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May 4, 2012

Stone Martin is hosting an open house June 2nd from 11am-4pm at their model home in Prattville, AL.

April 26, 2012

The recipient of the Community Green Award for April is Publix. Publix reaches beyond their doors to reach people in their communities.

April 18, 2012

 

MONTGOMERY − Officials at the Alabama Department of Environmental Management have announced their plans for a special Earth Day event to be held on Wednesday, April 18.

April 18, 2012

Demonstrating its continued support for conservation, members of the firearms industry, through the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the industry's trade association, have donated $150,000 to supplement congressional funding of the North American Wetland Conservation Act (NAWCA), a grant program providing federal cost-share funding to support the North American Waterfowl Management Plan.

February 20, 2012

Each spring, Ducks Unlimited announces its Sweet 16 listing of top-producing college chapters throughout the nation. The following list of chapters made it into the elite group out of nearly 120 DU collegiate chapters.

 

February 16, 2012

The Community Green Award for February 2012 goes to Tommy Fleming of Capital Recycling, Inc. Capital Recycling collects non-ferrous metals such as stainless steel, aluminum, brass and copper. They offer top prices for these materials as well as great service, including a free pick up service.   To contact Capital Recycling Inc. call (334) 288-7528 or send an email to info@capitalrecyclingofmontgomery.com   3800 Mobile Highway Montgomery, AL 36108

February 2, 2012

Today, Ducks Unlimited is the largest, most effective wetlands and waterfowl conservation group in the world.

January 20, 2012

Stone Martin is the regional leader in building energy efficient homes that feature luxury designs.

January 16, 2012

With an expiration date of Sept. 30 looming for the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA), Ducks Unlimited is seeking additional House of Representatives co-sponsors to back H.R. 1960, a bill to reauthorize NAWCA through 2017.

January 6, 2012

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management is again providing free
 compliance calendars to dry cleaners that use perchloroethylene, commonly referred to as PERC, as
 their primary cleaning solvent.

 

January 6, 2012

 Ducks Unlimited released a letter recently urging Congress—particularly members of the Great Lakes states' delegations—to take immediate action to prevent invasive Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes.

January 6, 2012

 Competitive sporting clay shooters are encouraged to register now for the 2012 Ducks Unlimited Las Vegas Continental Shoot.

January 6, 2012

 Ducks Unlimited received President Obama's prestigious Coastal America Partnership Award on Dec. 10 for its pivotal role in the highly successful Nisqually Estuary Restoration Project. 

January 6, 2012

 The Birmingham based Green Resource Center has issued it's fourth annual report on the green movement in Alabama.

January 6, 2012

Waterfowl numbers continued to increase in the Sacramento Valley through early December with the arrival of additional migrants, particularly wigeon, shovelers, and white geese.

January 6, 2012

 The Alabama Department of Environmental Management has completed the process for developing its Pesticide General Permit which became effective on October 31, 2011.

January 6, 2012

During the late season, the most likely hazard your retriever may encounter is ice. Ice can be life threatening. Veteran trainers and handlers take no chances.

January 6, 2012

 The USA Rice Federation presented Ducks Unlimited with its second annual Distinguished Conservation Achievement Award yesterday.

January 6, 2012

 Ducks and other wetland-dependent wildlife will benefit from last week's congressional approval of a $35.5 million budget for the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) program for FY 2012.

July 12, 2010

Ducks Unlimited CEO Dale Hall reports from coastal Louisiana on the impacts the Gulf Coast oil spill may have on the people who live, work and pursue recreation along the coast. DU is working toward a restored Gulf Coast, with the help of its partners, led by the new Gulf Coast Response Team.

July 12, 2010

Ducks Unlimited Chief Biologist Dale Humburg reflects on his recent visit to the Gulf Coast, along with CEO Dale Hall and Director of Conservation Planning for the Southern Region Dr. Tom Moorman. The DU team visited the Louisiana Gulf coast to assess the potential impacts of the oil spill on waterfowl and wildlife habitat.

July 12, 2010

Ducks Unlimited Chief Biologist Dale Humburg reflects on his recent visit to the Gulf Coast, along with CEO Dale Hall and Director of Conservation Planning for the Southern Region Dr. Tom Moorman. The DU team visited the Louisiana Gulf coast to assess the potential impacts of the oil spill on waterfowl and wildlife habitat.

July 12, 2010

DU's Dale Hall and Jeff Trandahl of the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation discuss coordination between the two organizations related to the oil spill.