It’s addressed to Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum and signed by Delta Waterfowl donor and director John Childs as well as the CEOs of Delta Waterfowl, Ducks Unlimited, California Waterfowl, and the South Carolina Waterfowl Association. It is this common interest that links us all to maintaining the waterfowl and habitat value of USFWS easements. Our members — primarily hunters and anglers — have invested hundreds of millions of dollars in these easements through private philanthropy and Duck Stamp purchases to conserve prairie wetlands. Photo by Krista Lundgren / USFWSThe topic of drain tile setbacks, while seemingly mundane policy, is critical for North America’s ducks and geese. Photo by Marcie Hebert / USFWSDrain tile setbacks were a hot topic at DU’s annual expo in Memphis this past weekend.