The Seminole County chapter of Ducks Unlimited is hosting its inaugural fundraising event on Friday, August 6 at the Southern Cedars Event Center, 35122 E W 1200 Road in Earlsboro. Doors open at 6:00pm.

Each year, local Ducks Unlimited chapters hold grassroots fundraising events to support the organization’s habitat conservation mission. Recent successful Oklahoma projects through Ducks Unlimited’s Southern Prairies and Playas Initiative include work on Drummond Flats and Hackberry Flat Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs).

More information on Oklahoma wetland projects can be found at www.ducks.org/Oklahoma/Oklahoma-Conservation-Projects. Ducks Unlimited and the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation made improvements on these public habitats to provide critical stopover and refueling habitats for waterfowl and improve public hunting opportunities.

The event includes raffles and a live auction. If you are interested in attending, visit ok.ducks.org/Oklahoma to purchase tickets.

Ducks Unlimited also has corporate sponsorships available as well as underwriting options. If you are interested in becoming a corporate sponsor or would like more information about on becoming a corporate sponsor, contact Matt Garner at (405) 380-4898 or Katie Ward at (405) 476-1668.

Ducks Unlimited is the world’s largest non-profit conservation organization dedicated to conserving, restoring and managing wetlands and associated habitats for North America’s waterfowl. These habitats also benefit other wildlife and people. Ducks Unlimited has conserved over 13 million acres of habitat in North America, including over 38,625 acres in Oklahoma. Oklahoma boasts over 7,715 members and raising $733,719 this past year.

Oklahoma is part of the Central Flyway and provides important migration and winter habitat for waterfowl that are produced in the Prairie Pothole Region of Canada and the northern United States. In some years, Oklahoma has the potential to winter large numbers of mallards across the state. The Wetlands Reserve Program in Oklahoma emphasizes the protection and restoration of critical waterfowl habitat including bottomland hardwoods and moist-soil wetlands.

If you are interested in becoming a Ducks Unlimited volunteer, contact Nathan Johnson at NJohnson@ ducks.org or call (405) 315-0093.