How our work impacts conservation across Canada.
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Educators

Youth join the vanguard to stop invasive species in Canada
Meet students who monitor and protect their local wetlands when they go to school.

Meet Ella Cattrysse, winner of the 2022 Wetland Centre of Excellence Scholarship
A journey from being the “shy kid” to class leader

First phase of mapping the Lower St. Lawrence Wetlands is now complete
La première phase du projet de cartographie détaillée des milieux humides du Bas Saint-Laurent est maintenant achevée.

DUC delivers 40 conservation projects in Manitoba in 2021
DUC built 40 conservation projects in Manitoba in 2021, helping mitigate climate change and aid farmers hit by drought.

Virtual field trips bring nature to the classroom
No longer limited by geography, DUC's education team is introducing students across the Atlantic provinces—and across Canada—to wetlands.

Wetlands: A Powerful Carbon Sink
Wetlands: A Powerful Carbon Sink is a short animated video that explains how wetlands absorb and store carbon.

Climate Change Resource Pack
Educate and empower students with our collection of resources on wetlands and climate change.

Take Action on Climate Change
Grade Level: Grade 7 and up Take Action on Climate Change presents students with actions they can take at home, in their school, and in their community. Supporting students to take action helps build student leadership. When students take action, it encourages other around them…

My Hobby, Our Climate
Grade Level: Grade 9 and up My Hobby, Our Climate is designed to help students make the connection between climate change and their personal lives. In this activity, students will meet five Canadian teenagers with hobbies that are being affected by climate change. After hearing the teenagers’ concerns, students…

Wetlands to the Rescue
Grade Level: Grade 9 and up Wetlands to the Rescue! combines extensive research on how wetlands play a role in mitigating climate change, while also making…

Wetlands to the Rescue! Summary Sheet
Grade Level: Grade 9 and up This sheet summarizes all the ways that wetlands help lessen the impacts of climate change. It corresponds with Wetlands to the Rescue! PowerPoint. Your students will learn how wetlands provide water during droughts, store and slow water during floods, protect coastal regions from…

Young Hilliardton Marsh volunteer named Wetland Hero
Lucy Harrison's work at Hilliardton Marsh and her advocacy for the natural world earned her recognition as a DUC Wetland Hero

Wetlands: where learning comes to life
Wetlands don’t just nurture ducks. They foster young minds, too. Here’s how we’re helping up-and-coming conservationists earn their wings … and fly.

Local Family Helps Conserve Natural Wetlands
DUC acquires 320 acres of unspoiled natural wetlands on the southeastern shore of Babine Lake, thanks to the generosity of the Andersen family.

Duck Detectives
Explore migration and the need to protect habitats across North America’s flyways with this online, interactive activity.

Take Action for Wetlands
This resource booklet gives you inspiring examples and step-by-step ideas on activities to take action.