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Six Reasons Why There Are So Many Species in the Mix
When developing a native seed mix for pollinator meadows we advise including many species, sometimes as many as 25 species. But why? It can be quite expensive to purchase such…
How to Help the Black-capped Chickadee
Want to bring more life and joy to your backyard? Meet the Black-capped Chickadee, one of Canada’s most beloved birds. Found throughout most of Canada, these puffballs are a joy…
The Prairie’s Rarest Duo
Two Interconnected Grassland Mammals You May Never Have Heard Of Species #1: The Black-tailed Prairie Dog The Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) is so rare in Canada it is only…
Surveying for Monarch Butterflies on Main Duck Island
The end of August and start of September is a time of change. Leaves begin changing colours and temperatures slowly (but surely) begin to lower. It’s also the time when…
Myco Meadows: How is the Mycorrhizae Trial Site Progressing?
It’s fall! That means it’s time to revisit the use of mycorrhizae in our fall roadside plantings. In our Rights-of-Way as Habitat Networks project, the Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) is…
Guardians of Canada’s Grasslands
I didn’t grow up on the prairies, but as a kid I dreamed that I did. I read about life in the “wild west” and watched the movies. In my…
Grassland Birds are Declining – Insects Could be the Reason
In the last 50 years, bird populations that live in Canada’s prairies have declined by 60 per cent. Given the size of these populations, this means that millions of birds…
Living Life for Living Labs This Summer
At the Canadian Wildlife Federation, we are deeply involved in grassland carbon science. Our interest is not only in mitigating climate change, but also on how efforts to store carbon…
What Can iNaturalist Tell Us About the Yellow-Banded Bumble Bee?
Did you know that out of 800 species of bees in Canada approximately 45 are bumble bees? Notable by their telltale fuzzy yellow-and-black patterned bodies and way of almost “bumbling”…
Water in the Grasslands
When you think of Canadian grasslands, do you think dry, droughty, with barren soils blowing in the wind? This photo from the “dirty thirties”; the 1930’s when severe drought combined…
