How our work impacts conservation across Canada.
Impact Areas
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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.
Wetlands
Small marsh with a big impact
Quebec producer’s restored wetland is making a big difference for the environment, his farm and his family
Welcoming back wildlife
Frank Lake Conservation Area is an amazing story of rejuvenation
Wetlands: a valuable farmhand
Wetlands deliver ecological and financial dividends to dairy farmers in P.E.I.
Recognizing potential
One man's decision to transform a neglected property near London, Ont., into a thriving wetland.
Building with nature
Green infrastructure solutions that put the power of wetlands to work
Wetlands provide natural defence against natural disasters
Why we need wetland conservation to minimize the impacts of extreme weather.
Breaching a dike; saving a salt marsh
Protecting coastal communities from climate change, one wetland at a time
New detailed wetland mapping tools now available in Quebec
Accessible information improves conservation
Extreme camping
Each spring, researcher Ryan Connon travels from suburban Ontario to a secluded region in N.W.T. to better understand how climate change will impact northern hydrology, including wetlands.
Students designing for students
Calgary college duo is creating a new interpretive experience for younger visitors at Bow Habitat Station
Prairie pride
Lamb family commits to record-breaking conservation agreement in Saskatchewan
Hero for Hamilton Marsh
Local conservationist honoured with wetlands conservation award
Community co-operation at Cooper Marsh
Perseverance, passion and partnerships pay-off at prized Ontario wetland.
Protecting our home and native wetland
Members of the Canadian Armed Forces are active defenders of our wetlands
Out of the classroom, into the Manitoba marsh
Lizard Lake wetland enhancement offers greater wetland education and conservation opportunities
What happens when your classroom is a wetland?
Rivers Collegiate Wetland Learning Centre of Excellence offers students an engaging and transformative experience
Beautiful, bizarre…and under threat
Wetland conservation is a world-wide concern. In Australia, it may hold the key to protecting one of the seven natural wonders of the world: the Great Barrier Reef.
Wetland interpretive boardwalk opens in Peace Country
Alberta homestead welcomes people into the world of wetlands and art
Invasive species on the loose in Newfoundland
DUC staff and volunteers work to stop purple loosestrife from invading Corner Brook Marsh.
From bathtubs to wetlands
Moncton heads in the “right direction” as it adopts guidelines that embrace natural infrastructure
Out of the concrete jungle and into nature
Hands-on learning in Toronto’s natural oasis connects urban students with wetlands and environmental stewardship
The science of summer
For a crack team of DUC researchers, summer means time on the waters of Delta Marsh, gathering intelligence on what makes the iconic wetland tick.
Oshawa Second Marsh: Exposed!
Drained marsh sets the stage for a dramatic reveal.