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Ducks Unlimited Delivering Continental Conservation Our Vision A world of wetlands sufficient to fill the skies with waterfowl today, tomorrow and forever.
Carolina Connection Sponsor initiative to raise  $2.5 million  by the end of 2010 to support our conservation efforts, in South Carolina  and  on the breeding grounds where our waterfowl originate.  All DU sponsors – from Bronze to Wetlands Guardian levels – that commit to Carolina Connection will help us reach our goal.
South Carolina Conservation Program ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Current Projects Lowcountry Initiative Santee Coastal Reserve Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center (5) ACE Basin NWR (3) Santee NWR (4) Botany Bay WMA Mottled Duck Research Project
Lowcountry Initiative  Conservation Easements ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
 
Santee NWR Bluff Unit Cuddo Unit Timber Island Fields Unit
ACE Basin NWR
Mottled Duck Research Project
 
Louisiana’s Vanishing  Coastal Wetlands: Trouble in Sportsman’s Paradise
Gulf Coast Oil Spill
Lesser Scaup Concentrations Redheads
www.ducks.org/oilspill
Goal of  15 million  wintering waterfowl ( 22% ). Has lost  35%  of coastal marsh (1.5 million acres) with annual loss of  16,000-25,000  acres. Loss of interior freshwater and intermediate coastal marsh to sea level and altered hydrology. Conserve  250,000  acres of foraging habitat on coastal prairie,  slow or reverse coastal marsh loss ; restore processes that sustain wetlands.  To date, DU has delivered  86,914  acres of enhanced, restored and  protected habitat in the coastal zone of Louisiana. Gulf Coast Wetlands
Migration Chronology for LA Coastal Region
1,500,000   acres are already lost Louisiana’s Coastline, Year 2050 Elevated / Developed Wetlands Land Creation Area Forest Marsh Area of Predicted Loss LAKE CHARLES LAFAYETTE BATON ROUGE HOUMA NEW ORLEANS LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN BRETON SOUND GRAND ISLE MORGAN CITY 59 10 10 12 ATCHAFALAYA BAY
By 2050 despite restoration efforts 1,100 additional square miles of Louisiana’s wetlands, an area the size of Rhode Island, will become open water. 1950-2000 2000-2050
Fundamental Causes of Coastal Wetland Loss in Louisiana ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Beach Erosion 1995 1968 1978 1988 2002
04.29.2008 True Color Satellite Image
What is DU doing in  Coastal Louisiana? Direct Delivery Public Policy Science
$15 million commitment ($14.1 million / 95%) A small step in the  right direction
 
Installation of  Duck-Wing Terraces
Black Lake Terrace Field Design Over 27 miles of terraces!
Black Lake Area – 1953
Black Lake Terrace Field
Policy is Critical ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Many competing interests with a stake in Coastal Louisiana ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],~1.5 million acres of essential waterfowl habitat is at risk!
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DU offers a portfolio of investments in the waterfowl resource, these are our conservation programs. These programmatic investments pay dividends to the waterfowl resource. Gifts to DU are investments in the future of waterfowl.
Embracing the fierce urgency of now in order to leave a legacy
Life Sponsor   $10,000 - $19,999 Diamond Life Sponsor   $20,000 - $29,999 Sponsor in Perpetuity   $30,000 - $39,999 Diamond Sponsor in Perpetuity  $40,000 - $49,999 Heritage Sponsor   $50,000 - $74,999 Diamond Heritage Sponsor   $75,000 - $99,999 Benefactor Roll of Honor   $100,000 - $249,999 Legacy Sponsor   $250,000 - $499,999 Gold Legacy Sponsor   $500,000 - $749,999 Platinum Legacy Sponsor   $750,000 - $999,999 Diamond Legacy Sponsor   $1,000,000 - $4,999,999 Conservation Pioneer   $5,000,000 - $9,999,999 Waterfowl Patron   $10,000,000 - $19,999,999 Wetlands Guardian   $20,000,000+ Major Sponsor Commitment

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Louisiana vanishing coastal wetlands 8 31-10

  • 1. Ducks Unlimited Delivering Continental Conservation Our Vision A world of wetlands sufficient to fill the skies with waterfowl today, tomorrow and forever.
  • 2. Carolina Connection Sponsor initiative to raise $2.5 million by the end of 2010 to support our conservation efforts, in South Carolina and on the breeding grounds where our waterfowl originate. All DU sponsors – from Bronze to Wetlands Guardian levels – that commit to Carolina Connection will help us reach our goal.
  • 3.
  • 4. Current Projects Lowcountry Initiative Santee Coastal Reserve Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center (5) ACE Basin NWR (3) Santee NWR (4) Botany Bay WMA Mottled Duck Research Project
  • 5.
  • 6.  
  • 7. Santee NWR Bluff Unit Cuddo Unit Timber Island Fields Unit
  • 10.  
  • 11. Louisiana’s Vanishing Coastal Wetlands: Trouble in Sportsman’s Paradise
  • 12. Gulf Coast Oil Spill
  • 15. Goal of 15 million wintering waterfowl ( 22% ). Has lost 35% of coastal marsh (1.5 million acres) with annual loss of 16,000-25,000 acres. Loss of interior freshwater and intermediate coastal marsh to sea level and altered hydrology. Conserve 250,000 acres of foraging habitat on coastal prairie, slow or reverse coastal marsh loss ; restore processes that sustain wetlands. To date, DU has delivered 86,914 acres of enhanced, restored and protected habitat in the coastal zone of Louisiana. Gulf Coast Wetlands
  • 16. Migration Chronology for LA Coastal Region
  • 17. 1,500,000 acres are already lost Louisiana’s Coastline, Year 2050 Elevated / Developed Wetlands Land Creation Area Forest Marsh Area of Predicted Loss LAKE CHARLES LAFAYETTE BATON ROUGE HOUMA NEW ORLEANS LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN BRETON SOUND GRAND ISLE MORGAN CITY 59 10 10 12 ATCHAFALAYA BAY
  • 18. By 2050 despite restoration efforts 1,100 additional square miles of Louisiana’s wetlands, an area the size of Rhode Island, will become open water. 1950-2000 2000-2050
  • 19.
  • 20. Beach Erosion 1995 1968 1978 1988 2002
  • 21. 04.29.2008 True Color Satellite Image
  • 22. What is DU doing in Coastal Louisiana? Direct Delivery Public Policy Science
  • 23. $15 million commitment ($14.1 million / 95%) A small step in the right direction
  • 24.  
  • 25. Installation of Duck-Wing Terraces
  • 26. Black Lake Terrace Field Design Over 27 miles of terraces!
  • 27. Black Lake Area – 1953
  • 29.
  • 30.
  • 31.
  • 32. DU offers a portfolio of investments in the waterfowl resource, these are our conservation programs. These programmatic investments pay dividends to the waterfowl resource. Gifts to DU are investments in the future of waterfowl.
  • 33. Embracing the fierce urgency of now in order to leave a legacy
  • 34. Life Sponsor $10,000 - $19,999 Diamond Life Sponsor $20,000 - $29,999 Sponsor in Perpetuity $30,000 - $39,999 Diamond Sponsor in Perpetuity $40,000 - $49,999 Heritage Sponsor $50,000 - $74,999 Diamond Heritage Sponsor $75,000 - $99,999 Benefactor Roll of Honor $100,000 - $249,999 Legacy Sponsor $250,000 - $499,999 Gold Legacy Sponsor $500,000 - $749,999 Platinum Legacy Sponsor $750,000 - $999,999 Diamond Legacy Sponsor $1,000,000 - $4,999,999 Conservation Pioneer $5,000,000 - $9,999,999 Waterfowl Patron $10,000,000 - $19,999,999 Wetlands Guardian $20,000,000+ Major Sponsor Commitment