Erik Wettersten, regional director for Ducks Unlimited (DU), received the 2013-14 Regional Director of the Year award for his outstanding efforts as a staff member of Region 2, an area that encompasses the Prairies and Great Plains.
“It is amazing honor to be recognized with this award,” Wettersten said. “More than anything, it’s a testament to the dedication and quality of Colorado volunteers with whom I get to work.”
Wettersten, a resident of Evergreen, Colo., covers Front Range and West Slope Colorado and works with volunteer committees hosting fundraisers for the 77-year-old conservation organization. The events in his region raised more than $850,000, for DU’s conservation mission in the fiscal year ending in June 30. In addition, he was also awarded 2013-14 National Regional Director of the Year.
Ducks Unlimited is the leader in wetlands conservation, and volunteers are the heart and soul of the organization. Coordinating more than 4,000 local fund-raising events, the volunteers generate more than 400,000 memberships and more than $50 million annually.
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Ducks Unlimited Inc. is the world’s largest non-profit organization dedicated to conserving North America’s continually disappearing waterfowl habitats. Established in 1937, Ducks Unlimited has conserved more than 13 million acres thanks to contributions from more than a million supporters across the continent. Guided by science and dedicated to program efficiency, DU works toward the vision of wetlands sufficient to fill the skies with waterfowl today, tomorrow and forever. For more information on our work, visit www.ducks.org. Connect with us on our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/DucksUnlimited, follow our tweets at www.twitter.com/DucksUnlimited and watch DU videos at www.youtube.com/DucksUnlimitedInc.