Through our Diamond Legacy Sponsorship, we contribute approximately $115,000 annually to Ducks Unlimited Canada, whose commitment is to conserve wildlife habitat and to educate the public about one of our environment's most vital ecosystems: wetlands.
Project Webfoot
Our largest sponsorship initiative with Ducks Unlimited Canada, Project Webfoot, inspires a sense of stewardship and encourages students to take action. Project Webfoot includes many points of contact and activities
- In-class resource kits for educators and students
- Field trips
- Interpretive centre programs
- Web resources — free student and teacher resources from Ducks Unlimited Canada
- Wetland Centres of Excellence and student action projects
- Workshops for educators and student leaders
Experience has shown that students who take part in the Project Webfoot program become passionate about the environment while gaining skills in outdoor activities, building their self-confidence and increasing their respect for wildlife. To date, the program has reached more than 78,300 youth and 8,000 adults.
Enhanced Forage program - Allan-Dana Hills project
Every spring, 70 per cent of the waterfowl in North America migrate to what is known as 'the prairie pothole region' of the northern United States, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, to nest, raise young and moult. These fertile potholes are rich in plant and aquatic invertebrate life, and support populations of breeding waterfowl unmatched anywhere in the world.
Saskatchewan has the most acres of high-density duck habitat in this region, with about 68 per cent of the land considered highly productive for breeding waterfowl. This high density represents an opportunity for impacting wetland conservation efforts in North America. This unique area not only has the highest density duck habitats in Canada, but also maintains land values among the lowest on the continent. These target areas, including the Allan-Dana Hills area, offer the greatest potential to impact the landscape and achieve healthy, sustainable waterfowl populations.
Royal Bank of Canada Blue Water project
Youth education, core habitat conservation and furthering scientific research are essential to continuing Ducks Unlimited Canada conservation efforts. We contribute to further scientific research focused on understanding the economic and social value of wetlands.
Chappell Marsh conservation area
This conservation area is only a ten-minute drive from downtown Saskatoon.
We fund this conservation area that maintains grasslands, wetlands and wildlife habitats. There are also educational programs for children and adults associated with this conservation area.
Saskatchewan Wetland Education program
Our sponsorship allows for the development of wetland and field resource materials for teachers, and for the production of Ducks Unlimited Canada interpretive materials.
Education contractors working in and around North Battleford, Melfort, Saskatoon, Regina, Yorkton, Swift Current and Wadena deliver hands-on opportunities for students to learn about Saskatchewan wetlands in their classrooms or at a nearby marsh or wetland.
Previous funding partnerships
Habitat Securement Conservation Easement program
Conservation easements protect lands that are located in areas where habitat loss has already occurred and continues to occur, primarily targeting native uplands and associated wetlands.
We funded conservation easements in Touchwood-Beaver Hills, involving seven landowners on 20 quarter sections of land, which conserved 1,094 acres of habitat in perpetuity.
We also funded conservation easements in Alan-Dana Hills. This easement project involved 10 landowners on 43 quarter sections of land, and conserved 3,047 acres of habitat in perpetuity.
Habitat/Wetland Restoration program
We contributed funds to help restore 75 small wetlands located on 21 quarter sections of land.
