Conservator

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.

Following our compass • A NEW JOURNEY STRETCHES BEFORE US, BUT TOGETHER WE KNOW THE WAY FORWARD

Conservator

Belonging to conservation

Setting the gold standard • JOHN JOHNSTON NAMED DUC’S NATIONAL VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR

ANATOMY OF A DUC VALUNTEER • DUCKS UNLIMITED CANADA (DUC) VOLUNTEERS STAND OUT AMONG THE FLOCK. THEIR SPECIAL QUALITIES MAKE THEM INVALUABLE MEMBERS OF OUR CONSERVATION COMMUNITY.

THE EARTH BREATHES • A NEW WORLD, A NEW ECONOMY, AND A PLACE FOR CONSERVATION

OUR STORY WAS BORN OF ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL HARDSHIP

Shining a light on Canada’s wild places • PROFILE: TREVOR TENNANT, DUC’S ARTIST OF THE YEAR

The original Lady of Long Point • SYLVIA BRADY WAS THE TOUCHSTONE OF DUC’S LONGEST-RUNNING WOMEN’S FUNDRAISING EVENT

WATER FOWL AT YOUR SERVICE • AS DEDICATED CONSERVATIONISTS, WE’RE COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT WATERFOWL HAVE THE HABITATS THEY NEED TO THRIVE. BUT WHAT HAVE THEY DONE FOR US LATELY? TURNS OUT, IT’S A WHOLE LOT.

WHY I BELONG (AND SO DO YOU) • LAUREN BORTOLOTTI IS A DUC RESEARCH SCIENTIST. MOST OF THE TIME, SHE’S WRITING SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL ARTICLES, BUT WE’VE ENTICED HER TO STEP OUT OF HER COMFORT ZONE TO SHARE HER PERSONAL CONSERVATION JOURNEY. HERE’S HOW SHE—LIKE YOU—FOUND WHERE SHE BELONGED: WITH US.

The science of belonging • OUR 82+ YEAR LEGACY HAS LAID THE FOUNDATION AS A PLACE OF BELONGING. AND JUST AS GROUPS HAVE SUPPORTED OUR ABILITY TO SURVIVE—WE BELIEVE THEY’LL ALSO SUPPORT OUR ABILITY TO THRIVE. WE HAVE THE RESEARCH ON OUR SIDE.

AGRICULTURE AND CONSERVATION: FOOD FOR THOUGHT • FROM BEEF TO BEER TO BREAD AND BEYOND, THESE STORIES OF PEOPLE AND PARTNERSHIPS SHOW HOW SUSTAINABLE “FARM TO TABLE” PRODUCTS CAN BE, WHEN THEY COME WITH A HEALTHY SIDE OF CONSERVATION.

In The Reeds and on the air • CARVING OUR PLACE IN THE PODCAST SPACE

The world needs science

Prepare to release your inner wild