Are We to Blame for Lakes Getting Warmer?
It seems that people, at least in part, are to blame for lakes getting warmer and for reduced ice cover. At least, that is what a study in the journal…
The Canadian Grasslands Project
There’s a concept in Conservation Biology, called Ecosystem Services, that has been around for a while and continues to grow in popularity and importance. What is it? Ecosystem services are…
Celebrating Sockeye Salmon
This fall the Canadian Wildlife Federation was invited to witness the return of about a million Sockeye Salmon to their spawning grounds on the beautiful Horsefly River in B.C. Located…
Autumn: A Time for Harvest…and Seeding Roadsides
Now that the leaves are dropping and fall has officially arrived in Eastern Ontario, it’s time to be seeding fall restoration projects. Seeding in the fall has a distinct advantage…
16 Things You Might Be Forgetting to do for Your Garden
You’ve turned off the water outside. You’ve made brush piles with all the fallen leaves. Your garden’s fully prepared for the winter, right? Well…pretty close! But there are a few…
How is Urbanization Changing Animals?
What happens to wildlife when cities and towns trespass on the natural habitats that they need to survive? An important question without a definitive answer—especially considering the rate at which…
5 Animals That Light Up the Night!
Hundreds of wild species have proven to glow in the dark. Pretty incredible party trick, right? But how in the heck do they do it? And why? Biofluorescence First, we’ll…
It Starts from a Seed: Building a Canadian Seed Strategy Framework
Native plants are the foundation of diverse ecosystems. But… when native plant communities are missing from the landscape, where does the seed needed for restoration come from? We can’t expect…
It’s a Wild Life: Thankful for Canadian Wildlife Supporters
Everyone who works at the Canadian Wildlife Federation has at least one profound memory of how wildlife changed us. This is likely true for almost every Canadian. As Canadians, we…
Carbon Trek — The Central Grasslands Living Lab
In one of my favourite episodes of Star Trek (the TV series), the crew of the Starship Enterprise encounters an alien lifeform that is utterly confusing. It’s a blob made…
