Projects

The goal of every DUC Project is to identify, protect, restore, and manage priority habitats within NS’s landscape for the benefit of North American waterfowl, wildlife and community.

DUC relies on partnerships to achieve its conservation goals. Working closely with municipal, provincial and federal levels of governments, landowners and non-government organizations, DUC establishes conservation/stewardship agreements, land acquisitions, and governmental land extensions that conserve wetlands and their associated habitats.

A variety of conservation tools are used to restore and manage these unique and important habitats located throughout NS’s coastal, agriculture and forest landscapes.

DUC highlight projects:

Location	Title and Description	Project Size
Tatamagouche	Schaad’s Pond A small marsh restoration project.
Cole Harbour	Nelson Conservation Area Land donation made by Hiram and Kathleen Nelson, which contributes to the Cole Harbour – West Lawrencetown Coastal Heritage Park.
Hants County	Ralph Fram’s Pond A fencing and wetland construction project that took place on a Hants County farm.
Verstraten	Verstraten's Farm Pond A project where cattle were fenced out of a stream and constructed wetlands were used to filter wastewater leaving the farm.
Amherst	Amherst Marsh The transformation of a wetland between Amherst and the Fort Lawrence Ridge into valuable wildlife habitat.	1530 hectares
Annapolis	Annapolis Royal Wetland Constructed in Annapolis Royal used to treat the community’s wastewater before it enters the Annapolis River.	15 hectares

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Projects

DUC highlight projects:

Schaad’s Pond

Nelson Conservation Area

Ralph Fram’s Pond

Verstraten's Farm Pond

Amherst Marsh

Annapolis Royal Wetland