2018-2019 Annual Report, Wildlife Habitat Canada

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Regional Using Nest Structures to Increase Duck Reproductive Success in Important Breeding Areas

Webinar Presentations for Native Prairie Speaker Series and Prairie’s Got the Goods Week

Delta Waterfowl Foundation $65,451 Grant

Prairie Conservation Action Plan $1,500 Grant

Delta Waterfowl’s Hen House program is the

most effective way of increasing the number of hatched mallards. With help from WHC, the Hen House program continues to grow across Canada. Project Achievements: 

Installed 135 new hen houses.

Maintained 2,895 existing hen houses.

Enhanced 4,545 acres of wetland habitat.

The above resulted in an estimated production of 6,350 additional ducks in 2019.

CREDIT: Delta Waterfowl Foundation

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The Native Prairie Speaker Series is a free monthly webinar, featuring a virtual presentation by an expert guest speaker to talk about topics related to prairie conservation or species at risk. Prairie's Got the Goods is a weeklong event that brings together a variety of perspectives to showcase the benefits of the native prairie environment to the citizens of Canada. Project Achievements: 

The Native Prairie Speaker Series reached over 900 people over the year and brought new information about species at risk to almost 100 landowners and land managers.

The Prairie’s Got the Goods Week – Webinar Series reached over 530 people in 2019 and brought information about the ecological goods and services provided by the prairie ecosystems to the urban public.


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