By Peter Ziegler, WWA Project Director

This article originally appeared in Wisconsin Waterfowl Association’s October 2019 Volunteer eNewsletter.

Waterfowl season is well underway and I hope many of you are enjoying it.  The large fall storm that dropped significant snow on Canada and North Dakota pushed in some birds for the Southern Zone and Mississippi Zone’s second opener.  Good reports of new birds around with green winged teal, widgeon and gadwall to be had.  This is a great time to take a look at the impact of what WWA does.  This picture, below, demonstrates the importance of what WWA’s project program is doing on the landscape.

Flooding over 30 acres of land that was formally drained is always beneficial, but look at the mix of open water and emergent vegetation on this site.  This project site demonstrates some of the best conditions you could imagine for waterfowl migration (spring and fall).  This is the reason we do so much habitat work and why all of our volunteers and members should be proud of themselves.  This is the type of habitat you are all making successful.  A project like this will have far reaching benefits, not only for hunting, but production and wildlife in general.  All I can say is this picture tells the story of habitat restoration success.