How our work impacts conservation across Canada.
Impact Areas
Approaches
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
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.
Back roads of the boreal
A new guide will help industry build better, wetland friendly roads in Canada’s northern forest
Ducks return to Carp River wetlands
It's been less than two years since DUC restored four wetlands on Ottawa's Carp River - and the ponds are already attracting return visitors.
Links to wetlands
Naturalized golf course water features help wildlife, water quality and the game experience
Fishing for the future
National Fishing Week is July 2 - 10. Learn how habitat projects are keeping our fisheries healthy.
Working to eradicate the European water chestnut
DUC needs your help to spot the invasive plant
Lower water levels help drive out invasive species
Two important B.C. wetlands are restored through conservation partnerships
Insects on call
Researchers are studying how pollinators and other beneficial insects use wetland habitats
Coastal conservation
When Jonathan Platts was about 15 years old, his friends started taking him waterfowling at Wolfe Inlet, a large salt marsh near Glenwood, P.E.I. There, he found whole new world.
Enemy at the gates
Delta Marsh will play host to fewer invasive carp this spring and summer following necessary repairs
Wetlands, partnerships critical to keeping migratory birds part of our lives
New report shows habitat conservation is for the birds…and people
Second Marsh makeover
Oshawa community will have a front row seat as Mother Nature gets a helping hand
Alberta Watershed Resiliency and Restoration Program
Government of Alberta invests in economic and environmental sustainability by supporting conservation and restoration with DUC.
Delta: A Prairie Marsh and its People
Authors Glen Suggett, Gordon Goldsborough and members of the Delta Marsh History Group share rich history and fascinating tales about the Manitoba marsh.