ALASKA WATERFOWL ASSOCIATION | alaska non-profit HOME ABOUT US PROJECTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS SPONSORS SHOP HISTORY OF AWA OUR TEAM OUR MISSION CONTACT More AWA SINCE 1975 ALASKA WATERFOWLASSOCIATIONCONSERVING ALASKAS WATERFOWL WETLANDS AND OUTDOOR HERITAGE SINCE 1975 ABOUT US OUR TEAM AWA is a local grass roots volunteer based notforprofit organization. It began in Alaska as a duckhunting club in the 1970s when a group of local hunters friends and sportsmen would get together in pursuit of waterfowl. They eventually became concerned about the future of the waterfowling sport wetlands and waterfowl management principles. AWA was formed to ensure the OUR HISTORY I was one of the founders of that notable organization which was born of an interesting little twist to Alaska history.