One project that DU has really taken to heart is the purchase of the Goebel Ranch in South Dakota. The Goebel Ranch not too long ago was a working cattle ranch that consists of more than 8,500 acres of prairie pothole region, which has become a vital breeding territory for many species of ducks and geese. The ranch is ideally located near two other extremely large tracts of land owned by the Nature Conservancy and also the federal government, combined the land totals over 20,000 acres of prairie

pothole region. This is vital purchase because much of this land is quickly being turned into fields of wheat barley and oats, which don't encourage waterfowl breeding and conservation in anyway. One interesting fact about the ranch is that the seller required that the land continue to be grazed by cattle although it is no longer a working cattle ranch. During the first year of operation they will focus on implementing the grazing systems so that they will be able to concentrate on the waterfowl research intently after that.

I learned of this project through the Ducks Unlimited website which is a very in depth and informative place. On the site, www.ducks.org, a wide variety of topics are presented and many different audiences are targeted. The DU website is targeted to inform a very wide variety of people, from the student that has no idea what waterfowl even is to the most elite duck hunters of the world. The site is visited by conservationists looking to learn more about how they can participate in projects in their area to hunters checking out the latest tips on blin

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