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.
New Brunswick
Ducks Unlimited Canada partners with Irving Oil, University of Toronto Scarborough and other top Canadian academics to advance climate research and reduce greenhouse gas emissions
New project will measure the ability of wetlands in agricultural landscapes to store carbon.
Meet Anneke Harpur, winner of the 2022 Wetland Centre of Excellence Scholarship
Anneke Harpur wins Ducks Unlimited Canada scholarship for her outstanding commitment to wetland conservation.
Meet Emily MacNaughton, winner of the 2022 Wetland Centre of Excellence Scholarship
MacNaughton describes her unexpected journey into coding for conservation through DUC’s wetland-based program.
Fay and Duncan Campbell’s education legacy
Anyone who wanted to celebrate their parents’ life can donate to help get kids outside, learning about nature and the wildlife.
New sea duck atlas sheds light on poorly understood species and how we can protect them
Canadian landscapes identified among 85 North American sites that provide critical habitat for sea ducks.
Ducks Unlimited Canada acquires critical salt marsh habitat on the Acadian Peninsula
More than 250 acres will support wildlife and protect communities from the impacts of sea-level rise and coastal squeeze.
Watch inside a duck’s nest box
Thirty years and counting: Putting community service and conservation first
Ed Christie is a staple in DUC's Harvey chapter and a well-known, long-serving community volunteer
Taking action for our eiders
DUC conservation experts note that recent bad news can teach us why continued conservation efforts are so important for common eiders.
Ducks Unlimited Canada launches $3 million initiative to conserve critical wetland habitat along the Wolastoq
Wild rice harvest along the Wolastoq
Re-establishing an ancient tradition connects community and conservation.
Community pasture helps farmers, cattle and wildlife
Tantramar Grasslands Co-operative partners with organizations like DUC to ensure a healthy future for the land, and everyone who uses it.
Virtual field trips bring nature to the classroom
No longer limited by geography, DUC's education team is introducing students across the Atlantic provinces—and across Canada—to wetlands.
Vivian Kierstead is DUC’s Volunteer of the Year in New Brunswick
For Vivian Kierstead, volunteering with DUC is a family affair. Vivian and her husband Bill began volunteering with the Kent County chapter 31 years ago, and have passed on their passion to their two daughters.
Birdsong everywhere
Celebrating biodiversity in the Saint John River floodplain with the Acadian Birder
Where are the ducks nesting along the Saint John River?
What a University of New Brunswick student’s research could tell us about waterfowl and nest-box stewardship in the lower Saint John River floodplain.
Re-wilding at Rivière du Nord
DUC reverts decades-old freshwater marsh to saltwater to protect New Brunswick coastline from sea-level rise and provide habitat for endangered species.
Coastal Marsh Conservation
Irving Oil contributes to groundbreaking research on Bay of Fundy salt-marsh restoration.
A force for nature
How committed is Chris Fader to supporting wetland conservation? Not even a hurricane can stop him. It’s this kind of steadfastness that made Fader a joint-recipient of Ducks Unlimited Canada’s (DUC) volunteer of the year award in New Brunswick—an honour he shares with John Johnston of Hanwell.
Setting the gold standard
DUC volunteers are renowned for their devoted service and loyalty. New Brunswick’s John Johnston is the gold standard.
Biodiversity in Missaquash Marsh
There’s no better place to celebrate biodiversity and World Wetlands Day 2020 than Atlantic Canada’s Missaquash Marsh.
‘Tis the season of giving back. Kids triple their fundraising goal in the sweetest of ways.
“They wanted to know how to help.” New Brunswick students earn ‘Wetland Heroes’ designation after holiday donation exceeds expectations.
DUC and BMO Financial Group Team Up to Invest in Canadian Youth
Over the next five years, Canada’s oldest financial institution will donate $300,000 to educate and inspire tomorrow’s decision makers through DUC’s national Wetland Centres of Excellence program.
