Annual banquet supports Ducks Unlimited conservation work
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POLSON — The Mission Valley (Polson) Ducks Unlimited Annual Banquet is planned for Saturday, Dec. 11.
Fundraising banquets such as this help ensure that waterfowl will have places to nest, raise their young, and winter in each year. Your attendance at the Polson banquet will help Ducks Unlimited conserve wetlands and critical upland habitat vital to North America’s waterfowl and the more than 900 other species of wildlife that use these same habitats.
Volunteers are the backbone of Ducks Unlimited. Without them, conservation work would not be possible. If you want to help make a difference, join your local Ducks Unlimited chapter; you will not regret the decision. The work of volunteers leaves a legacy of wetlands and waterfowl for future generations.
The annual banquet will be held at the Mission Valley Elks Lodge, 512 Main Street, in Polson. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Make plans now to join the fun Ducks Unlimited event. There will be a silent auction, live auction, a great dinner and a chance to talk to your fellow hunters. Your attendance ensures that critical dollars for wetlands conservation will be raised. The majority of those dollars goes to habitat enhancement and conservation projects, setting up conservation agreements and buying property to set aside for wetlands.
According to DU Banquet spokesman, Chip Kurzenbaum, “It takes $250 an acre to conserve an acre of wetlands. That is why the fundraising is so critical. With the way farming practices have changed, and with increased technology, farmers have GPS in their tractors and are able to plow right up to the edges of roads and cattail areas. This is eliminating nesting habitats for a lot of birds.” He said this is why it’s so important to conserve the wetlands and why there are over 42 chapters of Ducks Unlimited in the state that have fundraisers. The DU web site “mtducks.org” has more information about the mission here in Polson and around the state. Call Chip at 406-885-6345 to purchase your event tickets.
