The Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Archives

The Great Lakes & St. Lawrence

A Healthy Continent Starts Here: An interactive map experience

This multimedia map of the Great Lakes shows how our community-based conservation is enriching nature, science, learning and community on both sides of the international border in this ecoregion. A collaborative project prepared by Ducks Unlimited Canada and Ducks Unlimited Inc.

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Building on tradition: The Gofton family farm

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

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Engineered wetlands model provides solutions in Chalk River for Canadian Nuclear Laboratories

An unlikely pairing is collaborating on a nature-based solution in Eastern Ontario

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Drain cam turned “snake cam” protects species at risk at Big Creek NWA

When it comes to protecting endangered species, DUC’s conservation teams believe “above and beyond” is the only way to go.

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Urban wetland restoration: Kerrison Road and Brock North Meadow

Supporting sustainable growth and development in the Greater Toronto Area

85 Years of Conservation, Landowners, The Great Lakes & St. Lawrence, Volunteers, Wetland restoration

Long-time supporter George Merry is living out his own natural legacy on Wolfe Island

It took a community to conserve “precious and valuable” natural shoreline on Lake Ontario

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Coastal habitat restored on the Niagara River in Ontario

A coastal wetland restoration near Fort Erie in Ontario

Invasive Species, Science, The Great Lakes & St. Lawrence, Wetlands

Our program to Eradication European Water Chestnut in Ontario

Control and monitoring disrupt the seed cycle in Eastern Lake Ontario and the Rideau River.

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Chasing phragmites: The race we have to win

Racing to protect healthy wetland habitats for native plants and animals.

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Waterways of life

A large provincial investment is filling in habitat gaps with wetlands in rural, urban and small town watersheds.

Biodiversity, Partnerships, The Great Lakes & St. Lawrence, Wetlands

New habitat connects a waterway in high-growth Ajax area

Wetland habitat in Lower Duffins Creek supports watershed

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Natural infrastructure: more than jargon

Why do we talk about “natural infrastructure” in conservation today?

Biodiversity, The Great Lakes & St. Lawrence, Wetlands

Marguerite-d’Youville Wildlife Refuge

An ongoing biodiversity improvement project located on Saint-Bernard Island, it has become a haven for creatures great and small.

Science, The Great Lakes & St. Lawrence, Wetlands

How much can wetlands help reduce summer algae outbreaks?

New research seeks to better understand the role of wetlands in restoring water quality

Invasive Species, The Great Lakes & St. Lawrence, Wetlands

DUC’s European Water Chestnut Eradication Program in Ontario

Control and monitoring disrupt the seed cycle in Eastern Lake Ontario and the Rideau River.

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How we faced down an invasive plant that threatened the Rideau River

Volunteers pulled together to stop European water chestnut from taking hold in the Rideau Canal

Landowners, Philanthropic, The Great Lakes & St. Lawrence

Land donations support our conservation mission

Securing land keeps habitat tucked safely under our wing.

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DUC and partners flock together to secure a bright future for a Brighton wetland

A Lake Ontario shoreline is protected for waterfowl, wildlife and the community.

Conservator, Policy, The Great Lakes & St. Lawrence, Water

Fighting green with green for Great Lakes water quality

Lake Erie’s long-threatened water quality gets fresh hope with collaborative wetland restoration project.

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Turning back the clock on muskie habitat

Conservation projects that are helping ducks and fish in the Kawartha Lakes watershed.

Landowners, The Great Lakes & St. Lawrence, Wetlands

New habitat on the Old River Farm

A partnership on the Thames River is part of a natural infrastructure awakening.

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Hit Squad makes its mark near Wolfe Island

Program results in dramatic decline in invasive species.

Partnerships, The Great Lakes & St. Lawrence, Wetlands

Fighting back against invasive Phragmites

Pilot program is gaining ground in the battle against an alien giant.

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Shell shock: Ontario’s turtle emergency

Ontario’s eight turtle species are at risk. The population in the province took a heavy blow in 2017, but these reptiles can find refuge in Ducks Unlimited Canada projects.