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…
This Week in Our Garden
Another aster is blooming – New England aster. But despite more asters and goldenrods putting on their show in our garden and along roadsides, I’m not saying the ‘F’ word…
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…
This Week in Our Garden
[PHOTOS: CWF] Many flowers are still blooming as best they can in this drought that continues on. Despite some rain here and there, water levels are still very low and…
This Week in Our Garden
[PHOTOS: CWF] As summer moves on, many flowers continue to bloom such as echinacea, brown eyed Susans, our wild onions and coreopsis. Pearly everlasting is still going strong, too.…
This Week in Our Garden
[PHOTOS: CWF] These cup plant (Silphium perfoliatum) flowers are the latest addition to the blooms in CWF’s Wildlife-friendly Demonstration Garden, giving our local bee population some much needed nectar and…
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…
Ode to CWF (and our 50th Anniversary)
It was 50 years ago this year Canadian wildlife let out a cheer A new organization had begun The Canadian Wildlife Federation We’ve helped plants and animals big and small…
This Week in Our Garden
[PHOTOS: CWF] Berries are ripening and birds are feasting! This week our pagoda dogwood berries (shown above) are attracting waxwings and eastern kingbirds, among others. I see glimpses of many…
The Bottom Half of a Beaver Lodge
Have you ever wondered what the submerged part of a beaver lodge might look like? I had an idea but was amazed to see it for my own eyes earlier…
