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Surprising Heroes in the Fight Against Climate Change
The fight against climate change is real. There’s 42 per cent more carbon dioxide floating around in the atmosphere today than before the Industrial Revolution reared its ugly head. Without…
Discovering the World of Animal Tracks
Getting Started Identifying tracks to the species level is much easier if you first look for certain clues. Those clues are not usually found in the track. Only one in…
Greening the Hearts and Minds of Future Generations
Pre-COVID-19, Brookfield High School in Ottawa, Ontario started an Eco club. We are the Eco Team, ‘For the Love of Green’, and our mascot is Eeko the Turtle. One of…
Simple Ways to Go Green in Your Kitchen
Who doesn’t love an entire room dedicated to storing, preparing and enjoying food? Whether you’re unloading groceries or cooking a meal with family, the kitchen is one of the most…
Vanishing Ice: How is the Melting Arctic Sea Ice Affecting Wildlife?
Arctic sea ice is a pretty predictable phenomenon, at least it used to be! It always shrinks in the spring and summer, reaching its minimum extent in September and grows…
Simple Self-Care Ideas and How to Include Them in Your Busy Day
Turn little ordinary moments into restorative ones. Self-care benefits us and those we care for and interact with. But most of us know all too well that making the time…
How to Prepare Your Garden for Winter
13 Tasks to Get Done Before Old Man Winter Arrives You’ve dusted off your winter coat and changed the tires on your car, but preparing for the ice and snow…
5 of the Worst Plastic Culprits
Easy swaps that’ll make a big difference for the environment Is plastic a necessary evil? From hearing implants to prosthetics, sometimes plastic can actually come in quite useful. But there…
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Thankful for Wildlife in 2020
This was an interesting year for Canadians — and the Canadian Wildlife Federation. In March, when our scientists and educators were gearing up to start their summer field season, COVID-19…
Canadians Contribute Millions of Observations for a New 50 Million Global Record!
As of September 20, 2020, iNaturalist has more than 50 million records of wild biodiversity with photos or sounds, which allowed verification by the iNaturalist community — Canada contributing almost…
