How our work impacts conservation across Canada.
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Where we’re working on the ground from coast to coast.
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Ontario

Waterways of life
A large provincial investment is filling in habitat gaps with wetlands in rural, urban and small town watersheds.

Small wetland helps preserve natural space on Lower Duffins Creek
New habitat provides natural space in high-growth Ajax area

New habitat connects a waterway in high-growth Ajax area
Wetland habitat in Lower Duffins Creek supports watershed

Improvements complete on Thompson Creek in Grand River watershed
New restoration in Haldimand County by the Grand River

Improvements to wetland and fishway in Dunnville
Upgrades to 20-year-old project at Thompson Creek wetland complex

Canada’s dairy farmers are advancing conservation actions
Ducks Unlimited Canada is now a proud partner of Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) and supports the group’s ongoing environmental efforts.

Hunting in Ontario
We are pleased to be able to provide opportunities for the public to enjoy DUC properties. These are truly special places that the hard-earned dollars and support of our members, the local community, and other important funders have helped us secure and protect.

Waswanipi Wetland Hero reveals plastic hidden in waterways
DUC names Traci Blacksmith a Wetland Hero. For the past year, Blacksmith has been doing clean-ups along the Ottawa River and the wetland Mud Lake.

Bolstering nature’s battle grounds
Fighting back against a destructive moth and other invasive species involves building ecosystem resilience.

Spectacular Things Spring Brings
We've made a list of some of the spectacular things spring brings in Ontario. They're guaranteed to light up your days.

Daryl Hutton is DUC’s Volunteer of the Year in Ontario
Daryl Hutton’s passion for bird habitat began when he was a boy growing up on his family’s farm. Today, supporting conservation and enjoying the outdoors is a way life.

Meet the winners of the Wetland Centres of Excellence case study competition
Proposed solution to sea-level rise in Atlantic Canada helps team clinch top honours.

DUC’s Ontario offices migrate
We say goodbye to Barrie and Kingston offices and hello to a new way of working.

Young Hilliardton Marsh volunteer named Wetland Hero
Lucy Harrison's work at Hilliardton Marsh and her advocacy for the natural world earned her recognition as a DUC Wetland Hero

Wetland Restoration Near Kingston Creates Fish and Bird Habitat on Howe Island
Construction of open-water channels and pools is reclaiming the coastal wetland habitat

Down by the old fisher tracks
Ontario landowner Bill Kendall welcomes wildlife and human guests alike to the DUC wetland on his property. Some guests are more surprising than others.

Bright young star raises funds for wetland conservation
Wetland Hero Sadie is inspired to raise money for wetland conservation

Natural infrastructure: more than jargon
Why do we talk about “natural infrastructure” in conservation today?