CONSERVATION SUPPORTERS ANNUAL REPORT ANNUAL Partnerships with a Purpose
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GREAT MIGRATIONS 2018 CELEBRATING 80 YEARS OF CONSERVATION EXCELLENCE OUR CONSERVATION SUPPORTERS ANNUAL REPORT ANNUAL 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 why The governments listed below The State of Idaho we so clearly envision a future for wetland conservation in North have provided instrumental The State of Indiana support in Canada over the America. past year. The State of Kansas Today, this continent-wide network of conservation staff, volun- The Government of Canada The State of Kentucky teers and supporters ensures that Ducks Unlimited Canada, Ducks The Government of Alberta The State of Louisiana Unlimited, Inc., and Ducks Unlimited Mexico play leadership The State of Maine roles in international programs like the North American Waterfowl The Government of British Columbia Management Plan (NAWMP). Established in 1986, NAWMP is a The State of Maryland partnership of federal, provincial, state and municipal governments, The Government of Manitoba The State of Massachusetts nongovernmental organizations, private companies and many The Government of The State of Michigan individuals, all working towards achieving better wetland habitat New Brunswick The State of Minnesota for the benefit of waterfowl, other wetland associated wildlife and The Government of The State of Mississippi people. Ducks Unlimited Canada is proud to be closely associated Newfoundland and Labrador with NAWMP, one of the most successful conservation initiatives The State of Missouri The Government of the in the world. Northwest Territories The State of Nebraska The North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA), The Government of The State of Nevada enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1989, provides funding support Nova Scotia The State of New Hampshire for NAWMP. Through international costshare funding formulas, The Government of Nunavut The State of New Jersey NAWCA stimulates public-private partnerships to protect, restore The Government of Ontario and manage a diversity of wetland habitat. From the Gulf of Mex- The State of New Mexico ico to the Mackenzie River Delta in Inuvik, migratory birds and The Government of The State of North Carolina Prince Edward Island other wildlife are using habitats that we’re working to conserve. The State of North Dakota The Government of Québec Nowhere else in the world is there a partnership like the one that The State of Ohio The Government of exists between Ducks Unlimited Canada and the conservation Saskatchewan The State of Oklahoma force of its North American counterparts, Ducks Unlimited, Inc. The State of Pennsylvania and Ducks Unlimited Mexico, whose supporters recognize that The Government of Yukon The State of Rhode Island conserving Canada’s habitats leads to strong continental waterfowl The Government of the populations. United States The State of South Carolina The State of Alabama The State of South Dakota On a national level, we recognize the people behind DUC – our volunteers, supporters and the companies and governments that The State of Arizona The State of Tennessee understand the broad-reaching benefits of what we do. The State of Arkansas The State of Texas The State of California The State of Vermont The State of Colorado The State of Virginia The State of Connecticut The State of West Virginia The State of Delaware The State of Wisconsin The State of Florida The State of Wyoming The State of Georgia 2 Ducks Unlimited Canada Annual Report 2018 Our Conservation Supporters Honour Roll MAJOR DONORS Robert T. & Audrey Kenny GOLD LEGACY SPONSOR Canadian Forest Navigation Co. New Brunswick Environmental Major donors are individuals, -Gatineau, QC ($500,000 to $749,999) Ltd. Trust Fund corporations and foundations that James A. Richardson -Montréal, QC -Fredericton, NB have generously supported DUC -Winnipeg, MB (Individuals) Canadian Wildlife Service PCL Construction Group Inc. through donations of cash or -Saskatoon, SK -Edmonton, AB (Corporations and Foundations) Devon Canada Corporation Penn West Exploration pledges. Donors at each level are Melbourne Yull -Calgary, AB -Calgary, AB presented with a unique lapel pin -Sarasota, FL and appropriate recognition. This ATB Financial Donner Canadian Foundation Russell Stover Chocolates -Toronto, ON -Kansas City, MO list includes donors that have given -Edmonton, AB (Corporations and Foundations) or pledged to DUC up to and BC Hydro Family of John and Barbara Poole SC Johnson Canada -Burnaby, BC -Edmonton, AB -Brantford, ON including Dec. 31, 2017. BHP Billiton Diamonds and British Columbia Waterfowl Society Forest Products Association of Suzuki Canada Inc. Specialty Products -Delta, BC Canada -Barrie, ON -Saskatoon, SK Cargill Limited ♦ -Ottawa, ON Thompson Dorfman Sweatman Coca-Cola Foundation ♦ WATERFOWL PATRON -Winnipeg, MB Great Lakes Sustainability Fund LLP ($10,000,000 to $19,999,999) -Atlanta, GA Cargill Meat Solutions ♦ -Burlington, ON -Winnipeg, MB Dow Chemical Canada Inc. -High River, AB Hydro-Québec -Ottawa, ON Encana Corporation -Montréal, QC (Individuals) ECHO Foundation -Calgary, AB Investors Group Inc. GOLD BENEFACTOR -Montréal, QC Fondation de la faune du Québec ♦ -Winnipeg, MB ($150,000 to $199,999) Enbridge Inc. & Enbridge Pipelines James C. Kennedy -Québec, QC Louisiana Pacific Canada Ltd. Inc. -Atlanta, GA Giant Tiger Stores Limited -Swan River, MB (Individuals) -Calgary, AB -Ottawa, ON Anonymous Fondation Hydro-Québec pour (Corporations and Foundations) Husky Energy -Calgary, AB l'environnement Marvin Betz -Calgary, AB Monsanto Canada Inc. -Montréal, QC -Stouffville, ON Bayer Irene W. and C.B. Pennington -Winnipeg, MB Imperial Oil Jim & Charlene Couch and Family -Calgary, AB Foundation Nature Conservancy of Canada -Calgary, AB -Corman Park, SK -Baton Rouge, LA -Toronto, ON ♦ Leslois Shaw Foundation Skipper & Cindy Dickson Irving Oil Nutrien Ltd. -Toronto, ON -Shreveport, LA -Saint John, NB -Saskatoon, SK CONSERVATION PIONEER Progressive Waste Solutions Brian & Ruth Hastings Manitoba Hydro Ontario Power Generation ($5,000,000 to $9,999,999) -Vaughan, ON -Winnipeg, MB -Winnipeg, MB -Toronto, ON ♦ The Winnipeg Foundation Bob & Deirdre Kozminski Mosaic Potash Pacific Salmon Foundation (Individuals) -Winnipeg, MB -Okotoks, AB -Regina, SK -Vancouver, BC Viterra - Forage Travis G. Peckham & Family Agrium Inc. Renfro Canada Inc. Dave & Marg Grohne -Lethbridge, AB -Calgary, AB -Calgary, AB -Mississauga, ON -Wilmington, IL Waterfowl Research Foundation, Jim & Adrienne Williams Ontario Great Lakes Renewal Rio Tinto Alcan ♦ Inc. ♦ -Nepean, ON Foundation -Alma, QC -Bridgehampton, NY Suncor Energy Inc. -Richmond Hill, ON (Corporations and Foundations) WETLAND CHAMPION The Ontario Trillium Foundation -Calgary, AB ($2,000,000 to $4,999,999) -Toronto, ON Syncrude Canada Anonymous RBC Foundation LEGACY SPONSOR -Edmonton, AB -Sherwood Park, AB (Individuals) -Toronto, ON ($250,000 to $499,999) Syngenta Canada Inc. Corridor Resources Inc. Repsol Oil & Gas Canada Inc. -Guelph, ON -Halifax, NS David A. Bissett -Calgary, AB (Individuals) The Great-West Life Assurance Co. ♦ Creston Valley Wildlife -Calgary, AB Suncor Energy Foundation -Winnipeg, MB Management Area John W. Childs -Calgary, AB Hazard & Virginia Campbell ❥ The North West Company -Creston, BC -Vero Beach, FL The Mosaic Company -Vero Beach, FL -Winnipeg, MB The Donald F. Hunter Charitable -Plymouth, MN Benjamin K. Campbell Winchester Ammunition Foundation (Corporations and Foundations) Weyerhaeuser Company Limited -Boston, MA -East Alton, IL -Toronto, ON -Edmonton, AB Daniel J. McCluer Great Blue Heron Framing Anonymous -Reno, NV Company - Nassau Bob & Marnie Puchniak DIAMOND BENEFACTOR -London, ON Habitat Conservation Trust -Winnipeg, MB PLATINUM LEGACY ($200,000 to $249,999) Gwich'in Renewable Resource Foundation John Stewart SPONSOR Board -Victoria, BC -La Canada Flintridge, CA ($750,000 to $999,999) (Individuals) -Inuvik, NT MBNA Stephen & Lucy Whatley ✤ Intact Foundation ♦ -Ottawa, ON -Anniston, AL (Corporations and Foundations) Mel & Meryl Belich -Toronto, ON Richardson Foundation Tod Wright ♦ -Calgary, AB The Richard Ivey Foundation -Winnipeg, MB -Burlington, ON Alberta Pacific Forest Industries Inc. Arthur & Sandra Irving -Toronto, ON SaskPower -Boyle, AB -Saint John, NB Anonymous -Regina, SK (Corporations and Foundations) Anonymous Cliff Jackman -Calgary, AB Shell Canada Limited -Calgary, AB -Nanaimo, BC Oak Ridges Moraine Foundation -Calgary, AB CN Alberta Culture & Community Barry A. Morrison -King City, ON TransCanada -Montreal, QC Spirit -Toronto, ON Shaw Communications Inc. -Calgary, AB ♦ ConocoPhillips Canada -Edmonton, AB Brian Robbins -Calgary, AB Wildlife Habitat Canada -Calgary, AB Alberta Environment -Aurora, ON Port Metro Vancouver -Ottawa, ON Imperial Oil Limited -Edmonton, AB Matthew & CeCe Stuller -Vancouver, BC -Calgary, AB Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks & -Broussard, LA Qualico Developments Wildlife Foundation DIAMOND LEGACY (Winnipeg) Ltd. -Calgary, AB (Corporations and Foundations) BENEFACTOR SPONSOR SPONSOR -Winnipeg, MB Alliance Pipeline Inc. ($100,000 to $149,999) ($1,000,000 to $1,999,999) -Calgary, AB Enbridge Pipelines Inc Barton-Cotton Inc. -Edmonton, AB (Individuals) (Individuals) -Baltimore, MD Manitoba Sustainable Development ✤ ♦ BMO Financial Group -Winnipeg, MB Ron & Jackie❥ Bartels -Toronto, ON The Mosaic Company R.A.N. Bonnycastle