Delta Waterfowl to double its duck nesting houses in North Dakota

Northland Outdoors A North Dakota Outdoor Heritage Fund grant will allow Delta Waterfowl to install hundreds of new mallard-producing nest structures. Delta Waterfowl hen houses have been shown to improve duck nesting success, the conservation group says. (Photo/ Delta Waterfowl) BISMARCK – Delta Waterfowl is set to more than double its fleet of mallard-producing hen house nesting structures in North Dakota after receiving a $105,000 grant from the North Dakota Outdoor Heritage Fund “Hen Houses are truly a mallard’s best friend,” Tom Hutchens, an OHF board member, said in a statement. “Supporting this grant request from the Delta Waterfowl Foundation was an absolute no-brainer. Delta Hen Houses are economical, effective and farmer-friendly. That makes them the near-perfect OHF proposal.” Approved earlier this month, the grant will fund the construction and installation of 600 new hen house nesting structures in the heart of North Dakota’s Prairie Pothole Region during the next three years. Delta will secure matching funds to cover 10 years of maintenance on the new fleet. Installation will begin next winter, ultimately bringing the number of Delta Waterfowl hen houses in North Dakota to more than 1,000, and pushing the total in the U.S. and Canada well past […]

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