Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Commissioners unanimously approved the Waterfowl Programs request for allocation of $872,395 in funding towards various projects last week. A majority of those funds will stay in state.
Houston Havens, MDWFP Waterfowl Program Director, said in FY2024 52,672 state duck stamps were sold. Duck stamps help fund these projects.
According to the waterfowl program, $125,000 in funding would go to Ducks Unlimited and $125,000 would go to Delta Waterfowl for habitat restoration and improvement projects in duck breeding grounds in Canada.
Delta Waterfowl
Jeff Howell with Delta Waterfowl said the group has had an epic relationship with Mississippi for the past 21 years. Much of Delta’s work with Mississippi is carried out in Manitoba.
In Fiscal Year 2024, Funds from Mississippi went to support Delta Waterfowl’s Adopt a Pothole project. MDWFP’s investment secured 136.5 acres with additional matching funds securing 442.5 more acres of prime at-risk waterfowl breeding habitat. Five permanent conservation easements were identified for purchase using MDWFP and matching funds.