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Grasslands: A Solution to Climate Change in “Plain” Sight
Saving our last remaining temperate grasslands can help tackle climate change and biodiversity loss in Canada. In Canada, temperate grasslands — the world’s most endangered ecosystem — stretch from southern…
Raise Your Voice and Get the American Eel Listed by SARA
American Eels are pretty impressive creatures. They swim 5,000 kilometres from Ontario waters to the Sargasso Sea near Bermuda to spawn. Then their offspring make the long journey back. Considering…
Old Mountains, New Perspectives
Emily Hancock is a participant in Wintertide, Group 7 of the Canadian Conservation Corps. Before joining the CCC Adventure, she hiked the US Appalachian Trail in 2017 and the US…
The Canadian Conservation Corps — A True Family Affair
My journey with the Canadian Conservation Corps (CCC) has had no shortage of opportunities and unexpected experiences. I am so grateful! This September, I had the opportunity to assist with…
Adventure Awaits
Going into this experience, I am feeling very excited and ready for new experiences. At the same time, I am also feeling somewhat nervous as well. I still have a…
From Ocean to Prairie — CCC Participant Experiences Canada’s Diversity
Shannon is a participant in Group 1 of the Canadian Conservation Corps. She writes of her experience in her field learning placement. Having grown up on the east coast with…
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…
Three Days in the Life of a Native Prairie Insect Diversity Field Technician
My name is Jones and I am a Canadian Wildlife Federation summer student, working as a Native Prairie Insect Diversity Field Technician at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum, supervised by Dr.…
What is a prairie?
If asked this question, many Canadians might imagine wheat and canola fields extending as far as the eye can see. While this image is technically correct – most of Canada’s…
