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Open-pen Finfish Aquaculture has got to go
Disease can spread from one species to another relatively easily via open-pen finfish aquaculture (OPFA). Many species of fish, shellfish and seaweed are raised for consumption through aquaculture, but Atlantic…
Plastic is Killing Our Wildlife
Nearly 80 per cent of marine litter is ushered into the sea via wind and runoff — litter from our roadways make its way to our streams and rivers and…
Happy Rivers to Oceans Week!
Today is the first day of Rivers to Oceans Week! This Rivers to Oceans Week, we are taking a deep dive into the dangers lurking in the water. And no,…
9 Ways to Protect the Baby Birds on Your Property
Is there anything sweeter than watching baby birds grow up? Hearing them call out for “more worms!!!” from the nest. Watching them fly for the first time. It’s also easy…
Why Did Health Canada Change Their Mind About Neonics?
As soils warm across the country, Canadian food producers are preparing to plant their crops. But in a spring that seems like any other, one thing about this season should…
How to Take Better Turtle Observations on iNaturalist Canada
iNaturalist is a great platform for recording observations of plants and animals. To date, over 140,000 people in Canada have submitted more than seven million observations to iNaturalist of upwards…
Discovering the Plants and Animals Near You
If you are wondering what plants and animals are natural to your neck of the woods, check out these ideas to give you a hand. They can help supplement what…
A Biodiverse Hotspot: North America’s Great Plains
International Day for Biological Diversity falls on Sunday, May 22, 2022. The United Nations asks us to set this day aside to think about the value nature brings to our…
CWF Certified Gardener Stewards Her Land Based on Research
As a gardener, I want to know how I can be a constructive part of the ecology and not a destructive one. The appearance of a new native species of…
The Connection Between Prairie Pollinators and Climate Change
Often in nature, timing is everything. From Monarch Butterflies migrating to Canada from Mexico just as milkweed is ripe to bison calves being born just as the plains turn green,…
