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New Brunswick

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.

Lessons from the mudflats
New Brunswick Volunteer of the Year Donna Carson reinvigorates local DUC dinner.

Five tips for outdoor fun with kids
New Brunswick’s favourite nature teacher shares his top tips to enjoying the great outdoors.

Community Conservation
How farmers and conservationists are bringing a bog at Tantramar Community Pasture back to life.

Students take action against climate change
A new competition through DUC’s Wetland Centres of Excellence program challenges students to create sustainability projects for their schools and communities.

Conserving a working landscape in Tantramar
Ducks Unlimited Canada works with local New Brunswick farmers to conserve wetlands, grassland and crop land.

Sharon and Merlin Dow honoured as DUC’s Volunteers of the Year for New Brunswick
DUC's Volunteer Champions Awards celebrates outstanding volunteers for National Volunteer Week.

Taking a chance on technology in the classroom
Students at Fredericton High School take collecting water samples to new heights