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.

[10] DUC's programs are developed and delivered by a professional staff of biologists, agrologists, engineers, policy analysts, managers, and fundraisers.

Public education and interpretive programs for adults and students provide information and hands on experiences about the environmental, social and economic importance of conserving wetlands.

[12] DUC has long standing partnerships with the Canadian federal government to restore wetlands and grasslands in order to help mitigate the effects of habitat loss and climate change.

In 2021 Environment and Climate Change Canada announced that DUC would receive $19 million in funding over three years to support prairie projects to help restore wetlands which are known to capture and store carbon.