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Wetlands, Wildlife

One million acres conserved in Ontario

We invite you to celebrate this million-acre milestone by putting on your boots and jacket and taking a stroll in nature.

Wetlands

Alberta’s Wetland Replacement Program

The program provides funding for wetland replacement projects and is designed to help mitigate wetland loss throughout the province.

Wetlands

Introducing the Alberta Wetland Classification Field Guide

The release of a new made-for-Alberta field guide is equipping residents with practical resources about wetland habitats in their backyard.

Grasslands, Wetlands

A unique land donation: The Arnold project

DUC works with private landowner to restore and conserve critical ecosystems on their donation of land in Alberta.

Wetlands

Five major ways duck habitat is helping you

In the 80-plus years since our first wetland project was established, science has shown the wetlands we first saved for ducks are helping people in really important ways!

Wetlands

148 Mile Marshes help fight climate change in B.C.’s Cariboo region

As climate change intensifies weather patterns, the 148 Mile Marshes are becoming even more valuable for their critical role in providing water for ranchers and farmers.

Landowners, Partnerships, Wetlands, Wildlife

A high-value waterfowl haven in Hastings County

Investing in conservation is also for the human spirit.

Wetlands

Top three ways you can help save some of Canada’s most important habitat

As our environment changes, wetlands have our back—as long as we don’t turn our backs on them.

Landowners, Partnerships, Wetlands, Wildlife

Enhanced wetland supports wildlife and water quality in Holland Marsh

Enhanced ecological services at restored wetland on the Holland Marsh landscape.

Policy, Wetlands

No one can put a price on nature, but we ignore its value at our peril

As costs of climate change climb, it’s time to recognize Canada’s wetlands for their economic worth.

Landowners, Partnerships, Wetlands, Wildlife

Restoration renews Hillman Marsh on the shores of Lake Erie

Urgent restoration undertaken to protect the habitat at a treasured destination near Leamington, Ontario.

Biodiversity, Partnerships, The Great Lakes & St. Lawrence, Wetlands

New habitat connects a waterway in high-growth Ajax area

Wetland habitat in Lower Duffins Creek supports watershed

Landowners, Partnerships, Wetlands, Wildlife

Improvements complete on Thompson Creek in Grand River watershed

New restoration in Haldimand County by the Grand River

Grasslands, Landowners, Prairie Pothole Region, Water, Wetlands, Wildlife

Manitoba landowner signs record conservation deal with DUC

Cattleman Sean Murphy is restoring 63 acres of wildlife habitat on his farm near Souris, Manitoba, in the biggest conservation agreement of its kind with Ducks Unlimited Canada.

Wetlands

Top five tips for working out in a wetland

If you’re planning to go running, walking or biking in a wetland, these tips can turn your wetland workout from ordinary to extraordinary.

Grasslands, Water, Waterfowl, Wetlands, Wildlife

DUC names 160 acres for long-serving Manitoba conservationist

DUC has dedicated 160 acres of marsh and prairie grasses to conservationist Glenn Babee, who helped restore the land south of Riding Mountain National Park in the 1990s.

Landowners, Water, Wetlands, Wildlife

Manitoba farmer appreciates wetlands during prairie drought

With exceptionally little rainfall on Manitoba fields in the 2021 crop season, a farmer says the true value of retaining wetlands on farmland has become even more apparent.

Education, Wetlands

Waswanipi Wetland Hero reveals plastic hidden in waterways

DUC names Traci Blacksmith a Wetland Hero. For the past year, Blacksmith has been doing clean-ups along the Ottawa River and the wetland Mud Lake.

Pacific Coast, Wetlands, Wildlife

Hooked on making a difference

Tosh Sutherland has been part of the DUC salmon monitoring crew working in the South Arm Marshes Wildlife Management Area.

Biodiversity, Partnerships, Wetlands

Partners in conservation of a habitat jewel

By partnering with DUC, TC Energy took concrete action to encourage the conservation of wetlands essential to maintaining biodiversity on Sainte-Thérèse Island.

Conservator, Philanthropic, Wetlands

Conservation’s greatest ace

Legendary pilot and Canadian war hero Stocky Edwards embarks on a new mission to mark his 100th birthday.

Conservator, Grassroots, Wetlands

Finding hope with conservation

DUC staff, volunteers and supporters have intuitively known the value of hope “with its sleeves rolled up” since 1938. It is a fundamental reason why we’ve been able to make a difference on the conservation landscape.

Biodiversity, Conservator, Wetlands

Restore. Recover. Rewild.

It’s not too late. We can recover some of the damage and restore degraded habitat. We can rewild Canada’s wetlands and other life-sustaining natural spaces.

Grassroots, Wetlands

Bernard Filion: a conservation legend

Looking back at a storied career committed to Quebec’s wetlands.