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.

Taking inspiration from our ducks

Conservator

The conservation marathon

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.

Say hello to the Harry J. Enns Wetland Discovery Centre • AWARD-WINNING FACILITY AT OAK HAMMOCK MARSH EMBARKS ON NEW ERA OF WETLAND EXPERIENCES

VISIONARY LEADERSHIP

DISCOVERY AWAITS

Beloved species from Canada’s wetlands • CANADA’S WETLANDS ARE HOME TO THOUSANDS OF FASCINATING WILD SPECIES. WE’RE CELEBRATING A HANDFUL OF FAN FAVOURITES WITH THESE FUN, FACTFILLED PROFILES.

FLOCKING TO NATURE • WHAT DOES THE GROWING INTEREST IN LIVE-OFF-THE-LAND DIY MEAN FOR CONSERVATION?

HUNTING AND CONSERVATION: A SPECIAL CONNECTION

Wetlands: where learning comes to life • WETLANDS DON’T JUST NURTURE DUCKS. THEY FOSTER YOUNG MINDS, TOO. HERE’S HOW WE’RE HELPING UP-AND-COMING CONSERVATIONISTS EARN THEIR WINGS … AND FLY.

TAKING FLIGHT: SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

FOR THE BIRDS: CELEBRATING OUR WETLAND HEROES

WETLAND FUN FOR KIDS (OF ALL AGES) • Stuck for ideas or activities to use at home or outside to keep everyone busy and learning? Bolla recommends these duck-approved online resources:

GAME CHANGER: STEPPING UP FOR STUDENTS IN B.C.

EXPLORE YOUR INNER WILD • THE VITALITY AND POWER OF EXPERIENCING RAW NATURE

Finding love and conservation at the heart of the Prairies • THEY GREW UP ON OPPOSITE COASTS, THEN UNITED IN APPRECIATION OF THE SPECIAL PRAIRIE PLACE THEY NOW CALL HOME. HERE’S HOW (AND WHY) THESE TWO SASKATCHEWAN LANDOWNERS TOOK THE NEXT NATURAL STEP IN THEIR LAND LEGACY JOURNEY—TOGETHER.

MALLARDS AND MEASUREMENT • WHEN IT COMES TO MEASURING IMPACT, DUCKS UNLIMITED CANADA LEADS THE WAY

MEASURING WHAT MATTERS

MEASUREMENT: A DAY ONE MANTRA

My “Eureka!” moment • A CHANCE OBSERVATION. AN OUTDOOR ADVENTURE. EARLY FIELD RESEARCH. A WILD HARVEST. SOME OF OUR CONSERVATION SCIENTISTS REFLECT ON THE EXPERIENCES THAT INSPIRED THEM TO TURN A PASSION FOR WATERFOWL AND WETLANDS INTO THEIR LIFE’S WORK.

Celebrating collaborative efforts in the boreal forest • FOREST PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA RECOGNIZES DUC WITH AWARD

Do it because it feels good • THE SCIENCE THAT EXPLAINS OUR CONNECTION TO NATURE — AND WHY IT DOESN’T MATTER

A sanctuary in the making