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Welcome from the President: 
On behalf of all the officers of the Ohio Waterfowl Association (OWA), let me welcome you to our newly redesigned website. Many thanks go out to our Media Relations Officer Bryan Schreiber and Webmaster Mike Beatty for a lot of hard work and long hours on this project. Our hope is that you will find a wealth of information about our organization, our projects, and your potential for involvement.
The OWA is a relatively young organization, but we work hard to build relationships with the Ohio Division of Wildlife and the US Fish and Wildlife Service, and we are very pleased to see that now they are seeking US out for help with projects such as habitat enhancement and public hunting blind construction, to name a few. As always, we continue to stress we are not competitors with other waterfowl conservation groups, such as Ducks Unlimited and Delta Waterfowl. Much to the contrary, we welcome every opportunity to work with these groups, providing manpower and support for any project that benefits waterfowl.
As your OWA President, I would like to issue two challenges:
To my fellow OWA members, I challenge you to be model members and sportsmen. Be willing to see a need, step up, get involved and do what is right for the betterment of waterfowl, the sport of waterfowling, and the public image of hunters in general. Do not take short cuts, do have non-reproachable ethics, and get children involved in the outdoor sports.
To non OWA members, I challenge you to look at your involvement in this great sport. As we all know, waterfowl and waterfowl hunting is a passion for us. How can you become more involved? What needs do you see in your area? If you are not already, get involved and contribute your time and energy to give something back to the birds and the sport that give so much enjoyment to us all. We would love to have you as an OWA member, and to provide the means for that involvement. An organization is only as strong as its membership, and our strength continues to grow! Consider joining the OWA today!
In closing, during my tenure as President, I look forward to growing the many great friendships I have already in the waterfowling community, and, even better, the generation of new ones. I appreciate this opportunity to serve, and will work closely with other OWA Officers and Members to improve and protect our waterfowling resources and heritage. I welcome everyone's suggestions and project ideas. Thank you!
Yours in Conservation,
Rance M. Gamblin, DVM
Ohio Waterfowl Association President |
