Federal funding will leverage nearly $28 million in partner contributions to conserve, restore and enhance critical waterfowl habitat in Louisiana, North Carolina and Texas. Published on 10/12/2026 • ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – October 15, 2026 – Ducks Unlimited (DU) and conservation partners in the Pacific Northwest applaud the introduction of the bipartisan Northwest Wetlands Voluntary Incentives Program ...

When you get right down to it, there are three main tasks that we ask bird-hunting dogs to do—retrieving, flushing, and pointing. Some dogs are specialists, excelling at one of these skills. Others ...

NAWCA is a federal program that awards competitive grants for wetlands conservation projects. It has conserved more than 30 million acres of habitat, benefiting the ducks and geese you see in the ...

1st First Place: The winner of the 2026 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest is Robert Hautman of Delano, Minnesota, with an acrylic painting of a long-tailed duck pair ...

It’s hot, it’s dry, and it’s calm. That doesn’t seem to matter to Texas bluewings. Waterfowlers along the coastal corridor from Chambers to Colorado Counties enjoyed what many considered to be the ...

Each Federal Duck Stamp pairs one of America's most effective conservation programs with the work of a wildlife artist. The annual art competition has built a visual record of waterfowl, wetlands, ...

MEMPHIS, TENN. – Oct. 9, 2026 – The Ecological Project Permitting Act of 2026, introduced by Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), would help accelerate ecological restoration ...