The Ducks Unlimited: Waterfowl

“I know all the fowls of the air: and with me is the beauty of the field.” (Bible). You should join DU because waterfowl are a key contributor to the environment to keep fish levels at a good level. Ducks Unlimited, an organization that conserves wetlands to help waterfowl thrive, this helps the waterfowl live and stay out of endangerment, and waterfowl are beautiful creatures and their ecosystem provides for the environment and that contributes to the ecosystem. Ducks Unlimited began in nineteen thirty seven. Their main goal is to preserve and increase the levels of wetlands and waterfowl. This group has roughly six hundred thousand members, me being one of them! I attend 1 event per year through this group and have donated for the
“At the peak, three to five million pigeons roamed the eastern North America, unchecked hunting caused enormous declines in the pigeon population, and conservationists were calling for protective measures. One of the last wild passenger pigeons was seen in nineteen hundred in Pike County. The last bird, named Martha, died in nineteen thirteen at the Cincinnati Zoo. A species that once numbered in the billions was extinct.” (McCormac, 9). This shows just how unprotected animals can thrive at one moment and suffer greatly at the next. That is DU’s worst fear. Ducks Unlimited conserves by restoring grasslands and watersheds, replanting forests, working with landowners and partners, acquiring land, conservation easements, management agreements, and geographic information systems. DU is committed to what their objective is. Also they have chapters to work on these projects through the “Since nineteen thirty seven, Ducks Unlimited has conserved and restored more than thirteen million acres of the most critical habitat for waterfowl and other wildlife. Wetlands are among the most productive ecosystems on the planet. They are invaluable not only to waterfowl and scores of other wildlife species, but also to the very quality of life on earth.” (Wetlands and Grasslands Habitat, 1). This provides information about how long they have been committed to doing what their doing. “Ducks Unlimited's conservation
“Since nineteen thirty seven, Ducks Unlimited has conserved and restored more than thirteen million acres of the most critical habitat for waterfowl and other wildlife. Wetlands are among the most productive ecosystems on the planet. They are invaluable not only to waterfowl and scores of other wildlife species, but also to the very quality of life on earth.” (Wetlands and Grassland Habitat, 1). This is explaining how important these biomes are to planet earth. And like I had said before, without them the world wouldn’t be as nice as it is today. “A recent study estimated that one acre of wetland can store over one and a half million gallons of flood water.” (Wetlands and Grassland Habitat, 2). These biomes produce clean water that is used in our homes, that’s another way that they contribute. “Many wetlands help recharge underground aquifers that store ninety seven percent of the worlds unfrozen fresh water. Many Americans rely on groundwater for their drinking water, and recharge is important for ensuring a sustainable supply.” (Wetlands and Grassland Habitat, 2). Another way that this biome contributes to fresh water levels and to the water in our homes. Ducks Unlimited conserves by restoring grasslands and watersheds, replanting forests, working with landowners and partners, acquiring land, conservation easements, management agreements, and geographic information systems. These are a few ways that this