Last night D.U. dinner was amazing, as always. We sold out the dinner, inspite of the hard times. 400 people showed up and had a great time while rasing 10's of thousands of dollars for much needed conservation efforts in North America. The kind of conservation work that D.U. does is more than ample proof that private organizations can and do a much better job than government. Since it's founding in 1937 Ducks Unlimited has protected or rehabilitated more than 12.2 MILLION acres and has raised more than 2.7 BILLION dollars in thier efforts to insure that skies over North America are never void of waterfowl. 87% of every dollar raised goes directly into the habbitat with only 2% in salaries and administration costs. What government agency is that good with thier money?
Those of us who work with organizations like Ducks Unlimited, Waterfowl USA, Delta Waterfowl, The National Turkey Federation and countless other "true" conservation groups are not the type to "protest" or "complain" very much, we are more likely to see the problem and fix it. When we do protest it is normally a very short and to the point with little hype. Like, in the late 1950's when the water quality was getting so bad on the Detroit River and Great Lakes. The Michigan Duck Hunters Association was working hard to clean up the River but without polution controls little could be done. After a year or two of Michigan law makers ignoring everything that they were told the group took action. Without TV or news coverage they spent a week collecting the bodies of ducks that had died from the effects of the polution on the river. Two five ton dump trucks full of evidence and then quietly just drove those trucks to the steps of the State Capitol and dumped those dead ducks right on the steps. Action was then taken to start the cleam up. Nothing more was said or done.
If you want to REALLY do something for the envirionment, don't fall for all the populuss hype. Changing your hair spray or brand of spray paint won't do much. You need to get involved with groups, like D.U. that really do things. Not the anti-this or anti-that bunch, they don't do, they file law suits and protest. We could use your help. There are hundreds of REAL covnservation groups out there that are doing REAL work and suceeding. You don't have to do much. If we all put in just 20 or 30 hours PER YEAR just think of the impact that would have. Join in. You will not only do something of true value but you will in that process have a great time!!!
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Those of us who work with organizations like Ducks Unlimited, Waterfowl USA, Delta Waterfowl, The National Turkey Federation and countless other "true" conservation groups are not the type to "protest" or "complain" very much, we are more likely to see the problem and fix it. When we do protest it is normally a very short and to the point with little hype. Like, in the late 1950's when the water quality was getting so bad on the Detroit River and Great Lakes. The Michigan Duck Hunters Association was working hard to clean up the River but without polution controls little could be done. After a year or two of Michigan law makers ignoring everything that they were told the group took action. Without TV or news coverage they spent a week collecting the bodies of ducks that had died from the effects of the polution on the river. Two five ton dump trucks full of evidence and then quietly just drove those trucks to the steps of the State Capitol and dumped those dead ducks right on the steps. Action was then taken to start the cleam up. Nothing more was said or done.
If you want to REALLY do something for the envirionment, don't fall for all the populuss hype. Changing your hair spray or brand of spray paint won't do much. You need to get involved with groups, like D.U. that really do things. Not the anti-this or anti-that bunch, they don't do, they file law suits and protest. We could use your help. There are hundreds of REAL covnservation groups out there that are doing REAL work and suceeding. You don't have to do much. If we all put in just 20 or 30 hours PER YEAR just think of the impact that would have. Join in. You will not only do something of true value but you will in that process have a great time!!!
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