Members of the Auburn University Ducks Unlimited club gathered at Halftime in downtown Tuesday, Sept. 16, to discuss the goals of the organization and recruit new members.
Ducks Unlimited is the world's leader in wetlands and waterfowl conservation, and the University chapter has been at the forefront for the cause.
"Auburn is one of the three college organizations to be around since the 1980s," said Stephen Walker, regional director of Ducks Unlimited in Alabama.
Along with the recruitment party Tuesday, Sept. 16, the chapter will also hold a banquet on October 23 at the Clarion Inn & Suites University City.
Neill Payne, the University chapter president senior in chemistry, invited all that are interested to attend.
"The banquet is our biggest event right now," Payne said. "We are not just a student organization. You don't have to be enrolled in the University to participate and help out."
Payne also spoke about why he got involved with the organization.
"Growing up in south Georgia, I really liked to hunt and in order to hunt you have to have the wetlands," Payne said. "Ducks Unlimited is about preserving so future generations will have duck hunting as well."
Walker spoke of the relationship the people involved within the organization have built.
"It's a group of people that are like-minded outdoor enthusiasts," Walker said. "Most people say they come to Ducks Unlimited for the mission and stay for the people."
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