Saskatchewan Archives — Ducks Unlimited Canada

Hunting and Trapping on DUC Lands in Saskatchewan

UC Properties DUC-owned lands are restored and managed to provide habitat for North America’s breeding waterfowl and made possible thanks to the donors, volunteers and partners who support Ducks Unlimited Canada’s conservation work.

Grassroots

Citizen scientists get their start down on the farm

Mack and Sybil Zibin’s nature-loving legacy continues to inspire family today.

Volunteers

Jodie Wenman named DUC’s National Volunteer of the Year

Jodie Wenman came to DUC for the friendship and stayed for the waterfowl. Sixteen years later, her passion for conservation is stronger than ever.

Programs that benefit producers and the environment are win-win

Whoever said “the grass is greener on the other side” must have been standing in Alberta or Manitoba. In 2020, Saskatchewan producers seeded a record-breaking 25,000 acres of grass through Ducks Unlimited Canada’s (DUC’s) Forage Program. Overall acres enrolled in the program were up roughly 75 per cent from the…

Education, Grassroots, Volunteers, Wetlands

Two brothers from Regina named Wetland Heroes

Duo help develop wildly successful nature guides for their hometown.

Ducks Unlimited Canada endowed chair at USask the first of its kind in the country

A rising star in conservation science has been hired as the Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) Endowed Chair in Wetland and Waterfowl Conservation at the University of Saskatchewan (USask).

Science

New training ground for aspiring scientists

Dr. Mitch Weegman has been named the Ducks Unlimited Canada Endowed Chair in Wetland and Waterfowl Conservation. His position is the first of its kind in the country.

Grassroots, Landowners

Saskatchewan farm family’s deep roots anchor conservation ethic

This four-generation farm sits at the confluence of three major migration flyways. Here, potential waterfowl densities for all species combined are estimated at 51-60 pairs per square mile.