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Wetlands

Maher donation sets up students for next decade

Building Nature: Habitat Restoration and Compensation
A science-based approach to establishing ecosystems.

Wetland conservation: an investment in “green jobs”
We support "green jobs" to help us restore wetlands in rural communities

Coastal Marsh Conservation
Irving Oil contributes to groundbreaking research on Bay of Fundy salt-marsh restoration.

Plans to re-open Frank Lake, Clifford E. Lee to public underway
Planning is currently underway to re-open popular DUC conservation project areas in Alberta that typically attract a high number of visitors.

Conservation programs in Alberta needed now more than ever
There will be more wetlands and habitat acres restored in Alberta as Ducks Unlimited Canada continues to deliver its conservation programs with landowners this spring.

Oak Hammock Marsh nest cam gives intimate look at Canada goose and her nest
A special web cam monitors the progress of a Canada goose and her mate, who chose the rooftop of DUC's national offices at Oak Hammock Marsh for their nest.

Biodiversity in Missaquash Marsh
There’s no better place to celebrate biodiversity and World Wetlands Day 2020 than Atlantic Canada’s Missaquash Marsh.

Urban wetlands are the focus for coastal cities
While the groundhog may steal the spotlight every February 2nd, more and more communities around B.C. are focusing on wetlands as a way to combat climate change and the devastating effects it has on the landscape.

Canada’s boreal forest has many regions that share a common truth
For the health of our environment and for our enjoyment of nature, maintaining biodiversity in wetlands across the boreal forest of Canada is crucial.

Manitoba’s pothole wetlands teem with life, but they’re disappearing
Southwest Manitoba is home to prairie pothole wetlands, remarkable “biodiversity hotspots” that support a variety of life, from microorganisms to mighty moose.

Saving the breeding grounds of the piping plover
The Junction Lake project, breeding grounds of the piping plover, is an excellent example of partners working together to conserve and restore habitats, not only in Alberta, but across Canada that benefit multiple species and promote biodiversity.

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.

Invasive phragmites and the wetlands of tomorrow
How can we reduce the impacts of non-native phragmites on wetlands?

The fight to conserve our wetlands
Wetlands are a biological resource akin to rainforests and coral reefs. They are an epicentre of life that cannot be replicated. Where wetlands suffer, so too does the immense biodiversity they support.

Thank you, Canada. You’ve made 2019 a year for conservation.

Fueling conservation through sustainable development
Pembina Pipeline Corporation makes a large conservation investment in Canada’s Prairies, helping to preserve important wetland and grassland habitat.

Courting nature at Frank Lake, Alberta
Videographer Brian Keating gets front-row seat to elaborate avian choreography

The Woodstock Model of Urban Wetland Restoration
Years of planning and partnership among Stewardship Oxford, DUC, the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority, Oxford County and the City of Woodstock are paying out in the only green that really matters.

Bill Cooper’s Marsh
A coastal marsh in eastern Ontario has connected a community since Bill Cooper rallied his neighbours to save it