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What Does #GivingTuesday Mean for Wildlife (and You)?
It’s #GivingTuesday. #GivingTuesday is a day when we think not of packages and bows, but of those in need this season. Yes, But What Does That Mean? It’s a global…
Urban Wildlife — Literally Right Around the Corner
When thinking about big cities like Montreal, Vancouver or Toronto, people often associate terms like buildings, festivals, restaurants and shopping. We so easily forget that nature is, literally, right around…
Meet the 2018 Conservation Achievement Award Winners, Honouring Canadians From Coast to Coast
The Canadian Wildlife Federation is proud to announce the winners of its national conservation awards. This year’s recipients represent seven provinces and countless Canadians who are making a profound and…
CCC Participants Help Out With New Brunswick Flood
Canadian Conservation Corps Group 2 participant Ben Mowat describes his experience as he and the rest of the group volunteered to help victims of the New Brunswick flooding before they…
How to Make Super Simple Plastic Bottle Planters
Did you know that April 22 is Earth Day? This year’s theme is Plastic Pollution, so we’ve created an activity that can upcycle a plastic bottle you already have at…
Why 10 Days Kayaking With Chronic Pain Was The Best Choice I Ever Made
I have always been sheltered from the world, and have watched in complete wonder at its immense beauty. So when asked to participate in the Canadian Conservation Corps (pilot) Outward…
Why did the turtle cross the road?
The answer to this play-on-words is far from a children’s joke. Turtles often use a variety of wetlands over the course of the year. They may spend the winter in…
Watch: The impact of White-nose Syndrome
In 2014, Striking Balance filmed Don McAlpine (Research Curator at the New Brunswick Museum) and myself for a documentary that aired this past weekend on TVO. It shows the impact…
Who’s afraid of the walking dead?
Halloween is coming, which can only mean one thing: zombies! They’re slow, they’re nasty and they want to eat your brains. But, we’re not afraid. Nope. Zombies wouldn’t stand a…