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Largest Estuary Restoration Project on Vancouver Island starts work to revitalize crucial estuarine habitat

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Tuesday, June 6, 2023
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The Cowichan Estuary Restoration Project is the largest estuary restoration project to ever occur on Vancouver Island, aiming to restore vitally important estuary habitat and enhance estuary resilience against rising sea-levels.

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  • The Cowichan Estuary Restoration Project is the largest estuary restoration project to ever occur on Vancouver Island, aiming to restore vitally important estuary habitat and enhance estuary resilience against rising sea-levels.
  • Based on the results of this work, a decision was made by all of the partners to implement the Cowichan Estuary Restoration Project to focus on overall ecosystem health and resilience of the estuary.
  • The Cowichan Estuary Restoration Project is funded by the BC Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund (BC SRIF), a contribution program funded jointly by DFO and the Province of BC, DFO’s Aquatic Ecosystems Restoration Fund (AERF), and Cowichan Tribes through the Aquatic Habitat Restoration Fund (AHRF).
  • Based on the results of this work, a decision was made by all of the partners to implement the Cowichan Estuary Restoration Project to focus on overall ecosystem health and resilience of the estuary.

Sportsman’s Warehouse Begins Annual Maintain the Terrain Events To Help Conserve the Environment

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Thursday, May 25, 2023
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WEST JORDAN, Utah, May 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPWH), www.sportsmans.com , announced today that their annual Maintain the Terrain clean-up events this year will occur in May and August.

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  • WEST JORDAN, Utah, May 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPWH), www.sportsmans.com , announced today that their annual Maintain the Terrain clean-up events this year will occur in May and August.
  • As the third year of the Maintain the Terrain events begin, each Sportsman’s Warehouse store organizes a clean-up event in the local communities where they do business.
  • “In 2022, over 1000 volunteers in 122 locations participated with a total of 185 individual events in the communities they serve,” states Jason Shriver, Sportsman’s Warehouse Regional Manager.
  • “Participants removed approximately 80 to 100 tons of trash and debris, and we look forward to helping to preserve even more of the natural beauty of the outdoors with 280 Maintain the Terrain events planned this year.”
    Everyone is invited to participate in the upcoming Maintain the Terrain events.

Discovery Park of America announces major gifts and new details about upcoming permanent exhibit ‘Duck, Duck, Goose: Waterfowl of the Mississippi Flyway’

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Wednesday, May 3, 2023
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His successful business ventures included Fulton’s Leader Sporting Goods, The Sportster, Capone’s Restaurant, Buck’s Party Mart and the Hollywood Showcase Theater.

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  • His successful business ventures included Fulton’s Leader Sporting Goods, The Sportster, Capone’s Restaurant, Buck’s Party Mart and the Hollywood Showcase Theater.
  • At a recent update with exhibit stakeholders, including associates from Discovery Park and Ducks Unlimited, the designers and exhibit production team at Solid Light presented some of the early exhibit details.
  • The general theme is an exploration of the intersection of waterfowl hunting and conservation and the importance of the Mississippi Flyway.
  • To partner with Discovery Park on this exhibit or for more information, email Mary Nita Bondurant at [email protected] or call 731-676-3556.

Apex Clean Energy Awards $1.2 Million to Conservation Efforts in Kansas, Iowa, and Texas

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Thursday, January 26, 2023
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Apex Clean Energy today announced the recipients of its 2022 Conservation Grant Program, totaling $1.2 million in funding for conservation projects near the company’s commercialized renewable energy sites.

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  • Apex Clean Energy today announced the recipients of its 2022 Conservation Grant Program, totaling $1.2 million in funding for conservation projects near the company’s commercialized renewable energy sites.
  • “Apex’s Conservation Grant Program advances sustainability beyond our core business, maximizing the positive impact of renewable energy while fostering an ecological balance in and around the communities where our projects operate,” said Mark Goodwin, Apex Clean Energy president and CEO.
  • In northeastern Texas, The Conservation Fund ($450,000) will acquire 450 acres of old-growth bottomland forest and associated habitat for preservation.
  • In Huntsville, Texas, Bat Conservation International ($200,000) will work alongside Texas Parks and Wildlife and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to restore or relocate a colony of nearly one million Mexican free-tailed bats from a critical historic bat roost.

Daviess County Bourbon and Ducks Unlimited announce three-year partnership

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Wednesday, January 11, 2023
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MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ducks Unlimited (DU) and Daviess County Bourbon announced they have entered into a three-year partnership that designates the entire family of Daviess County Bourbon variants as Proud Partner of Ducks Unlimited – the highest partnership designation offered by the organization. The partnership officially commences in January 2023.

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  • MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ducks Unlimited (DU) and Daviess County Bourbon announced they have entered into a three-year partnership that designates the entire family of Daviess County Bourbon variants as Proud Partner of Ducks Unlimited – the highest partnership designation offered by the organization.
  • Launched in partnership between Lux Row Distillers (makers of Daviess County Bourbon) and DU 2021, Daviess County Double Barrel Bourbon proudly featured the DU logo, which will now be found on all Daviess County Bourbon variants.
  • DU plans a similar level of support to the entire Daviess County Bourbon brand family throughout the partnership period, including sponsorship opportunities for Daviess County Bourbon at the DU National Convention.
  • "Aligning the entire Daviess County Bourbon brand family with DU and its members and supporters was a logical next step, following our successful partnership when launching Daviess County Double Barrel Bourbon in 2021," said Eric Winter, whiskey brand manager at Luxco.

Nature Conservancy of Canada accelerates conservation

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022
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It’s a made-in-Canada response to a global challenge, and it bolsters our ability to deliver impactful nature conservation across the country.

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  • It’s a made-in-Canada response to a global challenge, and it bolsters our ability to deliver impactful nature conservation across the country.
  • By working with partners such as the Nature Conservancy of Canada, Ducks Unlimited Canada, and Wildlife Habitat Canada, we are helping to protect the natural environment across the country.
  • The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is the country’s unifying force for nature.
  • To date, the Government of Canada has invested more than $440 million in the Program, which has been matched with more than $870 million in contributions raised by Nature Conservancy of Canada, Ducks Unlimited Canada, and the country’s land trust community, leading to the protection and conservation of more than 700,000 hectares of ecologically sensitive lands.

Tractor Supply Releases 2021 Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures Report

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Thursday, December 15, 2022
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Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ: TSCO ), the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the United States, today released its 2021 Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) report.

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  • Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ: TSCO ), the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the United States, today released its 2021 Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) report.
  • This year marks our third consecutive TCFD report, representing the latest example of how we have integrated climate-related considerations into Tractor Supplys growth strategy and risk management framework, said Hal Lawton, president and chief executive officer of Tractor Supply.
  • In October 2022, Tractor Supply acquired 81 stores from Orscheln Farm and Home that will be rebranded to Tractor Supply by the end of 2023.
  • Tractor Supply Company also owns and operates Petsense by Tractor Supply, a small-box pet specialty supply retailer focused on meeting the needs of pet owners, primarily in small and mid-size communities, and offering a variety of pet products and services.

Ducks Unlimited Canada named key delivery agent for Natural Heritage Conservation Program

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022
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Program aims to conserve nature and protect Canada's lands, waters and wildlife

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  • Program aims to conserve nature and protect Canada's lands, waters and wildlife
    MONTREAL, Dec. 13, 2022 /CNW/ - Against the backdrop of the COP15 United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, an international conference focused on halting and reversing biodiversity loss through the protection and conservation of the natural environment, Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) is pleased to be named a lead conservation organization that will continue delivering the Government of Canada's Natural Heritage Conservation Program (NHCP).
  • "Ducks Unlimited Canada is proud to deliver focused conservation efforts to ensure wetlands and other natural habitats remain healthy and productive for generations to come," says Brian Gray, Interim Chief Executive Officer for DUC.
  • By working with partners such as Ducks Unlimited Canada, Wildlife Habitat Canada, and the Nature Conservancy of Canada, we are helping to protect the natural environment across the country.
  • About Ducks Unlimited Canada:Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) is the leader in wetland conservation.

The Government of Canada to protect more ecologically sensitive land by extending the Natural Heritage Conservation Program

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022
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Today, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, announced that the Government of Canada is investing up to $90million over three years to extend the Natural Heritage Conservation Program (NHCP).

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  • Today, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, announced that the Government of Canada is investing up to $90million over three years to extend the Natural Heritage Conservation Program (NHCP).
  • This additional investment to the Natural Heritage Conservation Program will be managed through agreements with the Nature Conservancy of Canada, Ducks Unlimited Canada, and Wildlife Habitat Canada, on behalf of local and regional land trusts across the country.
  • As part of Budget 2018's Nature Legacy initiative, the Government of Canada invested $100 million over four years in the Natural Heritage Conservation Program to secure 200,000 hectares of ecologically-sensitive lands.
  • The Government of Canada also works with national, local, and regional land trusts on programs such as the Ecological Gifts Program to provide tax incentives to Canadians who donate ecologically-sensitive land.

Ducks Unlimited Canada contributes to innovative climate research

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Thursday, November 24, 2022
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OAK HAMMOCK MARSH, MB, Nov. 23, 2022 /CNW/ - Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) is contributing to innovative climate research focused on bringing Canada closer to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

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  • OAK HAMMOCK MARSH, MB, Nov. 23, 2022 /CNW/ - Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) is contributing to innovative climate research focused on bringing Canada closer to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
  • Today, the Government of Canada is announcing funding for three novel projects as part of the Climate Action and Awareness Fund.
  • "We are pleased to join some of the country's top scientists as we explore how Canada can, and must, leverage the power of nature to address the climate crisis."
  • About Ducks Unlimited Canada:Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) is the leader in wetland conservation.