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Western Boreal Forest

Common Sense Conservation of Canada's Boreal Forest

Ducks Unlimited Canada's (DUC) goal is to help conserve all of the wetlands in Canada's boreal forest through a combination of ecosystem-based sustainable development, that utilizes state-of-the-art best management practices, and by promoting the establishment of an extensive network of large, interconnected wetland-rich protected areas. DUC will use our foundation of strong science and strategic partnerships to help us move toward this goal.

DUC's vision is that the country’s boreal forest will remain an ecologically intact and productive habitat that will continue to sustain a high diversity and abundance of wetlands,waterfowl and associated water birds. We want Canada’s boreal forest to remain a mosaic of forest, rivers, wetlands and lakes that will continue to function with ecological integrity and support historical numbers of breeding, molting and migrating waterfowl and wetland-dependent wildlife.

To attain this vision, DUC will work alongside forward-thinking governments, industry, First Nations and aboriginal groups, academic institutions, foundations and conservation organizations to help establish a national boreal conservation network that includes ecosystem-based sustainable development, world-leading best management practices, and an extensive network of large, wetland-rich protected areas.

Read about conservation efforts and challenges in the boreal forest in an article written by Dr. Stuart Slattery "Waterfowl of the Boreal Forest," published in the Sep/Oct 2011 issue of DU Inc.'s magazine.

Check out our Boreal Wetland Fact Sheets describing the general characteristics (soil, hydrology and vegetation) and ecological benefits of the five major boreal wetland types - bog, fen, marsh, swamp and open water.

 
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