How our work impacts conservation across Canada.
Impact Areas
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Where we’re working on the ground from coast to coast.
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Wetlands
Pond Repair
How Ducks Unlimited Canada restores wetlands.
Hit Squad makes its mark near Wolfe Island
Program results in dramatic decline in invasive species.
Sweeping out the broom
DUC volunteers in B.C. help remove invasive scotch broom at wetland projects.
Reclaiming wetlands from purple loosestrife
Our Native Plant Solutions (NPS) engaged a Manitoba First Nation in the fight to rescue habitat from a beautiful and destructive invasive plant. In partnership with the Centre of Indigenous Environmental Resources, NPS and members of the Brokenhead Ojibway Nation released approximately 450 purple loosestrife beetles at five wetland sites in an area known for rare plant species and species of cultural importance to the community.
Fighting back against invasive Phragmites
Pilot program is gaining ground in the battle against an alien giant.
Fewer feathers at East Marsh
DUC safeguards important wildlife habitat at the Serpentine Wildlife Management Area.
Cleaning up after common carp
Researchers shut out an invasive fish species to help restore Delta Marsh.
A quiet corner
Virden vet works with DUC to preserve wildlife habitat
Making a dam difference at the Étang Stater wetland
Residents of Irlande team with DUC to repair a dam and save a local lake and wetland.
Escape to the estuary
Take a video tour of some of B.C.’s most valuable natural habitat.
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.
Quandary at the Quills
As Saskatchewan’s Quill Lakes rise, people search for an answer. Turns out, there’s no easy solution.
Healthy habitat returned
The re-naturalization of Hodges Pond is an investment in the future of the Thames River watershed and beyond
Finding common ground
Blending science with traditional knowledge to map 77 million acres of wetlands, for the future for northern communities…and conservation.
Fishing for data at Delta Marsh
Rescue Our Wetlands contest winner gets caught up in the research with DUC’s science team
The new green scene
Harnessing wetlands as green infrastructure solutions to our water woes
Conserving a working landscape in Tantramar
Ducks Unlimited Canada works with local New Brunswick farmers to conserve wetlands, grassland and crop land.
Taking a Stand for Wetlands
Bill Barrow helps opens the door to new wetland restoration opportunities in Nova Scotia.
Working against time at Montmagny Marsh
Community bands together to give local landmark a new lease on life
Evicted!
A DUC technologist finds an inventive way to manage muskrat damage at an historic Saskatchewan marsh.
Wetlands, people and partnerships
The future is bright at Minesing Wetlands
Investing in wetlands
The Cowan Foundation helps fund important restoration work in Oxford County
A common voice
New coalition of somewhat unlikely partners is moving the dial forward on wetland conservation in Ontario
Wetland project will help B.C.’s salmon populations
Improvements in quality water and passageways will benefit fish this summer at the Quatse River estuary