Ducks Unlimited Prioritizes Protection

Since 2017, Aaron Eichler has served as managing director of Strategic Consulting, a business consulting firm he founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In addition to his professional pursuits, Aaron Eichler supports the conservation efforts of the nonprofit organization Ducks Unlimited.

Established in 1937, Ducks Unlimited has become the world’s largest waterfowl and wetlands conservation agency. To contribute to its mission of preserving waterfowl habitats across North America, the organization focuses on priority areas such as the Mississippi Alluvial Valley, a stopping point for more than 13.7 million ducks and 1.5 million geese on their annual migration to the Gulf Coast.

Due to natural and human-caused habitat changes, the region has lost wetland areas that are vital to the wintering habits of waterfowl. To protect the marshes and bays of the Gulf of Mexico, Ducks Unlimited works with state and federal partners to restore habitats on public lands, and with private land owners to protect waterfowl habitats on seasonally flooded land. It also advocates for water allocation and other processes that protect coastal ecosystems.