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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…
Power of the Pack: Reflections From A Wilderness Adventure
Brock is a participant in Group 6 of the Canadian Conservation Corps. I joined the CCC program to reconnect with nature and test myself. Stage 1 did not disappoint. Sleeping…
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…
The Nature Connection: A New Tool for Educators Who Love Nature
At the Canadian Wildlife Federation, one of our goals is to help Canadians of all ages discover, enjoy, appreciate and conserve the nature we both love and need. We aspire…
Hola Monarcha!
Guest blogger Donna Cook is a nature interpreter who writes about her recent visit to the Monarch Butterflies’ overwintering grounds in Mexico. Lying down in a high mountain meadow looking…
February is For Love and Family
For such a short month, February sure incorporates a lot of diverse celebratory days for Canadians across the country to enjoy. Groundhog Day (Feb 2): the annual prediction of spring’s…
New Friends in The Pack
David Freeman is a participant in Group 6 of the Canadian Conservation Corps. I have never met a more diverse group of people who are also so similar in my…
All My Love
Lesley is a participant in Group 6 of the Canadian Conservation Corps. I fell in love. The brisk air – a chilled, analeptic voice of indomitability. The artisan sky –…
Prophets of Loss
Sometimes it’s the little things that reveal the big picture. Consider a recent paper in Nature about how plants in the tundra, the coldest ecosystem in the world, are growing…
The Next Extinction Level Event — Is It Already Here?
Are we witnessing a mass extinction? Life began on Earth 3.8 billion years ago. Since then it’s been through a lot — including five mass extinctions. That last extinction occurred…