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Ducks Unlimited Canada Salutes Four Decades of Conservation in Middlesex County

Protected habitat attracts birds, wildlife to the Delaware Wetland Mount Brydges, Ont. (February 19, 2019) — Forty years after the original restoration, Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) has reinvested in a wetland outside of London. By upgrading the water-control structures and lowering the dam to serve as an emergency spillway, DUC…

Habitat offsetting project a win-win for environment and economy

For decades, Ontario land developers and conservationists have struggled to balance economic and social interests with protection of environment and wildlife. A habitat restoration project now underway in eastern Ontario may point the way to a more productive future.

Invasive Species, The Great Lakes & St. Lawrence, Wetlands

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

The Managed Forest Tax Incentive Program and your wetland

Let us help you save on your Managed Forest Plan while conserving one of our most important natural resources: wetlands.

Wetlands

A Keen Conservationist in King Township

Restored habitat flourishes at family farm near Ontario’s busiest highways.

Partnerships

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.

Wetlands, Wildlife

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.

The Great Lakes & St. Lawrence, Wetlands

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

Landowners, Wetlands

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.

Philanthropic, Rescue Our Wetlands

Take time to plan for the next generation

Planned gifts help us feather our nest for the future

Landowners, Philanthropic, The Great Lakes & St. Lawrence

Land donations support our conservation mission

Securing land keeps habitat tucked safely under our wing.

Invasive Species, Wetlands

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.

Wetlands

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.

Volunteers

Powered by a boyhood spent in nature

Former Ducks Unlimited Canada president honoured at Oshawa Second Marsh.

The Great Lakes & St. Lawrence, Wetlands

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.

Conservator, Policy, The Great Lakes & St. Lawrence, Water

Fighting green with green for Great Lakes water quality

Lake Erie’s long-threatened water quality gets fresh hope with collaborative wetland restoration project.

The Great Lakes & St. Lawrence, Wildlife

Turning back the clock on muskie habitat

Conservation projects that are helping ducks and fish in the Kawartha Lakes watershed.

Landowners, The Great Lakes & St. Lawrence, Wetlands

New habitat on the Old River Farm

A partnership on the Thames River is part of a natural infrastructure awakening.

Grasslands, Landowners

A grassland haven for the bobolink

Ontario farming family restores bird habitat on their land to help species at risk.

Volunteers

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