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The Perfect Plants for Pollinators
We’re hearing a lot about our pollinators these days and the importance of avoiding pesticides, buying organic when feasible and minimizing bare expanses on our properties. I’m all for some…
- Connecting With Nature
- Education & Leadership
- Endangered Species & Biodiversity
- Forests & Fields
- Lakes & Rivers
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It’s Been a Wild Adventure With the Canadian Conservation Corps!
Kimberly McGough is a participant in Group 1 of the Canadian Conservation Corps. What can I say… CCC has been one heck of an adventure! I can’t believe that three…
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- Forests & Fields
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Rescued At-Risk Turtle Eggs Are Now Hatching!
Our Turtle Eggs Are Hatching! This summer, our Conservation Science team has been conducting field work on pollinators, eels, bats and turtles (to name only a few projects!). Added to…
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- Endangered Species & Biodiversity
- Forests & Fields
- Gardening
- Lakes & Rivers
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Ban With a Plan: Join us to #BanNeonics
It’s in our wildlife. It’s in our fields. It’s in our food. It’s in our water. And, it’s toxic. “For years now, neonicotinoid (neonic) pesticides have been poisoning our pollinators…
We’ve Got Turtle Eggs!
Turtles face many threats, including habitat loss, traffic mortality, and nest predation. Many predators, such as raccoons and skunks like nothing more than to feed on some freshly laid turtle…
WANTED: Giant Lacewing! Report to iNaturalist on Your Nearest Device
We need your help to track down the Giant Lacewing (Polystoechotes punctata). The Canadian Wildlife Federation and the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) are looking…
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- Education & Leadership
- Endangered Species & Biodiversity
- Forests & Fields
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Both an End and a Beginning for Almonte’s Bats
We released our Big Brown Bats!! If you haven’t been following the story, these hibernators were evicted last December from a 50-plus year roost. It was also their winter hibernacula.…
Finding My Way in Alberta Parks — CCC Participant Update
Group 1 participant Brendan Riley sent an update on his experiences. He had been volunteering with Alberta Parks South Region during the field learning stage of the Canadian Conservation Corps (CCC) program.…
Why Our Wildlife is Part of What Makes Me Canadian
“These lands and the wildlife that occupy them are an important part of my identity as a Canadian.” ~Carolyn Callaghan, Senior Conservation Biologist, Terrestrial Wildlife As Canada Day approaches, I…
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Living the Dream…With Turtles
Christina is a Group 1 participant in the Canadian Conservation Corps. A few months ago I never would have thought I would be working my dream job — a turtle…
