Wetlands part of rancher’s environmental sustainability

May 18, 2012 Comments Off by

You’ve heard the catch-phrase “Where’s the beef?” If you ask Christoph and Erika Weder, a better question is “Where’s the beef from?” At Spirit View Ranch, the beef comes from a property with more than 100 restored wetlands and over 1,200 acres of grassland and forest protected under conservation easements.

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NEW VIDEO: Take it outside!

Apr 11, 2012 Comments Off by

Ducks Unlimited Canada has an urgent message for today’s youth: Nature is waiting just beyond your door…and you need it just as much as it needs you! This exclusive video interview with the author who coined the term “nature-deficit” disorder sheds light on what causes this problem and what parents can do to help connect their kids to the great outdoors.

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Honouring our hard-working volunteers

Apr 11, 2012 Comments Off

Ducks Unlimited Canada is blessed to have 6,600 volunteers who help us raise funds for wetlands year after year. To highlight the hard work and dedication of our volunteers, we interviewed a few from across the country and asked them to share their DUC stories.

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Candid camera

Apr 05, 2012 Comments Off

Browse photo highlights from an inspiring tribute event in honour of continental conservation leader Hazard Campbell.

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In the bin: Growers dish on winter wheat

Apr 04, 2012 Comments Off

Winter wheat growers dished on the benefits of growing winter wheat as part of the Bin Full of Reasons contest. Read their submissions.

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State Grant quick facts

Apr 03, 2012 Comments Off

North America’s waterfowl are a shared migratory resource and we all have the responsibility to share in their management. Learn more about the valuable state partner support of habitat conservation in Canada.

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Good environmental energy flows across provinces

Apr 03, 2012 Comments Off

Enbridge has been a partner of DUC since 1986, and has donated close to $800,000 to DUC conservation and education efforts across Canada. Their most recent gift has helped DUC complete two key enhancement and improvement projects, and one key wetland restoration.

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Wealth replacement insurance

Apr 03, 2012 Comments Off

Wealth replacement insurance lets individuals donate assets to Ducks Unlimited Canada without diminishing the value of what they can leave to their families.

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Just add water: The evolution of Atocas Bay

Nov 25, 2011 Comments Off

The Atocas Bay, Ontario project was identified in 2000 as a high-priority area to secure and restore for the benefit of waterfowl, wildlife and the community. The evolution of this significant conservation project has been a long and rewarding journey over the past 10 years.

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Stewards in training

Nov 24, 2011 Comments Off

When it comes to good times on B.C.’s Salt Spring Island, covering your eyes with a blindfold, trudging through glop and splaying your fingers in muck are par for the course. Check out this photo gallery of the Stewards in Training participants exploring nature’s wonders.

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