du presentation rossburn oct 2013

The Centre

mission statement:

To connect people with wetlands

Interpretive Centre

It is relatively easy to show the diversity and abundance of wildlife that can be found within this Wildlife Management area. With over 300 species of birds, dozens of mammals and other species make this an ideal classroom for visitors

of all ages

Evening Grosbeak

Objectif

• De sensibiliser le public aux terres

humides de l’Amérique du Nord et

d’obtenir son appui pour leur

conservation

• Public programs (canoes, nature walks, films)

• Ecotourism (snake pits, wolf howl, orchid tour)

• Special events and workshops (migration concert)

• Youth groups (Dusk to Dawn) & birthday parties

• School programs (interactive, curriculum friendly)

• Educator workshops (project WET, SAG)

• Exhibits and demonstrations (seasonal themes)

• Off-site programming (children’s festival, parades)

Our Programming:

On-Site

Interactive

Hands-On

Year-Round

Background:

• Outreach is stated as part of the overall mission

• Key component of education strategy

• Specific targets set annually

• Interesting, authentic programming used in delivery

Outreach Programming:

• running since 1996

• youth groups, seniors and community groups

• over 150 communities have been visited in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Ontario and Alberta

• hundreds of thousands of students have participated in interactive wetland educational programs

• wetland educational kits created to lend out to schools

Educational Outreach Programming:

Communities Visited:

We can come to you

On-Site Interactive

Hands-On

Fun

CSI Oak Hammock

Water Festivals

• Souris

• Gimli

• Peguis

Empowering youth through citizen science

• radio telemetry

• SONDE water quality monitoring unit

• GPS

• GIS

Educator workshops:

For the Future

With Interpretation ... understanding

With understanding ... appreciation

With appreciation ... conservation

Ducks Unlimited Canada

Works to conserve and restore

wetlands and associated habitats for waterfowl.

These habitats also benefit

other wildlife and the people who live there.

Ducks Unlimited Canada was established in 1938 out of the drastic drought and

dramatic decline of waterfowl populations.

The first project was Big

Grass Marsh, built in 1938, and it is still producing ducks

today.

Broughton’s Creek Watershed

The Broughton’s Creek Watershed has been the site of DUC research in recent years. Because this watershed is representative of the prairie pothole watersheds of

southwest Manitoba and as such is representative of southwest Manitoba in terms of land use, geography and

wetland loss.

One part of our research looked at the loss or degradation of wetland basins due to drainage by comparing data from

1968 and 2005.

21% reduction in wetland area

69% of wetland

basins have been

lost or degraded

2005

We need to protect our remaining wetlands but

we can’t do it alone.

For more information contact us

ducks.ca

1-800-665-DUCK

(1-800-665-3825)

du presentation rossburn oct 2013

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