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Statement by Ducks Unlimited Inc. regarding 



The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation presented 



to the Subcommittee on Environment and Natural Resources 



of the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries 



July 13, 1993 



It is my pleasure to come before you today to discuss the 

 partnership between the 500,000 members of Ducks Unlimited and 

 the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. I am Scott 

 Sutherland, DU's Director of Federal Relations. 



Ducks Unlimited has been working on wildlife habitat 

 conservation for over fifty-five years. In the initial years 

 DU's habitat work was conducted chiefly as an individual effort 

 and concentrated on the bird breeding ground areas of the 

 Canadian prairies. More recently we have expanded our work on 

 habitat in the U.S. and increasingly done projects in conjunction 

 with partners. In today's world of conservation, partnerships 

 between various members of the public and private sector are the 

 root of making limited resources go farther and accomplishing 

 joint goals. The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation has been 

 instrumental in bridging that gap, acting as a catalyst to 

 forming those partnerships and is one of DU's finest partners. 



The record of the Foundation shows that they have been 

 pioneers in many areas that need attention. From their work on 

 writing the annual needs assessments for a variety of federal 

 natural resource agencies and their creation of the Partners in 

 Flight program, to their support and action in the area of 

 enhanced training for federal wildlife professionals, they have 

 provided a stimulus to get new ideas underway. 



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