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Hello, welcome to the Utah Waterfowl Associations website
Our Mission:The mission of the Utah Waterfowl Association (UWA) is to preserve Utah's waterfowl, waterfowl habitat, and rich waterfowling heritage. To that end, the UWA will work towards providing a voice in the political and regulatory arena to Utah's more than 24,000 waterfowlers.
Recent Articles / Issues Affecting Utah WetlandsRecent News Article on the GSL Mineral expansionClick HERE to see the article from the Salt Lake Tribune Letter from the Utah River's Council New Legacy Land Plan Drawing Fire UWA Response to the Sheep Road Expansion
If you're interested in getting involved with a banding project send your contact information (e-mail address) to wildtinc@msn.com
"The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources marked and relocated approximately
1000 urban Canada geese this past June using yellow and red leg bands. These
geese were also banded with a standard USFWS band on the opposite leg. We are
requesting anyone who sees one of these birds to report the sighting to Tom
Aldrich via phone (801-538-4789) or e-mail (tomaldrich@utah.gov)
Please include the location, date, approximate number of geese in the flock,
and the number of other geese with leg bands. This information will help the
Division evaluate the translocation project. "
Tom Aldrich
Migratory Game Bird Program Coordinator Utah Division of Wildlife Resources 1594 W. North Temple, Suite 2110 Salt Lake City, Utah 94116 Dear UWA members:
As you know, over
the course of the past year UWA has worked diligently to assist the DWR in
obtaining additional funding for waterfowl. Our members sent a clear message
to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and the state Legislature that
funding is desperately needed to control phragmites and other habitat
projects. Jim Karpowitz, Director of DWR, took that message to heart and
allocated $200,000 for phragmite control; the lion's share of which will be
used this year at Ogden Bay. Director Karpowitz should be commended for his
support for waterfowl and waterfowl hunters.
This project is
alone expected to take 15 years to be effective and must have a guaranteed
funding source. It is absolutely critical that we as members strive even
harder to express our support for state waterfowl funding. We may not have
this opportunity again to have such a major impact on waterfowl in this state.
But we have to act right now!
DWR has proposed
to make this funding permanent. It will be paid in part by the changes in the
license fee structure that is being presented to the RACs and the Wildlife
Board. If approved, legislation will be needed to allocate the funding.
Because there is fierce competition for habitat funding it is critical that we
as waterfowl hunters express the importance of funding waterfowl projects in
the state and support this proposal by sending a message of support to DWR and
the Wildlife Board.
Please call,
e-mail or write to Jim Karpowitz and the Wildlife Board and express your
support for waterfowl funding. Encourage every one you know to do the same.
Jeff Richards,
President UWA
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