hallowed grounConserving Canada’s natural historyd annual report 2017 OUR CONSERVATION SUPPORTERS 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 Kansas we so clearly envision a future for wetland conservation in North have provided instrumental The State of Kentucky 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 and The Government of Manitoba municipal governments, nongovernmental organizations, private The State of Minnesota companies and many individuals, all working towards achieving The Government of The State of Mississippi better wetland habitat for the benefit of waterfowl, other wetland- New Brunswick The State of Missouri associated wildlife and people. Ducks Unlimited Canada is proud The Government of The State of Nebraska to be closely associated with NAWMP, one of the most successful Newfoundland and Labrador 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 waterfowl The Government of Yukon 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 2 Ducks Unlimited Canada Annual Report 2017 Honour Roll MAJOR DONORS Robert T. & Audrey Kenny (Corporations and Foundations) Great Lakes Sustainability Fund GOLD BENEFACTOR Major donors are individuals, -Gatineau, QC -Burlington, ON ($150,000 to $199,999) corporations and foundations that James A. Richardson BHP Billiton Diamonds and Hydro-Québec have generously supported DUC -Winnipeg, MB Specialty Products -Montréal, QC (Individuals) through donations of cash or -Saskatoon, SK Investors Group Inc. Dow Chemical Canada Inc. -Winnipeg, MB pledges. Donors at each level are Marvin Betz ♦ (Corporations and Foundations) -Ottawa, ON Louisiana Pacific Canada Ltd. presented with a unique lapel pin -Stouffville, ON ECHO Foundation -Swan River, MB and appropriate recognition. This Jim & Charlene Couch and Family -Montréal, QC Anonymous list includes donors that have given Agrium Inc. -Corman Park, SK Enbridge Inc. & Enbridge -Calgary, AB or pledged to DUC up to and -Calgary, AB Brian & Ruth Hastings Pipelines Inc. Monsanto Canada Inc. including Dec. 31, 2016. ATB Financial -Winnipeg, MB -Calgary, AB -Winnipeg, MB -Edmonton, AB Travis G. Peckham & Family Fondation Hydro-Québec pour Nature Conservancy of Canada BC Hydro -Calgary, AB l'environnement -Toronto, ON -Burnaby, BC Brian Robbins WATERFOWL PATRON British Columbia Waterfowl Society -Montréal, QC Ontario Power Generation ($10,000,000 to $19,999,999) -Aurora, ON Imperial Oil Foundation -Toronto, ON -Delta, BC Jim & Adrienne Williams -Calgary, AB Pacific Salmon Foundation Encana Corporation -Nepean, ON Leslois Shaw Foundation -Vancouver, BC -Calgary, AB Tod Wright ♦ (Individuals) -Toronto, ON PotashCorp of Saskatchewan Inc. Giant Tiger Stores Limited -Burlington, ON -Ottawa, ON Progressive Waste Solutions -Saskatoon, SK James C. Kennedy -Vaughan, ON Renfro Canada Inc. Husky Energy Inc. (Corporations and Foundations) -Atlanta, GA -Calgary, AB TD Friends of the Environment -Mississauga, ON Irene W. and C.B. Pennington Foundation Suncor Energy Inc. Anonymous (Corporations and Foundations) Foundation -Toronto, ON -Calgary, AB -Sherwood Park, AB -Baton Rouge, LA The Winnipeg Foundation Syncrude Canada Corridor Resources Inc. Bayer Irving Oil -Winnipeg, MB -Edmonton, AB -Halifax, NS -Calgary, AB -Saint John, NB Viterra - Forage Syngenta Canada Inc. Creston Valley Wildlife Manitoba Hydro -Lethbridge, AB -Guelph, ON Management Area -Winnipeg, MB The North West Company -Creston, BC Mosaic Potash -Winnipeg, MB CONSERVATION PIONEER The Donald F. Hunter Charitable -Regina, SK Waterfowl Research Foundation, ($5,000,000 to $9,999,999) LEGACY SPONSOR Foundation Ontario Great Lakes Renewal Inc. ♦ ($250,000 to $499,999) -Toronto, ON Foundation -Bridgehampton, NY (Individuals) Great Blue Heron Framing -Richmond Hill, ON Winchester Ammunition (Individuals) Company The Ontario Trillium Foundation -East Alton, IL Dave & Marg Grohne -London, ON -Toronto, ON -Wilmington, IL Benjamin K. Campbell Gwich'in Renewable Resource RBC Foundation -Wellesley, MA Board -Toronto, ON DIAMOND BENEFACTOR Hazard & Virginia Campbell ❥ -Inuvik, NT Repsol Oil & Gas Canada Inc. ($200,000 to $249,999) -Vero Beach, FL The Richard Ivey Foundation WETLAND CHAMPION -Calgary, AB ($2,000,000 to $4,999,999) Daniel J. McCluer -Toronto, ON Suncor Energy Foundation (Individuals) -Reno, NV Anonymous -Calgary, AB Bob & Marnie Puchniak ♦ -Calgary, AB (Individuals) The Mosaic Company ✤ -Winnipeg, MB Mel & Meryl Belich Oak Ridges Moraine Foundation -Plymouth, MN Bill ❥ & Valerie Shuttleworth -Calgary, AB David A. Bissett -King City, ON Weyerhaeuser Company Limited -Kamloops, BC Arthur & Sandra Irving ♦ -Calgary, AB Port Metro Vancouver -Edmonton, AB John Stewart -Saint John, NB John W. Childs -Vancouver, BC -La Canada Flintridge, CA Cliff Jackman Shaw Communications Inc. -Vero Beach, FL Platinum Legacy Sponsor -Nanaimo, BC -Calgary, AB ($750,000 to $999,999) (Corporations and Foundations) Barry A. Morrison (Corporations and Foundations) Benefactor Sponsor -Toronto, ON ($100,000 to $149,999) (Corporations and Foundations) Alberta Culture & Community Matthew & CeCe Stuller Anonymous Spirit -Broussard, LA (Individuals) - Nassau, Bahamas Alberta Pacific Forest Industries Inc. -Edmonton, AB Habitat Conservation Trust -Boyle, AB Alberta Environment (Corporations and Foundations) Foundation Ron & Jackie Bartels Anonymous -Edmonton, AB -Victoria, BC -Schriever, LA -Calgary, AB Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks & Enbridge Pipelines Inc MBNA Joel Broussard Cargill Meat Solutions Wildlife Foundation -Edmonton, AB -Ottawa, ON -Lafayette, LA -High River, AB -Calgary, AB The Mosaic Company ♦ Richardson Foundation Brian Burke CN Alliance Pipeline Inc. -Esterhazy, SK -Winnipeg, MB -Calgary, AB -Montréal, QC -Calgary, AB New Brunswick Environmental SaskPower James W. Burns, O.C., O.M. ConocoPhillips Canada Barton-Cotton Inc. Trust Fund -Regina, SK -Winnipeg, MB -Calgary, AB -Baltimore, MD -Fredericton, NB Shell Canada Limited ♦ Arlen B. Cenac, Jr. Imperial Oil Limited Canadian Forest Navigation Co. Ltd. PCL Construction Group Inc. -Calgary, AB -Houma, LA -Calgary, AB -Montréal, QC -Edmonton, AB TransCanada James Connacher Qualico Developments (Winnipeg) Canadian Wildlife Service Penn West Exploration -Calgary, AB -Stowe, VT Ltd. -Saskatoon, SK -Calgary, AB Wildlife Habitat Canada Peter & Marilyn Coors -Winnipeg, MB Coca-Cola Foundation ♦ Russell Stover Chocolates -Ottawa, ON -Golden, CO -Atlanta, GA -Kansas City, MO Skipper & Cindy Dickson ♦ ✤ Devon Canada Corporation SC Johnson Canada -Shreveport, LA GOLD LEGACY SPONSOR -Calgary, AB -Brantford, ON ($500,000 to $749,999) Jim & Cherie Flores DIAMOND LEGACY Donner Canadian Foundation Suzuki Canada Inc. -Houston, TX -Toronto, ON -Richmond Hill, ON Richard & Joyce Johnson ♦ SPONSOR (Individuals) Family of John and Barbara Poole The Great-West Life Assurance Co. -Richmond, VA ($1,000,000 to $1,999,999) -Edmonton, AB -Winnipeg, MB In Memory of Gilbert, Larry, Kelly ♦ Melbourne Yull Fondation de la faune du Québec ♦ Thompson Dorfman