How Government Can Invest in a Green Recovery
As Canada works to rebuild in the face of COVID-19, nature remains one of our greatest assets for creating a more resilient and sustainable future. This week, the Green Budget…
You Can Make a Difference, Too!
Guest blogger Barbara Canning is a CWF Wildlife-friendly Certified Gardener. It’s really not that hard to help make the environment better. It’s really about choices. Here’s My Story I started…
Thinking Outside the School
As children head back to class, could increased outdoor education be an effective strategy in the COVID-19 era? Giving today’s children more opportunities to experience nature first-hand has grown in…
Slow Autumn Days
Autumn is probably my favourite time of year. I love consuming every variation of pumpkin – pumpkin spice lattes, pumpkin pie, pumpkin ravioli. Sign. Me. Up. While there are so…
How to Prevent Birds from Colliding with Windows
Nothing signals the arrival of winter quite like a V-shaped flock of Canada Geese overhead. From August through to the middle of November, hundreds of Canada’s migratory birds fly south…
Playing Dead
Fido isn’t the only one who can do this cool trick. Several creatures in the animal kingdom fake their own death — to escape predators or even find a mate!…
Will Your Town Win the City Nature Challenge?
Nature is everywhere, including in and around the urban areas encompassed by our cities. Learning more about the plant and wildlife species that continue to thrive in our cities is…
- Coasts & Oceans
- Connecting With Nature
- Education & Leadership
- Endangered Species & Biodiversity
- Forests & Fields
- Gardening
- Lakes & Rivers
Thankful for Wildlife in 2020
This was an interesting year for Canadians — and the Canadian Wildlife Federation. In March, when our scientists and educators were gearing up to start their summer field season, COVID-19…
CWF’s Own Turtle Scientist Awarded National Honour
CWF recognized for leadership in turtle conservation The Canadian Wildlife Federation is pleased to announce that Freshwater Turtle Specialist Dave Seburn has been presented with the Blue Racer Award from…
An Amateur’s Appreciation of iNaturalist Can Lead to Professional Insights
Thanks to COVID-19, my outings have been limited to walks around my neighbourhood for months. I have a dog, so this isn’t exactly unusual. But it’s forced me to pay…
