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Waterfowl Management Plan. Since that time habitat programs have broadened in scope to focus more on conserving complexes of small productive wetlands and the upland buffer zones around them that are most vulnerable to damage and destruction. As well conservation efforts have expanded to include vulnerable habitats in the boreal forest zone, and coastal wetlands in fresh and saltwater ecosystems. There has also been a growing focus on government policy issues affecting land use and public education.
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programs for adults and students provide information and hands on experiences about the environmental, social and economic importance of conserving wetlands. A large complement of volunteers assist in delivering fundraising, education, and public policy programs.
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to farm once it was drained. As such, restoration initiatives using dykes and dams by DUC succeeded in restoring the valuable habitat that had been lost. Currently, Big Grass Marsh is a 5,000-ha wetland that is an integral molting and
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