Provincial Archives — Page 7 of 35 — Ducks Unlimited Canada

Indigenous Partnerships, Policy, Prairie Pothole Region, Water, Wetland restoration, Wetlands

Building a community of lake-lovers in Saskatchewan

Calling Lakes champion Aura Lee MacPherson sees value in a decade of community connection.

85 Years of Conservation, Partnerships

Seeding potential in Manitoba’s agriculture and wetlands

DUC employee Ken Gross credits a strong team, partnerships for his successful conservation career.

85 Years of Conservation, Atlantic, Landowners, Wetlands

From teaching to farming – one couple’s journey toward sustainable agriculture

The owners of Rustaret Farm in P.E.I. practise what they teach for the benefit of livestock, biodiversity and the environment.

Biodiversity, Pacific Coast, Science, Volunteers

MarshKeepers protect nature’s treasures, one wetland at a time

MarshKeepers support on-the-ground conservation by visiting sites and recording their observations.

Prairie Pothole Region, Science, Wetlands

Tools for wetland classification: research contributes to major win in Manitoba wetland conservation

Research contributes to major win in Manitoba wetland conservation

85 Years of Conservation, Landowners, Partnerships

Manitoba dairy farm works with nature

Cows and wildlife thrive thanks to farm family's love of nature and wild spaces that work with agriculture.

Grasslands, Landowners, Prairie Pothole Region, Wildlife

Land homesteaded in 1881 conserved by Ducks Unlimited Canada

With help from DUC, Carol Chapman has conserved land near Baldur, Manitoba that her Icelandic family homesteaded in 1881.

Seventh Generation Culture Camp fosters environmental stewardship and connects Indigenous youth with cultural heritage

With a focus on environmental and cultural topics, this week-long camp is open to youth between the ages of 13 and 15 and aims to strengthen their connection to their culture, their people and their land.

Pacific Coast, Policy, Science

Investing in B.C.’s watersheds will build natural defences to droughts, fires and floods

Healthy watersheds are potent natural defences but many in B.C. need repair due to mismanagement and damage.

The Great Lakes & St. Lawrence, Wetland restoration

Building on tradition: The Gofton family farm

Randy Gofton is marrying agricultural practices with habitat restoration on his family farm.

Biodiversity, Landowners, Prairie Pothole Region

Years in the making for record-breaking conservation project

A Prairie Pothole wetland is restored to life thanks to vision of long-time staff, landowners

Biodiversity, Grasslands, Prairie Pothole Region, Wildlife

A bittersweet legacy for Adam Herold

A grassland oasis honours a lost son following the Humboldt Broncos tragedy

Invasive Species, Partnerships

Battling Spartina to protect B.C.’s coastal estuaries

How conservationists are using technology to control the spread of an invasive plant species .

Landowners

Tick Talk: Tips for keeping ticks from catching a ride as you explore Canada’s wetlands

Ducks Unlimited Canada's Ontario conservation specialists share their advice based on their experience in the field.

Boreal, Boreal Forest, Partnerships

Wetland knowledge flows with support from TC Energy

Boreal Wetland Centre near Grande Prairie is a space for learning and collaboration.

Ducks Unlimited Canada to deliver 40 wetland projects in Southern Ontario

DUC will receive $1.8 million to deliver 40 wetland projects, covering approximately 339 hectares (838 acres).

Biodiversity, Landowners, Partnerships, Pollinators, Prairie Pothole Region

The value of perennial cover in marginal areas of agricultural land

Seeding forage on saline areas in farmland can be more than a Band-Aid, it may also be a cure.

85 Years of Conservation, Landowners

One ranch family’s mission to protect and conserve grasslands

First-generation holistic ranchers Terri and Brad Mappin had a vision 25 years ago when they purchased their ranch.

Ducks Unlimited Canada celebrates land donation that protects critical salt marsh habitat and guards against sea-level rise

When coastal wetlands are lost, so too are the many critical benefits they provide, including shielding coastlines from erosion, intercepting pollution and providing clean water.

85 Years of Conservation, Conservator

Honouring a public relations pioneer

Ed Russenholt was one of the first of three full-time DUC employees hired in 1938.

Biodiversity, Conservator

The conservation long game

Like seeds in warming soil, Canadians are awakening to the broad decline in biodiversity across the country.

Conservator, Education

Full circle

Student of nature now inspiring a new generation of environmental stewards. Just like her.

85 Years of Conservation, Biodiversity, Conservator, Partnerships, Wetlands

The future is here

We asked 10 of our friends to help us envision the future for 10 facets of conservation in Canada.

Atlantic, Conservator, Pacific Coast

A tale of two coasts

Working to turn the tide on coastal squeeze through conservation on Canada’s most threatened coastlines