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Cross-Canada Road Trip: Camping in the Canadian Rockies
Welcome to the next stop on our virtual cross-Canada road trip – Jasper, Alberta! Join us as we virtually explore the vast wilderness of the Canadian Rockies, learn about the…
Master Impressionists: The Mockingbird
Why do mockingbirds mimic other birds’ songs? To boast? To befuddle? Some scientists think it’s to attract and impress potential mates Each night as daylight transcends into darkness over the…
Biodiversity in Action: Learning About Life on Earth
The diversity of life on Earth is staggering, but much of it remains a mystery to us. More than one million species have been identified on our planet to date,…
Cold Weather Kids
Winter is nearly here, which means no matter where you live in Canada, the temperatures are going to drop. Granted, winter temperatures in Canada can range anywhere from 5°C to…
The Boreal Forest: Our Secret Weapon to Fight Climate Change
The boreal forest has occasionally been dubbed “the ugly forest.” The cold, needle-leaved antithesis to the fervid exuberance of tropical rainforests. It has often been ignored, too. Today, however, this…
Why I Am Choosing to #DoMoreForWildlife
I was born in the late 1980s in a small log house built by my father on the edges of the Mississippi River in a small village called Appleton. My…
5 Activities to Do With Trees
When you have the chance to look at a tree with a child, or even by yourself for that matter, there are many ways you can focus your attention. You…
They Came From Below
Kilometres beneath our feet, deep in cracks under the Earth’s continents lives a vast, secret world of microbes Every now and again, science comes up with a finding so revolutionary…
Chickadees Lead to Owls?
Julien is a participant in Group 6 of the Canadian Conservation Corps. One day during my Stage 2 field placement I was assisting the visitor safety team of Pacific Rim…
Cheaters in the Wild
How does monogamy work in the wild? Can monogamy really exist in the wild? Most animals wouldn’t even attempt to stay faithful to one partner, but three per cent of…
