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Protecting Your Shoreline Property from Ticks
We sometimes hear from people who are nervous about naturalizing their shorelines for fear of creating habitat that will attract ticks. Ticks are definitely something to be concerned about. However,…
Dandelions: The Good and the Bad
It’s spring in Central Ontario, which means the dandelions have finished blooming with a flurry. Seed heads are now blowing those fluffy seeds around. I’ve seen a lot of social…
Happy Oceans Day!
Today is Oceans Day, your opportunity to celebrate Canada’s oceans and the life teeming within them. Declared in 1992 at the UN Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Oceans Day…
Nature’s Strength is in its Diversity
Here, at the Canadian Wildlife Federation, we celebrate all kinds of diversity. There is, of course, our amazing biodiversity, but during this Pride Month, we will also highlight another kind…
Using Neonic-free Plants in Your Garden This Year
It’s almost June and across the country our trees and shrubs have the fresh green of new leaves. Some have blossoms coming and going, from serviceberries to crab apples as…
Butterflies Plant Preferences May Be Changing — And in an Unexpected Direction
Climate change is a serious and, unfortunately, always present concern for our planet. Its impacts are far reaching and may also affect the ‘seasonal routine’ of many organisms, including the…
Am I Bugging You?
It is a common — and completely understandable — misconception that the best habitats for biodiversity are undisturbed habitats. The grasslands conjure an image of thick mature forests, tall waving grasses…
Things are Stacking Up Against the Monarch
The Canadian Wildlife Federation and other conservation groups have been pushing for the Monarch Butterfly to be listed as Endangered, a decision which is expected to come from the Government…
Don’t Let This Be the End of the Road for Turtles
Why did the turtle cross the road? To get to the other side. Not much of a joke but soon, in late May and June, many turtles are crossing roads…
Gardeners are Artists, and Their Gardens Their Canvases
British Columbia’s Dixie Deans has been certified as “Wildlife-friendly Habitat” through CWF’s Garden Habitat Certification program. I started gardening in the 1970s in Winnipeg, Manitoba with a small veggie garden.…
