DU works throughout North American

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Breeding Grounds
DU works throughout North American and has
conserved more than 11 million acres of habitat.
Wintering Areas
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What about Iowa?
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MN Shallow Game Lakes
Lesser Scaup Breeding Population Index1955-2002
USFWS data
Year
Source U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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Iowa and Bluebills
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Agriculture Production Enemy 1 Excess
WaterConsider Tile Drainage as Part of the
SolutionBy Zachary Fore, Extension, Cropping
Systems Specialist
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Living Lakes
Ducks Unlimiteds Conservation Initiative for
Minnesota Iowa
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April 2nd Ducks, Wetlands Clean Water Rally
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- A major DU policy priority is federal funding
for WRP - WRP has put 126,090 acres of restored
wetlands in Iowa!
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Fish Barriers
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Basins that winterkill
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Fish Screens
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Ventura Marsh After Fish Removal
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Land Protection Opportunities
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Issues that could bite us

• Loss of conservation funding in Farm Bill
• Government dis-interest in conservation
  easements
• and wetland regulatory programs
• Lack of state conservation funding
• Lack of private gifts for large scale
  conservation projects