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Manitoba
Manitoba Election 2023: Conservation Q & A
In settled areas of Canada, up to 70% of our wetlands have been destroyed or degraded. As the wetlands disappear, so do the ecological benefits they provide. To help Manitobans select a provincial government that is strong on conservation, Ducks Unlimited Canada is providing the PC, NDP and Liberal…
Hunting and Trapping on DUC Lands in Manitoba
Rules surrounding hunting and trapping on these multi-use DUC properties in Manitoba.
Taking wetland education to heart in Manitoba
A decades-long partnership has given countless children environmental knowledge, leadership skills and a connection to nature built on respect and curiosity.
Seeding potential in Manitoba’s agriculture and wetlands
DUC employee Ken Gross credits a strong team, partnerships for his successful conservation career.
Manitoba dairy farm works with nature
Cows and wildlife thrive thanks to farm family's love of nature and wild spaces that work with agriculture.
Land homesteaded in 1881 conserved by Ducks Unlimited Canada
With help from DUC, Carol Chapman has conserved land near Baldur, Manitoba that her Icelandic family homesteaded in 1881.
Honouring a public relations pioneer
Ed Russenholt was one of the first of three full-time DUC employees hired in 1938.
The conservation long game
Like seeds in warming soil, Canadians are awakening to the broad decline in biodiversity across the country.
Winnipeg students win national conservation challenge
Students from Winnipeg's Fort Richmond Collegiate have captured a national award from DUC for their proposed solution to rising sea levels on Canada’s east coast.
Winnipeg students take home grand prize in DUC’s Case Study Competition
Fort Richmond Collegiate students' solution to sea-level rise earns $500 for the school and students are named Youth Wetland Experts.
Duck-friendly winter wheat becomes a top cash crop in Manitoba
Manitoba farmers working with DUC say winter wheat is their most profitable cereal crop.
Conservation that’s close to home and close to the heart
Manitoba's Robyn Yates grew up with one of the country’s flagship conservation areas and an internationally important wetland right outside her backyard. It’s a place that would ultimately shape her lifelong commitment to conservation.
Work with nature, urges Manitoba farmer
Farmers from Rossburn say a DUC conservation agreement helps achieve their land management goals and increases biodiversity.
A prairie gem: Oak Hammock Marsh, Manitoba
Marking multiple milestones at an iconic wetland in Manitoba.
Cutting-edge climate data reveal the nature of change in tomorrow’s landscapes
DUC researchers collaborate on landscape-level climate questions for wetlands
DUC recognizes Women in Science in Manitoba
Three STEM roles that are diverse and meaningful
Farmers in Manitoba urged to “make the call” on World Wetlands Day
On World Wetlands Day, DUC is urging Manitoba farmers to personally take action to preserve natural habitat on their land.
Ducks Unlimited Canada celebrates Manitoba Government’s newly designated Provincially Significant Peatlands
Ducks Unlimited Canada applauds the Manitoba Government’s decision in designating Moswa Meadows and Fish Lake Fen as Provincially Significant Peatlands—the first of their kind in the province.
Brian Hepworth appointed to Director of Regional Operations – Prairie and Boreal Region
As another step in his long and successful 32-year career with Ducks Unlimited Canada, Brian is assuming this senior role that will oversee conservation operations in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, as well as the vast and important landscapes of Canada’s boreal region.
DUC’s Top 22 in 2022
We've put together our top conservation wins this year
DUC grazing clubs coordinator honoured for sustainable farming initiatives
Mike Thiele named to "Wall of Fame" by Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association
Conservationists in training
Youth Advisory Council members take to Manitoba’s wetlands and grasslands to gain firsthand knowledge from experts in the field.
DUC honours Manitoba conservation leader with land dedication
DUC dedicated 160 acres of marsh and grasslands to commemorate Rick Andrews' years of service
Conservation agreement satisfies Manitoba farm family in many ways
Financial compensation and conserving natural areas compelled Dale and Linda O'Greysik to sign a conservation agreement with DUC.