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Threats: A Plastic World
Eighty per cent of ocean pollution is caused by human activity on land. Billions of litres of untreated sewage flow into our waterways, and contaminants are then passed along the…
A Holiday Feast
Christmas isn’t quite Christmas without getting stuffed to the gills, is it? It certainly isn’t hard to do when you have two or more Christmas dinners to attend in the…
Adapting to Climate Change will Ripple Through Society
blog post by Rick Bates, Executive Director, CWF The first draft of a potential agreement on climate change is now being reviewed in facilitated negotiations in the Le Bourget…
What’s out there? Diversity in the Ocean
Biological diversity in the ocean is the variety of life that exists in the ocean. This includes all plants and animals and the ecosystems in which they live and interact…
Adaptations to Life in the Ocean
Living in the ocean is quite different to life on land and requires additional features and adaptations to deal with these unique circumstances. Adaptations allow organisms to cope with living…
Love Your Lake is Naturalizing Shorelines
With funding from DFO’s Recreational Fisheries Conservation Partnerships Program, shoreline property owners involved in the Love Your Lake program have been naturalizing, or re-planting, their shorelines with native plants. Love…
Bat contributions to science
Bats are important to us in so many ways. In addition to their critical ecological role as pollinators and insectivores, bats benefit humans in ways that we don’t normally think…
Seven Things to do in Your Garden this August
It’s hot out there isn’t it? Your garden could use a little help when the temperatures rise. So grab an iced tea (for your own refreshment!), and give your backyard…
Four Ways to Fight Biting Bugs
If you’re practically lathering calamine lotion on your body to stop the itch, it might be worth investing in some friends. Bug-eating friends, that is. Attract birds Grow a variety…
Forest Fires in Western Canada
Our thoughts go out to those of you who have been affected by the wildfires in Northern Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia this summer. Our thanks go out to those…
