4+ week, 2+ day ago   (225+ words) Arkansas rice producers will once again have the opportunity to participate in the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Waterfowl Rice Incentive Conservation Enhancement program, thanks to the recent announcement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service of…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (126+ words) WASHINGTON — A public comment period for a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rule change concerning ducks ends at midnight tonight. For years, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has followed what is known as a “no impact” policy for wetlands enrolled…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (434+ words) The program hit the ground running, with 585 landowner applications funded and more than 16,000 acres of habitat improved, but that was just a taste of what could be possible with the right funding and time. According to Michelle Furr, program coordinator…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (814+ words) MONTICELLO, Ark. — As Arkansans spend more time outdoors during the summer months, wildlife experts say residents may notice an increase in black bear sightings, but they emphasize that bears are generally wary of people and rarely pose a threat. Although…...

5+ mon, 2+ day ago   (239+ words) Stuttgart Daily Leader Arkansas rice producers wanted for waterfowl habitat, hunting program LITTLE ROCK — Rice producers interested in helping Arkansas’s wintering waterfowl populations while drawing a few extra dollars from their farming practices have an opportunity to earn as much…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (326+ words) The most recent hunting season was not great in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley – which covers parts of Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana – and people in the area have mixed opinions about it. “The MAV,” as it is called, has historically…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (668+ words) SARATOGA, Ark. — For youth who love the outdoors, Wonders of Waterfowl was more than just a regular Saturday. They waded through knee-deep water to capture water-borne invertebrates, rolled the dice to determine their next stop in a migration simulation and…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (233+ words) “This decline can be attributed to drought conditions in the Prairie Pothole Region, where pond counts have fallen below average in three of the last four years. These trends pose a significant challenge to the future of waterfowl populations, with…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (494+ words) Stuttgart Daily Leader Simmons First Foundation contributes $50,000 to UAM-UADA Waterfowl Research Center MONTICELLO, Ark. — On January 21, the Simmons First Foundation gifted $50,000 to support the Snowden Waterfowl Center of Excellence, a nationally unique research center dedicated to advancing waterfowl and wetlands…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (563+ words) Stuttgart Daily Leader EDP Renewables donates $162,500 to Ducks Unlimited for White River National Wildlife Refuge Restoration in Arkansas EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA) has announced a $162,500 commitment to Ducks Unlimited’s America’s River Initiative in support of the White River…...