The federal duck stamp was created through a wetlands conservation program. President Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover

Herbert Clark Hoover was the 31st President of the United States . Hoover was originally a professional mining engineer and author. As the United States Secretary of Commerce in the 1920s under Presidents Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge, he promoted partnerships between government and business...

 signed the Migratory Bird Conservation Act

Migratory Bird Conservation Act

The Migratory Bird Conservation Act of February 18, 1929, created the United States Migratory Bird Conservation Commission to consider and approve any areas of land and/or water recommended by the Secretary of the Interior for purchase or rental by the U.S...

 in 1929 to authorize the acquisition and preservation of wetlands as waterfowl

Waterfowl

Waterfowl are certain wildfowl of the order Anseriformes, especially members of the family Anatidae, which includes ducks, geese, and swans....

 habitat

Habitat

* Habitat , a place where a species lives and grows*Human habitat, a place where humans live, work or play** Space habitat, a space station intended as a permanent settlement...

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The law, however, did not provide a permanent source of money to buy and preserve the wetlands. On March 16, 1934, Congress passed, and President Roosevelt signed, the Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act.