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Conservation that transforms ANNUAL REPORT 2016 OUR CONSERVATION SUPPORTERS 64 Ducks Unlimited Canada Annual Report 2016 Partnerships with a Purpose Every piece of wetland or associated upland habitat conserved A special thanks to our government partners by DUC is the result of partnerships. These partnerships are the foundation of DUC’s conservation leadership and the reason The governments listed below The State of Kansas why we so clearly envision a future for wetland conservation in have provided instrumental The State of Kentucky North America. support in Canada over the past year. The State of Louisiana Today, this continent-wide network of conservation staff, The Government of Canada The State of Maine volunteers and supporters ensures that Ducks Unlimited The State of Maryland Canada, Ducks Unlimited, Inc., and Ducks Unlimited Mexico The Government of Alberta play leadership roles in international programs like the North The Government of The State of Massachusetts American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP). Established British Columbia The State of Michigan in 1986, NAWMP is a partnership of federal, provincial, state The Government of Manitoba and municipal governments, nongovernmental organizations, The State of Minnesota private companies and many individuals, all working towards The Government of The State of Mississippi achieving better wetland habitat for the benefit of waterfowl, New Brunswick The State of Missouri other wetland-associated wildlife and people. Ducks Unlimited The Government of The State of Nebraska Canada is proud to be closely associated with NAWMP, one of Newfoundland and Labrador the most successful conservation initiatives in the world. The State of Nevada The Government of the The North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA), Northwest Territories The State of New Hampshire enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1989, provides funding support The Government of Nova The State of New Jersey for NAWMP. Through international costshare funding formulas, Scotia The State of North Carolina NAWCA stimulates public-private partnerships to protect, restore and manage a diversity of wetland habitat. From the The Government of Nunavut The State of North Dakota Gulf of Mexico to the Mackenzie River Delta in Inuvik, The Government of Ontario The State of Ohio migratory birds and other wildlife are using habitats that The Government of we’re working to conserve. The State of Oklahoma Prince Edward Island The State of Pennsylvania Nowhere else in the world is there a partnership like the one that The Government of Québec exists between Ducks Unlimited Canada and the conservation The State of Rhode Island The Government of force of its North American counterparts, Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Saskatchewan The State of South Carolina and Ducks Unlimited Mexico, whose supporters recognize that The State of South Dakota conserving Canada’s habitats leads to strong continental water- The Government of Yukon fowl populations. The Government of The State of Tennessee the United States The State of Texas On a national level, we recognize the people behind DUC – our volunteers, supporters and the companies and governments that The State of Alabama The State of Vermont understand the broad-reaching benefits of what we do. The State of Arizona The State of Virginia The State of Arkansas The State of West Virginia The State of California The State of Wisconsin The State of Connecticut The State of Delaware The State of Florida The State of Georgia The State of Idaho The State of Illinois The State of Indiana 65 Ducks Unlimited Canada Annual Report 2016 Honour Roll MAJOR DONORS Robert T. & Audrey Kenny Dow Chemical Canada Inc. Louisiana Pacific Canada Ltd. Brian & Ruth Hastings ♦ Major donors are individuals, -Gatineau, QC -Ottawa, ON -Swan River, MB -Winnipeg, MB corporations and foundations that James A. Richardson ECHO Foundation Monsanto Canada Inc. Travis G. Peckham & Family have generously supported DUC -Winnipeg, MB -Montréal, QC -Winnipeg, MB -Calgary, AB through donations of cash or Enbridge Inc. & Enbridge Pipelines Nature Conservancy of Canada Brian Robbins pledges. Donors at each level are (Corporations and Foundations) Inc. -Toronto, ON -Aurora, ON presented with a unique lapel pin -Calgary, AB Ontario Power Generation Jim & Adrienne Williams and appropriate recognition. This Agrium Inc. Fondation Hydro-Québec pour -Toronto, ON -Nepean, ON list includes donors that have given -Calgary, AB l'environnement Pacific Salmon Foundation or pledged to DUC up to and ATB Financial -Montréal, QC -Vancouver, BC (Corporations and Foundations) Imperial Oil Foundation Family of John and Barbara Poole including Dec. 31, 2015. -Edmonton, AB BC Hydro -Calgary, AB -Edmonton, AB Anonymous -Burnaby, BC Imperial Oil Limited PotashCorp of Saskatchewan Inc. -Sherwood Park, AB British Columbia Waterfowl Society -Calgary, AB -Saskatoon, SK Anonymous WATERFOWL PATRON Leslois Shaw Foundation Renfro Canada Inc. ($10,000,000 to $19,999,999) -Delta, BC -Calgary, AB Encana Corporation -Toronto, ON -Mississauga, ON Corridor Resources Inc. -Calgary, AB Progressive Waste Solutions Suncor Energy Inc. -Halifax, NS (Individuals) Giant Tiger Stores Limited ♦ -Vaughan, ON -Calgary, AB Creston Valley Wildlife -Ottawa, ON TD Friends of the Environment Syncrude Canada Management Area ✤ James C. Kennedy Husky Energy Inc. Foundation -Edmonton, AB -Creston, BC -Atlanta, GA -Calgary, AB -Toronto, ON Syngenta Canada Inc. The Donald F. Hunter Charitable Irene W. and C.B. Pennington The Winnipeg Foundation -Guelph, ON Foundation (Corporations and Foundations) Foundation ♦ -Winnipeg, MB The North West Company -Toronto, ON -Baton Rouge, LA Viterra - Forage -Winnipeg, MB Great Blue Heron Framing Bayer Irving Oil Limited -Lethbridge, AB Winchester Ammunition Company -Calgary, AB -Saint John, NB -East Alton, IL -London, ON Manitoba Hydro Yukon Energy Corporation Gwich'in Renewable Resource -Winnipeg, MB LEGACY SPONSOR -Whitehorse, YT Board CONSERVATION PIONEER Ontario Great Lakes Renewal ($250,000 to $499,999) -Inuvik, NT ($5,000,000 to $9,999,999) Foundation The Richard Ivey Foundation -Richmond Hill, ON (Individuals) DIAMOND BENEFACTOR -Toronto, ON (Individuals) The Ontario Trillium Foundation ($200,000 to $249,999) Oak Ridges Moraine Foundation -Toronto, ON Hazard & Virginia Campbell -King City, ON Dave & Marg Grohne ♦ RBC Foundation -Vero Beach, FL (Individuals) Shaw Communications Inc. -Wilmington, IL -Toronto, ON Benjamin K. Campbell -Calgary, AB ♦ Repsol Oil & Gas Canada Inc. -Wellesley, MA Mel & Meryl Belich Thompson Dorfman Sweatman -Calgary, AB Daniel J. McCluer -Calgary, AB LLP WETLAND CHAMPION Suncor Energy Foundation -Reno, NV Arthur & Sandra Irving -Winnipeg, MB ($2,000,000 to $4,999,999) -Calgary, AB Charles R. Pearman, II -Saint John, NB Weyerhaeuser Company Limited -Kodiak, AK Cliff Jackman -Edmonton, AB ❥ (Individuals) Bill & Valerie Shuttleworth -Nanaimo, BC BENEFACTOR SPONSOR -Parksville, BC Barry A. Morrison ($100,000 to $149,999) John Stewart -Toronto, ON David A. Bissett PLATINUM LEGACY -La Canada Flintridge, CA Matthew & CeCe Stuller (Individuals) -Calgary, AB SPONSOR -Broussard, LA John W. Childs ♦ ($750,000 to $999,999) (Corporations and Foundations) -Vero Beach, FL Ron & Jackie Bartels (Corporations and Foundations) -Schriever, LA (Corporations and Foundations) (Corporations and Foundations) Alberta Culture & Community Marvin Betz Spirit Enbridge Pipelines Inc -Stouffville, ON Alberta Pacific Forest Industries Inc. -Edmonton, AB -Edmonton, AB Joel Broussard Anonymous -Boyle, AB Alberta Environment Fondation de la faune du Québec ♦ -Lafayette, LA - Nassau, Bahamas Anonymous -Edmonton, AB -Québec, QC James W. Burns, O.C., O.M. Habitat Conservation Trust -Calgary, AB Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks & The Mosaic Company -Winnipeg, MB Foundation Cargill Meat Solutions Wildlife Foundation -Esterhazy, SK Arlen B. Cenac, Jr. -Victoria, BC -High River, AB -Calgary, AB New Brunswick Environmental -Houma, LA MBNA CN Alliance Pipeline Inc. Trust Fund ♦ James Connacher -Ottawa, ON -Montreal, QC -Calgary, AB -Fredericton, NB -Stowe, VT Mosaic Potash ConocoPhillips Canada Anonymous PCL Construction Group Inc. Peter & Marilyn Coors ♦ -Regina, SK -Calgary, AB -Calgary, AB -Edmonton, AB -Golden, CO Richardson Foundation Qualico Developments (Winnipeg) Barton-Cotton Inc. Penn West Exploration Jim & Cherie Flores -Winnipeg, MB Ltd. ♦ -Baltimore, MD -Calgary, AB -Houston, TX SaskPower -Winnipeg, MB Canadian Forest Navigation Co. Russell Stover Candies, Inc. ♦ Richard & Joyce Johnson -Regina, SK Ltd. -Kansas City, MO -Richmond, VA Shell Canada Limited -Montréal, QC Suzuki Canada Inc. In Memory of Gilbert, Larry, Kelly -Calgary, AB Canadian Wildlife Service -Richmond Hill, ON & Wayne Johnson by Terry Johnson TransCanada GOLD LEGACY SPONSOR -Saskatoon, SK Waterfowl Research Foundation, -Calgary, AB -Calgary, AB ($500,000 to $749,999) Devon Canada Corporation Inc. ✤ Jim & Sue Konkel Wildlife Habitat Canada -Calgary, AB -Bridgehampton, NY -Scarborough, ME -Ottawa, ON (Individuals) Donner Canadian Foundation Bob & Deirdre Kozminski -Toronto, ON -Winnipeg, MB Melbourne Yull Forest Products Association of James D. MacDonald -Sarasota, FL GOLD BENEFACTOR DIAMOND LEGACY Canada ($150,000 to $199,999) -Winnipeg, MB SPONSOR -Ottawa, ON Daniel J. McWilliams (Corporations and Foundations) ($1,000,000 to $1,999,999) Great Lakes Sustainability Fund (Individuals) -Cavan, ON -Burlington, ON Tom Pearman (Individuals) BHP Billiton Diamonds and Hydro-Québec Jim & Charlene Couch