How our work impacts conservation across Canada.
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Where we’re working on the ground from coast to coast.
We need your help to protect our water, wildlife, and wetlands. Here’s how you can make an impact.
The Great Lakes & St. Lawrence
Building on tradition: The Gofton family farm
Randy Gofton is marrying agricultural practices with habitat restoration on his family farm.
Engineered wetlands model provides solutions in Chalk River for Canadian Nuclear Laboratories
An unlikely pairing is collaborating on a nature-based solution in Eastern Ontario
Drain cam turned “snake cam” protects species at risk at Big Creek NWA
When it comes to protecting endangered species, DUC’s conservation teams believe “above and beyond” is the only way to go.
Urban wetland restoration: Kerrison Road and Brock North Meadow
Supporting sustainable growth and development in the Greater Toronto Area
Long-time supporter George Merry is living out his own natural legacy on Wolfe Island
It took a community to conserve “precious and valuable” natural shoreline on Lake Ontario
Coastal habitat restored on the Niagara River in Ontario
A coastal wetland restoration near Fort Erie in Ontario
DUC’s European Water Chestnut Eradication Program in Ontario
Control and monitoring disrupt the seed cycle in Eastern Lake Ontario and the Rideau River.
Chasing phragmites: The race we have to win
Racing to protect healthy wetland habitats for native plants and animals.
Waterways of life
A large provincial investment is filling in habitat gaps with wetlands in rural, urban and small town watersheds.
Natural infrastructure: more than jargon
Why do we talk about “natural infrastructure” in conservation today?
Marguerite-d’Youville Wildlife Refuge
An ongoing biodiversity improvement project located on Saint-Bernard Island, it has become a haven for creatures great and small.
How much can wetlands help reduce summer algae outbreaks?
New research seeks to better understand the role of wetlands in restoring water quality
DUC’s European Water Chestnut Eradication Program in Ontario
Control and monitoring disrupt the seed cycle in Eastern Lake Ontario and the Rideau River.
How we faced down an invasive plant that threatened the Rideau River
Volunteers pulled together to stop European water chestnut from taking hold in the Rideau Canal
Land donations support our conservation mission
Securing land keeps habitat tucked safely under our wing.
DUC and partners flock together to secure a bright future for a Brighton wetland
A Lake Ontario shoreline is protected for waterfowl, wildlife and the community.
Fighting green with green for Great Lakes water quality
Lake Erie’s long-threatened water quality gets fresh hope with collaborative wetland restoration project.
Turning back the clock on muskie habitat
Conservation projects that are helping ducks and fish in the Kawartha Lakes watershed.
New habitat on the Old River Farm
A partnership on the Thames River is part of a natural infrastructure awakening.
Hit Squad makes its mark near Wolfe Island
Program results in dramatic decline in invasive species.
Fighting back against invasive Phragmites
Pilot program is gaining ground in the battle against an alien giant.
Shell shock: Ontario’s turtle emergency
Ontario’s eight turtle species are at risk. The population in the province took a heavy blow in 2017, but these reptiles can find refuge in Ducks Unlimited Canada projects.
Floodgates open for fish along St. Lawrence River
This spring, migrating ducks made way for incoming fish on DUC wetland sites along the St. Lawrence River. But the fish didn’t want to be there.
Working against time at Montmagny Marsh
Community bands together to give local landmark a new lease on life