South Platte - Lower South Platte Wetland Initiative Phase I_Application-Void

• Basin Roundtable: South Platte
• Applicant: Ducks Unlimited, Inc.
• Description: Lower South Platte Wetland Initiative Phase I
• Account Source: Statewide
• Board Meeting Date: 9/19/2007
• Contract/PO #: C150415
• WSRA - Doc Type: Grant Application

Water Supply Reserve Account - Grant Application Form
Form Revised May 2007

Part A. - Description of the Applicant (Project Sponsor or Owner);

AppliClmt Name(s): I Ducks Unlimi ted, Inc.

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Mailing address:

Great Plains Regional Office
2525 River Road
Bismarck, ND 58503

Taxpayer 10#: I FIN 13-5643799 I Email address:

Phone Numbers: Business: I 970-339-5719

Home: I 970-481-7793
Fax: [
303-484-5543

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2, Person to contact regarding this application if different from above:

~ Kernohan

I Conservation Program Manager, CO/WY

Name:

Position/Title

3. Provide a brief description of your organization below: see "Description of Applicant" in Part 2 of
eriteria and Guidance for required information.

Ducks Unlimited, Inc. (DU) is a private not for profit (501 c3) organization whose mission is to "conserve,
restore and manage wetlands and associated habitats for North America's waterfowl. These habitats also benefit
other wildlife and people". Established in 1937, DU was founded by American engineers traveling to Canada during
the dust bowl era to hunt waterfowl. They recognized that human impacts had reduced the planet's ability to mitigate
extreme climate changes. Wetlands, being one of the most dynamic natural systems on earth, provide flood
mitigation, recharge or discharge water from aquifers, remove contaminants, provide habitat for wildlife, and provide
livelihoods and recreation for people. Over our 70 year history, DU has conserved more than 1] million acres of
wetlands and associated habitats. In fact, until 20 years ago all conservation work was conducted in Canada. Since
that time the organization has focused on important wetlands throughout the United States, including those in
Colorado. Since 1997, DU has worked with several organizations focused on wildlife management, open space, and
water resource conservation, and management. To date we have conserved, restored and managed nearly 71,000
acres of wetlands and associated habitats in Colorado, including 16,000 acres in the South Platte River Corridor
(SPR). To assist in delivering projects, Ducks Unlimited staff includes a full time program manager, a biologist, a
professional engineer, a construction manager, and a fundraising director that live in Northern Colorado. As a 50 I c3

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