volunteers Get been approved across the state restoration of 1 million acres is Engaged of North Dakota. The vast a tremendous accomplishment majority of those grants were there is much more work to be At this May’s 70/70 banquet in directed at the Prairie Pothole done. Loss of wetlands, native Jamestown, two DU volunteers Region (PPR), located north grasslands and Conservation became engaged. Jeremy Thury and east of the Missouri River. Reserve Program (CRP) summoned all of his courage and More than $26 million in grasslands continue to provide asked, his now fiancé, Melissa 667-4524 • 1-800-814-9185 Martin in front of about 175 fellow th NAWCA grant funds have been conservation challenges in the 1417 39 Ave SE leveraged with more than $34.5 PPR of North Dakota, but DU DU supporters to be his wife. On the Strip • Mandan is committed to NAWCA and Randy & Patti Martin and Rick million non-federal and $15.5 & Nancy Thury, parents of the www.actionsportspolaris.com other conservation efforts that million federal funds. 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Of the and habitats, based on surveys prairies improved considerably from season structure and bag limits commonly surveyed species four of conducted in May and early June. 2008. for 2009-10. Individual states will the 10 showed a significant increase, Total duck populations were However, drought remained in make their specific selections within and six of 10 were significantly estimated at 42 million breeding some parts of the traditional survey a federal framework of season above their long-term averages. ducks on the surveyed area. This area, including western portions length, bag limit, and outside dates. The mallard population increased estimate represents a 13-percent of the Prairie Pothole Region. Hunters should check their state’s 10 percent above last year. An increase over last year’s estimate of Southern Alberta saw a decrease rules for final dates. estimated 8.5 million mallards were 37.3 million birds and is 25 percent in ponds of 19 percent. This area The 2009 report is filled with on traditionally surveyed areas above the 1955-2008 long-term contrasted sharply with record positive news for all duck species. this spring, compared to last year’s average. amounts of snow and rainfall in the Continued on Page 4 “The increase in duck numbers in Dakotas. The north-central U.S., relation to the increase in habitat which includes the Dakotas, saw a conditions is consistent with what 108 percent increase in total ponds. we would expect to see in U.S. and Above average snowfall this winter Canadian breeding grounds this and considerable precipitation spring,” said Ducks Unlimited’s in late spring recharged wetlands Executive Vice President Don across the Dakotas and eastern Young. “History has repeatedly Montana. shown that when water returns to The Canadian parklands received the breeding grounds ducks respond below-normal precipitation, but with a strong breeding effort.” waterfowl habitat in this area In addition to extensive grassland continued to benefit from above- cover, one of the most important normal precipitation received in elements in duck breeding success 2007. In the Boreal Forest, spring is the amount of water present in break-up was delayed as much as portions of prairie and parkland three weeks and most large lakes Canada and north-central United across the region remained frozen States. Total pond counts for in early June. Overall habitat the United States and Canada conditions in this important region combined showed 6.4 million were considered good. ponds, a 45-percent increase from The FWS spring surveys provide last year’s estimate, and 31 percent the scientific basis for many above the long-term average. management programs across the Dealer of Choice. 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