Your Chance to Help Improve our Public Lands with NDA
Join the National Deer Association as we team up with the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), three different state wildlife agencies, numerous conservation partners and Mark Kenyon of Wired to Hunt as part of the MeatEater Working for Wildlife Tour! We'll spend a day in Idaho, Mississippi and Kentucky getting our hands dirty improving habitat for deer and other wildlife – and the best thing is that each event directly contributes to NDA’s national Public Lands Conservation initiative.
The Working for Wildlife Tour brings attention to the critical work hunters and anglers are doing to create, conserve, and restore wildlife habitat through volunteer on-the-ground projects. These events include everything from creating brush piles, wildlife openings and early successional habitat, to cleaning up debris on public lands, improving deer forage, collecting acorns for native reforestation, and invasive species removal.
We Need Your Help!
Ready to roll up your sleeves and get to work? Mark and MeatEater are spotlighting six of these volunteer workdays across the country and NDA is hosting three of them.
Click the links below to learn more about each event and pre-register to attend.
Each of the above areas are open to the public for hunting and recreation. Each event will be followed by a gathering to celebrate the days’ accomplishments. For food planning purposes, please RSVP. Stay tuned for details.
Need an Incentive to Volunteer?
Working for Wildlife T-Shirt
Volunteers that register in advance will receive a free "I Work for Wildlife" T-shirt from MeatEater - while supplies last!
"I'm kicking off the Working for Wildlife Tour to shine a spotlight on these volunteer opportunities. I’ll be heading out to participate in six of these events myself, and I’m inviting you to join me! I’m excited to meet a bunch of you at these volunteer habitat days to answer your questions, hear your stories, sign books, and get our hands dirty together doing good stuff for deer and other wildlife. I'll also be giving one of our brand new "I Work for Wildlife" t-shirts to the first 25 volunteers at each event."
-Mark Kenyon, Wired to Hunt, MeatEater
NDA First Lite Cap
Whether you're in the stand, at work or enjoying a cold one on the deck, the First Lite Trucker Hat in Specter camo is where it's at. These are high quality, well-built mesh backed caps with a medium and firm crown. Adjustable plastic snap back closure provides a comfortable fit.
Drawing for a YETI Cooler
While there is no cost to participate, we welcome donations to help offset any costs we incur and so that we can continue to develop projects that benefit our public lands, waters, and wildlife. Make a donation here! Thank you!
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