The BP Deepwater Horizon disaster saw about 4.9 million barrels of oil pour into the Gulf of Mexico last year. Thankfully the worst-case scenario of migrating birds encountering heavily oiled marshlands around the Gulf did not materialize.While most headlines are now gone, conserving the coast will remain a cornerstone of DU’s efforts in North America.

As the threat of flooding spreads across much of Saskatchewan this spring, there may be some who ask for more wetland drainage to be allowed. Those people will look at water in their fields and see it as the problem. Alternatively they should be looking at wetlands as a solution.

It’s an outdoor adventure of a lifetime, and everyone 14 to 17 years old who is interested in the outdoors, conservation, wetlands, wildlife, science and the environment has a chance to be a part of it. Applications are now open for Ducks Unlimited Canada’s (DUC) 2011 Canadian Wetland Adventure Camp (CWAC).

Robert G. Clark, PhD, has been recognized for his contributions to waterfowl and wetland conservation by Ducks Unlimited.
Clark is one of eight recipients of the 2011 Wetland Conservation Achievement Awards announced recently at the 76th annual North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference in Kansas City, Mo.

Learn more about Ducks Unlimited Canada’s Institute for Wetlands and Waterfowl Research.

Ducks Unlimited Canada and Bayer CropScience announced recently that they will be providing funding to Dr. Brian Fowler at the University of Saskatchewan for winter wheat in the amount of $200,000 per year over the next three years. Winter wheat provides ideal undisturbed nesting sites for waterfowl, providing a longer, more productive nesting period.

With the world population continuing to grow and fewer options for converting new land to farmland, the role of agricultural technologies like plant biotechnology is something the discerning consumer is starting to consider on trips to the grocery store.

Cabela’s Canada retail store in Winnipeg hosted a special promotion throughout the month of April 2011 that encouraged customers to give back to the great outdoors by supporting Ducks Unlimited Canada.

For anyone setting out to hunt ducks and geese in Canada, Ducks Unlimited Canada’s waterfowling.com website should be your first stop to plan your trip.

Another great attendance of 199 of Manitoba’s corporate and community leaders joined the Honourable Bill Blaikie, Minister of Conservation, at the St. Charles Country Club on Thursday, February 24, to celebrate the 15th Annual Minister’s Dinner in support of the Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre.