Ducks Unlimited Canada- Ontario

Waiting for the water in Carrying Place. #fillerup #wetlands #nicejob

Conservation specialists are hard at work connecting with landowners and planning new wetland restorations and refurbishments. #notjustducks #duckstoo

A winter #hike with friends in a snowy landscape at Minesing Wetland. Throwback to the #beforetimes. #getoutside #winterwantsyou

Photographer and naturalist Gail McNeil captured this bobolink on the Carden Alvar. Discover more of her images taken at Delaware Wetland near London: https://bddy.me/3olji2Z #wildlifewednesday #bobolink

Only two more days to apply for cost-share funding through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership: https://www.ontariosoilcrop.org/canadian-agricultural-part/

Late lunch for our handsome #heron at the new wetland at the Lennox Generating Station. The wetland gets a boost from newly planted trees and new grassland too. The cameras show us how quickly wild creatures can find new habitat on the landscape when it's available to them.

Just another video call with the conservation team. #bettertogether #duckheads

WHEN YOU STOP TO LOOK: A summertime vignette happening in the #milkweed flowers.

Jenn checked in on recent upgrades to the water management at Holland Marsh. Signs of the seasonal shift are all around us (and above us too). #leaves #duckweed #migration

Parker, our newest Wetland Hero, with his certificate. #wetlandhero #conservation

We know that healthy landscapes with wetlands, forests, grasslands and waterways are essential for birds and other wildlife. We also know that the functions of a healthy landscape are essential to the places where people live. #naturalinfrastructure #ontarionorth #restoration

Yup, we're still quacking about St. Luke's Marsh! Here's a story we enjoyed in the Chatham Daily News. Ellwood Shreve talked with our Erling Armson, manager of land securement in Ontario, about DUC's purchase of this exceptional wildlife habitat on Lake St. Clair. #ducks #wetlands #conservation https://www.chathamdailynews.ca//purchase-of-st-lukes-mars

Best. Quote. Ever. "I learned wetlands are hard to build. Really hard. It’s better to keep the wetlands we have than build new ones." Meet our newest Wetland Hero, Parker Beaudry. You know him from our Parker in the Field series this summer when he joined his mom, Jenn, on the road for her site visits.... Here's the story: ducks.ca/stories/education/sharing-their-wetland-journey

St. Luke’s Marsh now protected: DUC and its partners have protected one of the few remaining coastal wetlands on Lake St. Clair in SW Ontario, a decisive conservation success that ensures the long-term protection of habitat in a critical region for migrating waterfowl and other birds. ducks.ca/st-lukes-marsh St. Luke’s Marsh is 488 acres (197 hectares) and includes coastal shoreline, provincially significant coastal wetlands, and other mixed wildlife habitats. ... @EnvironmentandClimateChange @USFWS @DucksUnlimited @ducksunlimitedcanada

Proud to share our latest Wetland Hero.