At Home on the Range: My Summer as an Insect Field Technician
I have been surrounded by horses, cattle, and native rangeland my whole life. I grew up on a ranch along the South Saskatchewan River in West Central Saskatchewan. My perspective…
A City-slicker Taking on the Grassland Insect Project
To your average city-slicker, native grasslands may not be the first thought when it comes to a unique and diverse ecosystem. Hey — no judging — I am a city-slicker.…
CWF Studies Invasive Red-eared Sliders’ Behaviours in Canadian Basking Sites
“Can I have a pet turtle?” A phrase many parents (my own included) the world over have heard from their kids upon encountering the tank of baby turtles at the…
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Build a Rock Garden for Pollinators
Help the butterflies and bees in your backyard One in three bites of food we eat are thanks to pollinators. You can thank them for the bounty in your own…
Our Lakes are In Danger
You could be the answer! From urban runoff to shoreline degradation, our lakes are in serious trouble. And it doesn’t stop there. Approximately 10,000 tonnes of plastic are entering the…
Grey Whale Grief
Grey Whale Numbers are Rapidly Declining, Making Scientists Scratch Their Heads Grey Whales are incredible migrators, 40-tonne mammals (relatively the same size as a bus) and gobble up hundreds of…
The Prairie Duck Factory
Home on the range, where the … ducks … and the antelope play? In A Sand County Almanac, that classic of natural history published in 1949, Aldo Leopold describes the…
6 Early Summer Wildflowers in the Carolinian Forest
The Long Point Basin on Lake Erie’s north shore is one of Canada’s most biologically diverse regions. Nestled in the heart of the Carolinian Ecozone, this region is comprised of…
Protecting Your Shoreline Property from Ticks
We sometimes hear from people who are nervous about naturalizing their shorelines for fear of creating habitat that will attract ticks. Ticks are definitely something to be concerned about. However,…
4 Ways to Celebrate #PollinatorWeek with the Canadian Wildlife Federation!
Pollinator Week is an annual event celebrated internationally in support of pollinator health. When you think of pollinators, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Often we think of…
