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.
Ontario
DUC’s European Water Chestnut Eradication Program in Ontario
Control and monitoring disrupt the seed cycle in Eastern Lake Ontario and the Rideau River.
Ducks Unlimited Canada breaks ground on expanded wildlife habitat at James N. Allan Provincial Park
A natural gem on Lake Erie will better support wildlife with restored wetland
A Keen Conservationist in King Township
Restored habitat flourishes at family farm near Ontario’s busiest highways.
Local contractors: DUC’s proxies in Ontario’s rural communities
Local contractors like Bill Stapleton help make DUC's habitat work possible in Ontario.
Birds and bird watchers will benefit from habitat improvements in Elgin County
Improvements at a popular wildlife viewing site, north of Lake Erie, are expected to attract more migratory birds, especially shorebirds, next spring.
More wildlife expected at Aylmer WMA following wetland rebuild
Retired WWII airfield undergoes a second habitat transformation to attract more migratory birds and bird-watchers.
Wetland restoration at Clark Island will create new fish habitat connected to Lake Ontario
Work has begun on a large restoration project to develop the habitat at the Clark Island wetland owned by Ducks Unlimited Canada.
How we faced down an invasive plant that threatened the Rideau River
Volunteers pulled together to stop European water chestnut from taking hold in the Rideau Canal
A rural family in Chatham-Kent steps up to restore a wetland
Funding partners joined forces to restore aquatic habitat in Ontario’s farm country.
Take time to plan for the next generation
Planned gifts help us feather our nest for the future
Land donations support our conservation mission
Securing land keeps habitat tucked safely under our wing.
Decisive action removes invasive aquatic plant, parrotfeather, in eastern Ontario
A landowner’s call for help receives a rapid response to halt an invasive aquatic plant.
Protecting Ottawa’s wildest landscape
Forty kilometres from Parliament Hill is an area that provides habitat for waterfowl, at-risk turtles and other wildlife. One woman is rallying people to protect it.
Ducks Unlimited Canada Builds Rural Wetlands that Improve Water Quality
New Keet Municipal Drain employs wetlands to help clean surface water.
Powered by a boyhood spent in nature
Former Ducks Unlimited Canada president honoured at Oshawa Second Marsh.
DUC and partners flock together to secure a bright future for a Brighton wetland
A Lake Ontario shoreline is protected for waterfowl, wildlife and the community.
Fighting green with green for Great Lakes water quality
Lake Erie’s long-threatened water quality gets fresh hope with collaborative wetland restoration project.
Turning back the clock on muskie habitat
Conservation projects that are helping ducks and fish in the Kawartha Lakes watershed.
New habitat on the Old River Farm
A partnership on the Thames River is part of a natural infrastructure awakening.
A grassland haven for the bobolink
Ontario farming family restores bird habitat on their land to help species at risk.
Ontario volunteer’s fly-by brings new appreciation for wetlands on his home turf
Volunteer Tom Cybolsky sees his local waters and wildlife from a new perspective, on an aerial inspection of DUC conservation projects
New report signifies a big step toward wetland conservation in Ontario
DUC co-chairs panel providing recommendations for the development of an Ontario wetland offsetting policy.
Big News for Ontario Wetlands
Advisory Panel releases report on the development of a wetland offsetting policy for Ontario.