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Little Yellow River Watershed Project: Phase II Update

23 hours ago

By Mark Pfost, Public Lands Ecologist – mpfost@wisducks.org This article originally appeared in the Wisconsin Waterfowl Association’s February 2026 Newsletter edition. LYR Phase II and Segments 1-4 A lot has happened…

Habitat Acres Hit a Record for WWA

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1 month ago

By Peter Ziegler, Project Director This article appeared in the Wisconsin Waterfowl Association’s January 2026 Newsletter edition. As we close out the year, WWA begins to summarize our impact on…

Peter Helland Project Update

Current News, Public Lands

3 months ago

By Blake Bartels, Wetland and Upland Technician – bbartels@wisducks.org This article appeared in the Wisconsin Waterfowl Association’s December 2025 Newsletter edition. The Wisconsin Waterfowl Association, in partnership with the Wisconsin…

WWA x Grants

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3 months ago

By Bruce Ross This article appeared in the Wisconsin Waterfowl Association’s November 2025 Newsletter edition. While revenue from members and chapter events has remained roughly consistent for several years, WWA’s…

Brushing of the Blinds at WWA’s Abrams Property in Time for South Season Opening

Abrams Property

4 months ago

By Bruce Urben, President This article appeared in the Wisconsin Waterfowl Association’s October 2025 eNewsletter. Volunteers from WWA’s Green Bay chapter spent the afternoon of Sunday, September 28, brushing in the…

Teal Opener 2025

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4 months ago

By Mark Pfost, Public Lands Ecologist – mpfost@wisducks.org This article originally appeared in the Wisconsin Waterfowl Association’s October 2025 Newsletter edition. I rarely shoot anything on the early teal/goose opener; this year…

My Field of Dreams

Current News, Private Lands

5 months ago

By Louis Schuller This article appeared in the Wisconsin Waterfowl Association’s September 2025 Newsletter edition. Introduction by Peter Ziegler, WWA Habitat Director: Schuller project shown pre-treatment Situated not far from…

Calling All Ricers

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6 months ago

This article appeared in the Wisconsin Waterfowl Association’s August 2025 Newsletter edition. Each late summer, WWA invites members and volunteers to help collect wild rice—a tradition that has been practiced…

Wetland Restorations on Private Lands?

Current News, Private Lands

7 months ago

This article appeared in the Wisconsin Waterfowl Association’s July 2025 Newsletter edition. In addition to WWA’s rapidly growing restoration work on state and federal lands that we can all utilize,…

Spring Waterfowl Counts and More

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7 months ago

By Bruce Ross, Executive Director – bross@wisducks.org This article appeared in the Wisconsin Waterfowl Association’s July 2025 Newsletter edition. State game bird biologist Taylor Finger hosted the summer meeting of the…

Solving a Jackson Marsh Hydrological Mystery

Current News, Public Lands

7 months ago

By Bruce Ross, Executive Director – bross@wisducks.org This article appeared in the Wisconsin Waterfowl Association’s July 2025 Newsletter edition. Only 25 miles northwest of metropolitan Milwaukee lies the Jackson Marsh State…

Better Habitat. Better Hunts.

Public Lands

9 months ago

New public land projects at Ertmer GHRA and White River Marsh This article appeared in the Wisconsin Waterfowl Association’s May 2025 Newsletter edition. White River Ditch pre-construction As duck hunters, we…