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National Tree Day at CWF
To celebrate National Tree Day and CWF’s 50th Anniversary, we planted trees! With the help of students at the Kanata Montessori School (across the road from our headquarters in Ottawa),…
Beneficial Insect Water Dish
[PHOTOS: ROBIN AND SARAH COULBER] So many of us have a water source for birds and some have larger features such as ponds which accomodate amphibians and fish, too. But…
The Thelon River
Image Credit This month we’re heading to Nunavut to find the Thelon River – the largest river in Canada that flows into Hudson Bay. Beginning just 200 kilometers east of…
Cutting Down on Phosphorus
Image Credit Content for this article was researched and written by CWF volunteer Connor Reid, with oversight provided by the CWF conservation team. Phosphorus is the 11th most abundant chemical…
This Week in Our Garden
[PHOTOS: CWF] As summer moves on, many flowers continue to bloom such as echinacea, brown eyed Susans, our wild onions and coreopsis. Pearly everlasting is still going strong, too.…
This Week in Our Garden
[PHOTOS: CWF] These cup plant (Silphium perfoliatum) flowers are the latest addition to the blooms in CWF’s Wildlife-friendly Demonstration Garden, giving our local bee population some much needed nectar and…
River of the Month – The Hillsborough River
Image Credit Which river nearly divides Prince Edward Island in half? If you answered the Hillsborough River – that’s correct! Beginning in the hills above Mount Stewart, this 45 km…
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…
The Hayes River
Image Credit If you live in Manitoba you might be aware that the Hayes River is the longest naturally flowing river in the province. It’s also one of the few…
