Wal-Mart Opens Its Pockets For Pheasants and Ducks
It's nice to see a big-box store giving back. Wal-Mart and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) have granted $1 million to Pheasants Forever (PF) and Ducks Unlimited (DU) to help protect more than 10,785 acres of habitat for birds in North and South Dakota. Wal Mart takes a lot of flack but this is an instance where the mammoth retailer gets slap on the back.
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I applaud Wal-Mart for that move. Very nice to hear.
Posted by: Arthur | March 2, 2008 06:34 PM
I'm not a big fan of Wal-Mart, but it looks like they did this one right. Good for them.
Posted by: kristine shreve | March 4, 2008 09:17 AM
Not to get off subject here, but I'm wondering what it will take to get some private money involved in the Sage Grouse situation.
Posted by: eric | March 8, 2008 10:57 AM
Eric: From what I've read about the Farm Bill the Sage Grouse might be in for even more problems. I do not know of any specific organization that lobbies for Sage Grouse like PF does for Pheasant and RGS does for Ruffed Grouse. Maybe another big-box store that sells outdoors equipment might want to help? I would think a comapny like Cabelas would want to invest in wildlife habitat, since a portion of their retail sales depends on hunters purchasing bird hunting equipment.
Posted by: robert | March 8, 2008 01:44 PM