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Terri-Lee Reid
Vote For Us!
We need your help! Vote for Love Your Lake at Shell Fuelling Change and help us win $100,000 to improve the health of Ontario’s shorelines. Buy anything at Shell and use…
Fall Colours
Image Credit An article I recently read explains that the early spring and dry summer experienced in many parts of Canada this year may impact the display of fall colours. Chlorophyll…
The Thelon River
Image Credit This month we’re heading to Nunavut to find the Thelon River – the largest river in Canada that flows into Hudson Bay. Beginning just 200 kilometers east of…
Cutting Down on Phosphorus
Image Credit Content for this article was researched and written by CWF volunteer Connor Reid, with oversight provided by the CWF conservation team. Phosphorus is the 11th most abundant chemical…
What An Eggshell Can Tell You
Image Credit University of Guelph researchers studied nearly 700 herring gull eggs from the Great Lakes region and have found that based on egg colour they can determine environmental contamination…
River of the Month – The Hillsborough River
Image Credit Which river nearly divides Prince Edward Island in half? If you answered the Hillsborough River – that’s correct! Beginning in the hills above Mount Stewart, this 45 km…
How Are Canada’s Birds Doing?
[Photo Credit: CWF Photo Contest Entry Submitted By Jeff Sorbie] North American Bird Conservation Initiative Canada recently released their new report The State of Canada’s Birds, 2012. Did you know…
The Hayes River
Image Credit If you live in Manitoba you might be aware that the Hayes River is the longest naturally flowing river in the province. It’s also one of the few…
Love Your Lake Shoreline Project
Have you been voting for the Love Your Lake Shoreline Project? Last week I had the opportunity to do some training on a lake in Renfrew County for this project…
Stream Surveys
Last week I had an opportunity to go out with a local conservation authority and perform some stream surveys. While it was incredibly hot the water helped cool things down…
