WHY BUY A DUCK STAMP?
Since 1934, sales of Migratory Bird Hunting and Conser-vation Stamps have contributed over $700 million and protected 5.3 million acres of habitat in our national refuge system. Each refuge is managed as a protected haven for birds and other wildlife. The Stamps cost only $15 and it’s easy for everyone to purchase – nearly all Post Offices carry them. Even better, it is extremely cost-effective: fully 98¢ out of every dollar ($14.70) goes directly to acquire land for the refuge system. This $15-purchase is perhaps the single simplest thing one can do to support a legacy of wetland and grassland conservation for birds. The funds not only go to refuges, but since 1958, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has used a portion of the Stamp revenues to purchase wetland and grassland habitats within the Prairie Pothole Region of the upper Midwest and northern Great Plains through their Small Wetlands Acquisition Program. The FWS also began purchasing permanent grassland easements to conserv
