Canadian Wetlands Update

Wetlands are biologically diverse ecosystems which can include swamps, marshes and bogs. Generally, wetlands are an area which is saturated by water for at least part of the year. In contrast, waterways are bodies of water which could be navigated, such as rivers, lakes and oceans. Birds, amphibians, reptiles and other sp...

Saving BC’s Wetlands

At the heart of British Columbia’s Okanagan valley, Kelowna is a growing city in a pastoral landscape. The region is home to many beaches, wineries, fa...

Dakota Grassland Conservation Area

A recent visit from U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar to South Dakota helped to bring some much needed attention to the plight of the disappearing pr...

Ducks Unlimited Meets Government

Ducks Unlimited leaders met with congressional and federal agency representatives in Washington, D.C. last week to discuss the critical role wetlands co...

HCTF Conservation Funding

The Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation (HCTF), a non profit charitable organization, recently announced that they are investing over $6 million dol...

Mississippi River Delta

During his recent visit to the Mississippi River Delta region, U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus made the informed decision to agree with the America’s Wetlands Foundation and other conservation groups about what needs to be done after the BP oil spill is...

Creating Wetlands for Birds

The U.S. Migratory Bird Habitat Initiative has announced that they are willing to pay up to $20 million to Gulf of Mexico area landowners to flood their fields in hopes of attracting migrating birds to the clean water.  An estimated 1 billion birds wi...

Happy World Wetlands Day!

World Wetlands Day (Feb. 2) recognizes those countries that have signed the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, a conservation agreement called the Ramsar Convention.  The agreement provides an outline for the conservation and wise use...