Ducks Unlimited Officers President Vice President Treasurer Secretary

Officers • • President Vice President Treasurer Secretary Liaison Banquet Chair Conservation Chair Advisor

Ducks Unlimited conserves, restores, and manages wetlands and associated habitats for North America's waterfowl.

Ducks Unlimited • • 1937 - Populations crash Influence policy, easements, habitat management United

2016 Population Survey • Since 1990, the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

Wisconsin Outlook • Ducks and geese raised in the Great Lakes states make an

Sept. 17 - Flyways Waterfowl Museum • • Baraboo, WI Migratory bird science Waterfowl

Sept. 24 - Wetland assessment with SWAMP • • Rudolph, WI Degraded farm site

Sept. 24 and 25 - Bag checks at Mead 33, 000 acres Little Eau

March- DU Banquet • March 30 th tentatively • Need volunteers to help run

Scholarships- October 15 th • Wisconsin Waterfowl Association • Carol and Allen Kube/ Wisconsin

Membership • 25$ for a full year (includes a t-shirt) • 15$ for a

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Ducks Unlimited

Officers • • President Vice President Treasurer Secretary Liaison Banquet Chair Conservation Chair Advisor

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

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

2016 Population Survey • Since 1990, the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has conducted aerial transect surveys using airplanes in spring. https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=v. T m 1 CA 228 o. E

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

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

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

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 • 8 am-2 pm and 2 pm-8 pm • •

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

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

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