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Little Green Sprouts – 3 Toddler-friendly Gardening Projects
Gardens provide a wonderful environment for children to explore, learn and play. By gardening together as a family, you can plant the seed of a life-long love of nature, while…
Has Your Lake Been Part of the Love Your Lake Program?
Have you downloaded your shoreline property report? If you have, great! That’s the first step in learning what actions you can take on your own property to improve your shoreline…
A Pond Predicament
In some parts of Canada, wildlife is not dominant in the landscape. This is especially true in large cities which offer many properties surrounded by concrete and busy streets with…
Blame it on ALAN
Canadian cities are responsible for the deaths of millions of migratory birds each year. They don’t have to be Life is hard for the average migratory bird. The extreme physical…
Surprising Heroes in the Fight Against Climate Change
The fight against climate change is real. There’s 42 per cent more carbon dioxide floating around in the atmosphere today than before the Industrial Revolution reared its ugly head. Without…
Join the Chorus: Volunteers Needed to Monitor Northern Limit of Western Chorus Frog Range
Frogs will soon be calling, and we are calling on YOU! With the start of spring, western chorus frogs (WCF) will soon start calling from their breeding wetlands within southwestern…
Are You Ready for iNaturalist’s 2021 Spring City Nature Challenge?
There’s nothing wrong with a little friendly competition, and the 2021 City Nature Challenge certainly qualifies. The City Nature Challenge (CNC) was first established as a friendly competition between organizers…
Discovering the World of Animal Tracks
Getting Started Identifying tracks to the species level is much easier if you first look for certain clues. Those clues are not usually found in the track. Only one in…
What Can iNaturalist Tell Us About Nighthawks in Canada?
While iNaturalist provides a way to log and track sightings it also collects valuable data. As part of my Canadian Conservation Corps work, my colleagues and I were tasked with…
The Community Magicians
Dijana is a WILD Outside participant. Volunteers are like magicians. Both have their ways to put a smile on their audience’s faces. Unlike magicians who have visual tricks up their…
