The objective of this project is to collect, summarize, and publish a historical and contemporary account of waterfowl in North Dakota. An excellent draft was completed in the early 1990s. It needs to be updated and restructed to be more appealing to a general audience. A small writing team was contracted in late 2015 to complete the work.

The Duck Factory tells the fascinating story of encounters between ducks and people in the heart of the Prairie Pothole Region. The book describes the colorful and contentious history of waterfowl and waterfowl management in North Dakota, complete with stories of the people who hunt them, protect them, study them, enjoy them and work to guarantee their continued importance in North Dakota. Illustrated with historic pictures and color photographs of waterfowl and North Dakota landscapes.