Ducks Unlimited Canada
Ducks Unlimited Canadas (DUC) "roots are planted in Canada’s Prairies in the dirty, dusty days of the Great Depression. Wetlands were steadily disappearing from drought, agriculture and urban expansion. As a result, waterfowl populations were plummeting.
"In 1937, a group of conservation-minded sportsmen set out to contend with the destruction and neglect. They initiated habitat conservation projects in Canada—where 70 per cent of North America’s waterfowl originate—by raising funds in the United States. They called their effort Ducks Unlimited.
"DUC was formed in 1938 to continue the conservation effort in Canada. More than 70 years later, DUC has grown and increased Canadian support and funding for wetland conservation." [1]
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Directors
Accessed November 2009: [2]
- C. Neil Downey—Chairman of the Board
- Jack H. Hole—President
- Tom S. Worden—Vice-President
- David Blom —Treasurer
- Mauri M. Rutherford—Secretary
Canadian Directors
British Columbia
- Bob Clark, Len Everett, Huntly Gordon, Donald H. E. Hubbard, George C. Reifel, John Simkins, Janice E. Spencer, Kenneth I. Thompson
Alberta
- Mel F. Belich, David Blom, Jeff Commins, C. Neil Downey, Jack H. Hole, David McCoy, Travis G. Peckham
Saskatchewan
- Peter D. Carton, James E. Couch, Candace Franke, Larry Haas, Ronald J. Hicks, Larry Johnson, James McHattie, John R. Messer, William Owens, Fred Wagman
Manitoba
- Thomas Carlyle, M. Kent Christie, Michael M. Leech, David D. Pearce, James A. Richardson, Mauri M. Rutherford
Ontario
- Gordon Chaplin, Gary Down, Thomas Pick, W. Gerald Walker, Greg Weeks, James Williams, Tom Worden, G. Tod Wright
Québec
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Newfoundland and Labrador
American Directors
- Ron Bartels, Robert Berg, J. David Blakemore, Paul Bonderson, Hazard K. Campbell, Jeff Churan, Douglas T. Federighi, Grady Hartzog, Bob Hester, Rogers Hoyt, Jr., James Hulbert, James Konkel, L. Monty Lewis, Jr., W. Bruce Lewis, A. Kel Long III, L.J. Mayeux, Joseph G. Mazon, John Newman, John R. Pope, Paul A. Ralstin, Ron Rich, Raymond G. Scoggins, Steve Thies, John Tomke
Honorary Directors
- G. F. Dunn, John C. Eaton, Arthur L. Irving, Duncan M. Jessiman, John D. McDiarmid, Duncan W. Sinclair, William G. Turnbull, Claude H. Wilson
Directors Emeriti
- D. John Archibald, Frank Baldwin, Murray Bercovich, Richard A. N. Bonnycastle, John H. Bowles ,Duncan Campbell, Hugh D. Fairn, Ross E. Gage, Richard W. Henders, Joseph Y. Hickman, E.G. Johnson, R. Timothy Kenny, D. Gavin Koyl, Graham LeBourveau, James D. MacDonald, Neil G. MacKay, Barry H. Martin, Thomas A. Newman,, G. David Richardson, Roland E. Rivalin, Gilles Rivard, Terry Sparks, Richard B. Trethewey, Julius F. Wall, John D. Woodward
Executive Vice-President Emeritus
Contact
- Web: http://www.ducks.ca
