A celebration of the conservation lifestyle, the award-winning Conservator magazine is Ducks Unlimited Canada's flagship publication that aims to showcase the incredible wetland conservation work that helps clean our water, supports our wildlife and improves our lives. Hopeful and helpful, Conservator aims to empower our readers and reflect their personal conservation decisions.
See you in the wild: my conservation journey continues
Conservator
Wetlands: our way of life
DUC BOARD OF DIRECTORS • DUC is governed by a board of directors, whose dedicated members across Canada and the U.S. work closely with staff to develop the broad policy that guides every aspect of DUC’s pursuit of our conservation mission and vision.
Leading the way • WALKING DUC’S CONSERVATION PATH IS HUMBLING AND EXCITING FOR NEW CEO
LARRY KAUMEYER NAMED DUC’S NEW CEO
Migration: A perilous journey • AS WE BID FAREWELL TO OUR FEATHERED FRIENDS, WE ALL NEED TO MAKE SURE THEY GET TO THEIR DESTINATIONS
HOW DO DUCKS AND GEESE NAVIGATE?
THE FACES OF SUSTAINABLE FOOD • ALL FOOD HAS A STORY, AND THAT STORY STARTS WITH A FARMER.
GROWING FORWARD FOR CONSERVATION • NEW CONSERVATION COLLABORATIONS START DOWN ON THE FARM
COLLABORATING TO CONSERVE 125,000 ACRES • CARGILL AND MCDONALD’S CANADA JOIN FORCES WITH DUC TO OFFER FORAGE PROGRAM TO BEEF FARMERS AND RANCHERS
A HISTORIC EFFORT TO CONSERVE PRAIRIE GRASSLANDS • DUC RECEIVES $5 MILLION FROM THE WESTON FAMILY FOUNDATION
CANADA’S DAIRY FARMERS COMMITTED TO ENHANCING BIODIVERSITY • A FOCUS ON ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP PROVIDES LANDSCAPE RESILIENCE
UNDER THE WING • A MENTORED WATERFOWL HUNT IN B.C. HELPS A DAUGHTER UNDERSTAND, APPRECIATE AND EMBRACE HER FATHER’S PASSION FOR CONSERVATION.
Heeding the call of the wild • NEW OUTDOOR EVENT SERIES CONNECTS PEOPLE WITH NATURE
WETLANDS: OUR (NO LONGER) SECRET WEAPON AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE • A GROUNDBREAKING STUDY OFFERS FURTHER PROOF THAT WETLANDS PROVIDE A RANGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CO-BENEFITS TO HELP US MITIGATE THE IMPACTS OF A CHANGING CLIMATE.
TRANSFORMATIONAL CONSERVATION FUNDING DELIVERS HOPE FOR THE FUTURE
Waterways of life • A LARGE PROVINCIAL INVESTMENT IN ONTARIO IS FILLING IN HABITAT GAPS WITH WETLANDS IN RURAL, URBAN AND SMALL TOWN WATERSHEDS
Ancient grains • RE-ESTABLISHING A TRADITIONAL WILD RICE HARVEST CONNECTS COMMUNITY AND CONSERVATION IN NEW BRUNSWICK
WETLANDS FOR THE WOLASTOQ
DUC launches its first-ever Youth Advisory Council
Karla Guyn: A life with ducks • OUR RETIRING CEO BUILT AN INCREDIBLE CAREER WITH DUCKS UNLIMITED CANADA (DUC). BUT HER STORY AS A CONSERVATIONIST, BIOLOGIST AND ALL-ROUND NATURE ENTHUSIAST HATCHED YEARS BEFORE JOINING OUR FLOCK.
Citizen science gone wild • HOW CAN YOU CONTRIBUTE TO CONSERVATION RESEARCH?
TWO WAYS TO HELP UNLEASH YOUR INNER BIOLOGIST