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There’s No Hoofing Around Here, These Are Working Goats!
Did you know that goats can be an integral part of meadow restoration projects? In June, the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) Rights-of-Way (ROW) Community of Practice (CoP) —…
Three Amigos Connected by One Tiny Species
Tri-national support for the Monarch Butterfly As I write this, our CEO Sean Southey, two of my teammates and I are en-route home from a Summit at the University of…
Welcome Home, Monarch Butterfly!
One of the most special moments of spring is watching the beautiful Monarch Butterflies return to southern Canada. This year, we also have positive news to share about the eastern…
Wacky Ways Pollinators Get the Job Done
Meet the Messy, Clumsy and Shockingly Smart Pollinators of the Wild We have thousands of pollinator species, from bees to flies to hummingbirds, to thank for one-third of our food.…
- Coasts & Oceans
- Connecting With Nature
- Education & Leadership
- Endangered Species & Biodiversity
- Forests & Fields
- Lakes & Rivers
Early Spring Bloomers to Grow
Native spring blooming plants are a critical food source for our waking pollinators. Let’s help them by including some in our gardens and see the bees, butterflies and other wildlife…
How to Help Eastern Bluebirds on Your Property
Tips to Bring the ‘Bluebird of Happiness’ to Your Backyard This Spring Brilliant royal blue mixed with rusty red and brown make the Eastern Bluebird a beautiful sight, no matter…
- Coasts & Oceans
- Connecting With Nature
- Education & Leadership
- Endangered Species & Biodiversity
- Forests & Fields
- Lakes & Rivers
Small Actions, Big Impact for Bees
Helping Bees Thrive This Spring Spring is an important season for bees as they emerge from overwintering and begin their search for food and shelter. It’s also the perfect time…
- Coasts & Oceans
- Connecting With Nature
- Education & Leadership
- Endangered Species & Biodiversity
- Forests & Fields
- Lakes & Rivers
Healing Your City and Sanity With Gardening
How to fight climate change, battle biodiversity loss and help your mental health with urban gardening Cities are under the strain of relentless heat, pollution and concrete jungles. But there’s…
Energy Can Be Renewable, Grasslands Less So
There once was more than 53 million hectares of natural grasslands in Canada. The plow, roads and cities have reduced this to about 10 million hectares — about an 81…
More Annual Croplands Means Less Eastern Meadowlarks
Sadly, there has been a decrease of wildlife-friendly pasture lands across central Canada turning in to annual cropland. New research by the Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) shows a large and…