To celebrate 70 years of wetlands and waterfowl conservation in Canada, DUC developed a comprehensive map to showcase the scope of its on-the-ground work.

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DUC’s 70th anniversary map selected for ESRI Canada map competition

Oak Hammock Marsh, Man., December 16, 2008 —Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) has been selected from among 35 applicants to be included in the 10th annual Map Gallery competition held by ESRI Canada's 2009 Map Gallery calendar for December.

To celebrate 70 years of wetlands and waterfowl conservation in Canada, DUC developed a comprehensive map to showcase the scope of its on-the-ground work. Designed by DUC’s Geographic Information Systems (GIS) department, the map pinpoints the locations of nearly 8,100 projects and uses photographic image pullouts to highlight the first projects developed in each province and territory.

"This includes DUC’s first-ever conservation project in North America, Big Grass Marsh, Manitoba. Built in 1938, the project is still in operation and provides important habitat for waterfowl and other wildlife,” says Brian Kazmerik, GIS Manager for DUC. “This is also the first time we are displaying areas that we have helped protect through our initiatives in the Western Boreal Forest and B.C. Besides the ESRI Canada calendar, DUC staff are presenting this map to different audiences to depict our nation-wide activities in an understandable way.”

The Map Gallery contest was started to display the GIS communities’ best cartographic work to an audience of thousands across Canada. The eleventh annual ESRI Canada Map Gallery competition is now underway.

“We greatly value our longstanding partnership with Ducks Unlimited and would like to congratulate them on 70 years of dedication to wetland and waterfowl conservation,” said Alex Miller, President, ESRI Canada.  “We selected this map for inclusion in our 2009 Map Gallery because it beautifully illustrates the amazing extent of Ducks Unlimited's work across Canada to restore and preserve our natural environment.”

For more information, contact:

Leigh Patterson, l_patterson@ducks.ca
Corporate Media Relations Specialist
Ducks Unlimited Canada
Tel: (204) 467-3306

 
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