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A New Name For The WNS Causing Fungus
[PHOTO CREDIT: KAREN VANDERWOLF/NB MUSEUM – a culture of Pseudogymnoascus destructans growing on agar in the lab] The fungus that causes white-nose syndrome, Geomyces destructans, has been renamed…
Thinking of the people and wildlife affected by the floods
As we all join together on Canada Day, we would like to take this opportunity on behalf of the Canadian Wildlife Federation, to extend our thoughts and prayers to our…
Ontario Steps in to Save Renowned Freshwater Research Station
The Premier of Ontario announced that her government would support the operation of the Experimental Lakes Area for this year, allowing concerned Canadians to breathe a sigh of relief about…
Stormwater
[PHOTO] While this article and video focuses on Washington’s Puget Sound the situation is similar here in Canada. It begins when diver, Laura James, comes across a big black column…
Bat Hibernaculum Surveys Started Last Week
[PHOTO: NB MUSEUM] We started bat hibernaculum surveys last week and the news is not good. Of the 3 caves we visited, one had 2 dead bats, another had 12…
Canada Blooms Day 6: Bloodroot
Let’s celebrate the bloodroot on day six of Canada Blooms! Spring ephemerals are flowers that make the most of the light that shines down through the open canopy in early…
Canada Blooms Day 3: The Common Bluet
It’s Day Three! We are so happy to be here at Canada Blooms! Stop by! So let’s talk about something blue, shall we? The Bluet flower! Bluets are native to…
This Week in Our Garden
Another aster is blooming – New England aster. But despite more asters and goldenrods putting on their show in our garden and along roadsides, I’m not saying the ‘F’ word…
This Week in Our Garden
[PHOTOS: CWF] Well, we’re now officially in a level 2 drought, with no rain for weeks and temperatures continuing in the 30s and sometimes 40s with humidity. The plants in…
How Are Canada’s Birds Doing?
[Photo Credit: CWF Photo Contest Entry Submitted By Jeff Sorbie] North American Bird Conservation Initiative Canada recently released their new report The State of Canada’s Birds, 2012. Did you know…
