http://www.ChesapeakeDucks.org

The Upper Chesapeake Chapter of Delta Waterfowl provides knowledge, leaders and science-based solutions that efficiently conserve waterfowl and secure the future for waterfowl hunting. They offer conservation education to schools, hunter education and are entirely commited to the future of waterfowl in the Chesapeake bay.

Project Features: 

Content Management System

All MDI websites are designed in one way or another to allow the end user to customize, add, change and delete content from their own website. 

Calendar of Events

All the organizations activities are centrally managed and made available for the public to see on their website through an intuitive calendar system.  Members can submit calendar entries and, once approved by the administrator, they'll be posted for viewing.  This "collaboration" reduces time spent on trying to keep the calendar up to date.

Customized Contacts

Each officer within the organization is listed in the contacts on the website and each one has his or her own contact form that enables website visitors to send the officer an email without every actually disclosing the officer's private email address.  This feature protects email addresses from being 'poached' and makes the officers of the organizaiton more accessible to the public.  Note: This is a standard feature on all websites.

Message Forums

The members of Delta Waterfowl are highly active and needed a place to be able to collaborate efficiently.  After consulting with the organization's chairman, MDI engineers designed and configured a message forum that allows the public to 'read' certain public forums (to allow for public awareness) and afforded registered users a special 'Members Only' section so that club members and officers can discuss internal plans, activities privately.

Wrapped Content

Being a conservation organization the members of UCDW have a strong interest in the science of waterfowl biology and habitat.  Rather than try to "re-create the wheel" their website incorporates content directly from the U.S. Geological Survey website which offsets the need to keep that content current.  Members can always find the latest information on waterfowl classification all "wrapped" neatly inside of their website as if it were their own content.