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Five Options for Alternative Composting
This could equally be called “How To Compost When You Can’t”, which is the situation I’m in right now. I’ve been fortunate to have often lived somewhere with a garden.…
A Rare and Extraordinary Sighting of a Grey Whale in the Atlantic
On March 1, 2024, a group of scientists from the New England Aquarium came across an unusual sighting. During a routine aerial surveillance flight of Massachusetts’ coastal waters they saw…
How to Help American Red Squirrels
5 Tips to Attract Red Squirrels to Your Backyard The American Red Squirrel. If you don’t know it to see it, you’ll absolutely be familiar with its call. This feisty…
Bees vs. Moths: Which is the Better Pollinator?
This Pollination Powerhouse Might Surprise You! Pollinators are critical. After all a whopping 80 per cent of the world’s plants rely on them! When you think of a pollinator, what’s…
3 Superstar Long Distance Grassland Bird Migrants
As spring arrives on the Prairies, many species are either waking up or migrating to their summer homes. Here are three of our favourites — true superstars of long-distance migration.…
Starting from Seed – 5 Easy Steps to Get a Jump Start on the Growing Season
It’s that time of year when we wonder if we’ll get another few weeks of snow or glimpses of spring. More snow can be fun, after all, who can resist…
A Critical Drop: Why a Tri-National Commitment is Vital to Monarch Butterfly Recovery
This is part one of a three-part series on the Monarch Butterfly Recovery written by the Canadian Wildlife Federation’s Senior Terrestrial Biologist Carolyn Callaghan. As I write this blog, I…
Nuthatch Haven: A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating a Backyard Paradise for These Charming Acrobats
Cultivate an oasis with the right plants, cozy shelter, good food and more Nuthatches are beautiful birds that are fun to watch year-round! In Canada, the most common backyard nuthatch…
Hit the Road, Jack!
Some females will go to great lengths to keep males at bay. Just how far will they go? Keep reading to find out! Have you ever wondered why males in…
Feathered Neighbours: How birds adapted to European colonialism
Seven birds that grew alongside human development and activity. As European colonists carved their way into Canada’s scenery, constructing buildings and homes, cultivating an agricultural industry and more, many birds…
