How our work impacts conservation across Canada.
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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

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.

Helping habitat on Amherst Island
Conservation projects provide TLC near the prettiest town in Canada

New life for an old marsh
For almost 10 years, Lakeside Marsh in Fredericton, N.B. lay dormant under 12-feet of infill. Now the wetland is starting to thrive after being restored by DUC.

Why gardeners should read-up before digging in
Plant ecologist shares tips to grow a beautiful, wetland-friendly garden

Right people, right place, right time
First BMP workshop of its kind in Canada’s working boreal forest.

Big Grass Marsh repairs completed
New agreement leads to action at Duck Factory No. 1.

Calton Swamp rejuvenation
Outdoor enthusiasts in Aylmer, Ont. celebrate wetland rejuvenation project

Illegal drainage threatens iconic Big Grass Marsh in Manitoba
Troubling activities at the birthplace of wetland conservation underscores need for strong regulations.

New wetlands added to Marsh Lake project
Okanagan family's donation of marshland will safeguard the land and its wildlife.