United Country Real Estate and
Ducks Unlimited Collaborate for
Conservation
KANSAS
CITY, MO, July 26, 2007 – In a unique
partnership focused on conservation,
Ducks Unlimited announced today that
United Country Real Estate is joining
DU’s ranks as a proud sponsor.
“United
Country has the rural roots, outdoor
culture and attitude that make it a
great DU partner,” said Don Young, DU’s
executive vice president. “It has the
capacity and interest to get involved
with DU locally, help raise funds for
conservation and assist in promoting the
value of conservation easements.”
Ducks
Unlimited selected United Country Real
Estate as a new partner because of its
80 year
history of successfully specializing in
rural real estate,
including ranches, farms and
recreational property, its national
footprint with more than 650 offices and
growing, and its wide range of services
for property buyers and sellers.
“Ducks
Unlimited recognized that conservation
and land stewardship is a core company
value for United Country, and that is
right in line with Ducks Unlimited’s
efforts to conserve vital wetlands
and habitats throughout North America,”
said Young.
Through
this new partnership, Ducks Unlimited
and United Country Real Estate will
collaborate
to educate United Country associates,
land buyers and sellers about land
conservation, habitat protection through
conservation easements, opportunities to
volunteer and charitable giving
opportunities. For example, Ducks
Unlimited is featured in listing
catalogs produced by United Country and
distributed to more than one million
United Country customers. United Country
is an advertiser in Ducks Unlimited
magazine and on the DU Web site,
www.ducks.org.
United
Country Real Estate is a national
franchise system that helps buyers
across America find
their dream homes and properties. From
fishing and hunting retreats to
recreational cabins, waterfront
properties, farms for sale and more,
United
Country Real Estate specializes in
marketing realistically priced real
estate in rural America.
“United
Country Real Estate is in a singularly
unique position to promote responsible
and
long-range land stewardship issues
across the United States. We view our
commitment to Ducks Unlimited as a
cornerstone of our efforts to educate
land owners, those seeking to own
recreational property and those real
estate professionals that serve them
about the importance of active
participation in the conservation of our
collective heritage for the next
generation of sportsmen
and women,” said Dan Duffy, chief
executive officer, United Country Real
Estate. “The true
measure of how well we do will be born
by our grandchildren and their
children. More can be done. We are
truly excited about being part of the
important work that Ducks Unlimited is
doing every day across the country and
around the world.”
With more
than a million supporters, Ducks
Unlimited is the world’s largest and
most effective wetland and waterfowl
conservation organization with almost 12
million acres conserved. The United
States alone has lost more than half of
its original wetlands − nature’s most
productive ecosystem − and continues to
lose more than 80,000 wetland acres each
year.
United
Country Real Estate is the only national
franchise system specializing in country
real estate throughout the small cities,
towns and surrounding communities across
America. With a heritage dating back to
1925, we are the partner of choice for
buyers, sellers and real estate brokers
of country property. United Country’s
marketing systems which include web
sites and nine specialty magazines that
reach well over ten million people a
year result in approximately $3.0
billion in transaction volume on an
annual basis system wide. For more
information on United Country
Real Estate or to view tens of thousands
of properties for sale across America,
log on to
www.unitedcountry.com.
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HEADQUARTERS
2820 NW Barry Road, Kansas City, MO
64154
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