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Celebrating World Soil Day
“Essentially, all life depends on the soil … There can be no life without soil and no soil without life; they have evolved together.” ~Charles E. Kellogg These words…
From Such Great Heights: Learning to Let Go
Silvana Botros is a participant in Group 5 of the Canadian Conservation Corps. I stood at the base of Mount Galatea on the last day of my Canadian Conservation Corps…
Twenty-five and Camping for the First Time
I went wilderness camping for the first time in my life this September in Alberta. And I was astounded by what I learned. This was not staying at a cottage…
Fourteen People on a Fourteen Day Trip
Going on a 14-day canoeing and portaging expedition as my first back-country trip was nerve wrecking to begin with. From canoeing and portaging for the first time to learning all…
Wildlife Photography Tips from 2017 Grand Prize Winner
I’ve always enjoyed photography. It has been a great way for me to get out of the house and explore my local parks and conservation areas. Living in Ottawa has…
- Connecting With Nature
- Education & Leadership
- Endangered Species & Biodiversity
- Forests & Fields
- Lakes & Rivers
- Species
It’s Been a Wild Adventure With the Canadian Conservation Corps!
Kimberly McGough is a participant in Group 1 of the Canadian Conservation Corps. What can I say… CCC has been one heck of an adventure! I can’t believe that three…
Give Forest Bathing a Try
What is forest bathing? Forest bathing, in its essence, means taking in the forest atmosphere. It’s to bathe one’s mind and soul with the forest. Shinrin-yoku, its formal title, is…
- Connecting With Nature
- Education & Leadership
- Endangered Species & Biodiversity
- Forests & Fields
- Species
Both an End and a Beginning for Almonte’s Bats
We released our Big Brown Bats!! If you haven’t been following the story, these hibernators were evicted last December from a 50-plus year roost. It was also their winter hibernacula.…
Playing on Your Phone Can Help Conserve Wetlands
You can conserve wetlands. That’s right. I said it. Just to be clear: You can conserve wetlands. Many parts of southern Canada have lost more than half of their historical…
The Lekking Grounds
Monday’s suck. They just do. The thought of waking up at three a.m. to drive to the middle of nowhere to sit in a field on the most unfortunate day…
