{"id":10246,"date":"2021-10-05T08:05:42","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T08:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/?p=10246"},"modified":"2023-04-17T20:01:08","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T20:01:08","slug":"thanks-for-giving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/index.php\/en\/thanks-for-giving\/","title":{"rendered":"Thanks for Giving"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>As Canada\u2019s largest conservation-based charity in Canada, we have always known that our fantastic supporters are the foundation of all we do.<\/h2>\n<p>Without the <a href=\"https:\/\/secure2.convio.net\/cwf\/site\/Donation2?df_id=6420&amp;mfc_pref=T&amp;6420.donation=form1&amp;s_src=thxblog\">strong base of Canadians<\/a> who care about wildlife and value our wild spaces, none of the conservation and education work we do could be accomplished.<\/p>\n<p>We wanted to <a href=\"https:\/\/cwf-fcf.org\/en\/donate\/happy-thanksgiving.html?src=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">thank<\/a> our supporters for giving your time, resources and hearts to Canada\u2019s wildlife.<\/p>\n<p>This one\u2019s for you.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Thanks for Giving\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/53blOwGM0bo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3>Thanks for Giving to Conservation Education and Leadership<\/h3>\n<p>Getting youth into nature grew again this summer, despite the pandemic.<\/p>\n<div class=\"gallery gallery-grid\"><div class=\"row\"><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Halifax-WO-Youth-at-a-Camp-Skills-Workshop.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Halifax-WO-Youth-at-a-Camp-Skills-Workshop-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10257\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10257'>\n          Halifax, NS WILD Outside youth at camp skills workshop. | \u00a9 CWF\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Kitchener-Waterloo-WO-Participants-next-to-the-Pollinator-Garden-they-planted-for-a-Service-Project.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"403\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Kitchener-Waterloo-WO-Participants-next-to-the-Pollinator-Garden-they-planted-for-a-Service-Project-403x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10260\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10260'>\n          Kitchener-Waterloo WILD Outside youth completing pollinator garden service project.\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Calgary-WO-Youth-at-a-Pollinator-Pathway-Service-Event.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Calgary-WO-Youth-at-a-Pollinator-Pathway-Service-Event-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10258\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10258'>\n          Calgary, AB WILD Outside youth at pollinator pathway service event.\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row\"><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Calgary-WO-Youth-at-a-Youth-Led-Bike-the-Bow-River-Outdoor-Event.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Calgary-WO-Youth-at-a-Youth-Led-Bike-the-Bow-River-Outdoor-Event-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10259\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10259'>\n          WILD Outside youth-led outdoor event.\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>More than <strong>50<\/strong> new <a href=\"https:\/\/cwf-fcf.org\/en\/explore\/conservation-corps\/?src=blog\">Canadian Conservation Corps<\/a> (CCC) participants (ages 18 to 30) in nine new cohorts were introduced into our full-time program this summer, undertaking either a hybrid or in-person wildlife experience across the country. In total, 346 young adults have participated to date.<\/li>\n<li>All of these CCC participants are currently in the field completing their volunteer placements with one of 83 partner organizations. They will then move on to Stage 3 \u2014 implementing conservational change in their communities. More than <strong>39,829<\/strong> people have been impacted by service projects so far.<\/li>\n<li><strong>158<\/strong> teens participated in <a href=\"https:\/\/cwf-fcf.org\/en\/explore\/wild-outside\/?src=blog\">WILD Outside<\/a> (WO), a program for youth ages 15 to 18 wishing to experience nature, learn more about wildlife and volunteer in conservation in Canada. There are now more than 668 active WO registrants across Canada.<\/li>\n<li>Together, the WO youth have completed over 13,763 service hours since WO was launched, with youth having completed <strong>3,168.25 hours of service<\/strong> this summer alone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Thanks for Giving to Gardening for Wildlife<\/h3>\n<p>Creating habitat for wildlife in our own backyards is an important part of CWF\u2019s outreach. Together, we are trying to build a pollinator pathway and wildlife corridors to help our displaced wildlife.<\/p>\n<div class=\"gallery gallery-grid\"><div class=\"row\"><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/a-G4W-webinar-2021.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/a-G4W-webinar-2021-440x290.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-10252\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-10252'>\n          A Gardening for Wildlife webinar.\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Elizabeth-Ballantyne-Elementary-School-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Elizabeth-Ballantyne-Elementary-School-1-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-10253\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-10253'>\n          Children contribute to a pollinator pathway at Elizabeth Ballantyne Elementary, a participant in Wild Spaces for Scools.\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Garden-Habitat-Certification-3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Garden-Habitat-Certification-3-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-10254\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-10254'>\n          Native plants for native pollinators.\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row\"><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Garden-Habitat-Certification-patio.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Garden-Habitat-Certification-patio-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-10255\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-10255'>\n          A CWF wildlife-friendly certified garden.\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/monarch-rudbeckia-1211981805.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/monarch-rudbeckia-1211981805-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-9248\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-9248'>\n          A Monarch Butterfly rests on a Rudbeckia flower.\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/garden-signs.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/garden-signs-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-10276\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-10276'>\n          CWF Wildlife-friendly Garden Certification signs. | \u00a9 Sarah Coulber\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>This year, CWF provided <strong>1,000<\/strong> pollinator plant packs to 100 elementary school gardens in support of pollinator conservation through our <a href=\"https:\/\/cwf-fcf.org\/en\/explore\/wild-spaces\/?src=blog\">WILD Spaces program<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/cwf-fcf.org\/en\/explore\/gardening-for-wildlife\/?src=blog\">Gardening for Wildlife<\/a> program had more than <strong>900<\/strong> people join us for terrific webinars with expert speakers who inspired us with their knowledge on pollinators, backyard birds and invasive species. CWF also presented as a guest speaker with a few organizations such as a Master Gardeners group and Immigrant Services Calgary.<\/li>\n<li>We ran our first online Gardening for Wildlife <a href=\"https:\/\/cwf-fcf.org\/en\/explore\/gardening-for-wildlife\/action\/workshops-events\/course.html?src=blog\">course<\/a> that helped over <strong>4,000<\/strong> participants enhance the wildlife habitat in their corner of Canada.<\/li>\n<li>So far this year we\u2019ve <a href=\"https:\/\/cwf-fcf.org\/en\/explore\/gardening-for-wildlife\/action\/get-certified\/?src=blog\">certified<\/a> <strong>1,238<\/strong> properties as \u201cWildlife-friendly Habitat\u201d. Many of these property owners have purchased a sign to celebrate their garden accomplishments and to indicate to their community the purpose behind their plantings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Thanks for Giving to Marine Conservation<\/h3>\n<p>Throughout the spring and summer months CWF\u2019s Marine Team has been busy continuing to spread awareness of our Marine Action Plan, urging for renewed funding of marine mammal initiatives, and improving our knowledge of where whales spend their time in the ocean. The marine team has also been advancing our work with industry and government to improve our understanding of risk to Canada\u2019s large whales and examining innovative ways to make the oceans safer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"gallery gallery-grid\"><div class=\"row\"><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/EdgeTech-ropeless-fishing-units-attached-to-lobster-traps.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/EdgeTech-ropeless-fishing-units-attached-to-lobster-traps-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-10256\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-10256'>\n          EdgeTech ropeless fishing units attached to lobster traps.  \u00a9 Cameron\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/ropeless-fishin-gear-illustration.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/ropeless-fishin-gear-illustration-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-9563\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-9563'>\n          Ropeless fishing gear illustration.\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/baby-north-atlantic-right-whale.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/baby-north-atlantic-right-whale-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"north atlantic right whale baby mom\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-5890\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-5890'>\n          Mother North Atlantic Right Whale with her calf. Less than 360 North Atlantic Right Whales are left in the wild.\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row\"><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/rhyl-testing-on-ship.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/rhyl-testing-on-ship-440x290.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-9564\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-9564'>\n          CWF testing on ships.\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/gillnetbehindwhale.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/gillnetbehindwhale.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-4804\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-4804'>\n          Whale entangled in ropes.\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Netting-on-head-3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Netting-on-head-3-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"netting on head\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-4822\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-4822'>\n          \u00a9 Wayne Ledwell, Whale Release and Strandings\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cwf-fcf.org\/en\/explore\/marine-action-plan\/entanglement.html?src=blog\">We have been trialling ropeless fishing gear<\/a> for a third season alongside commercial fish harvesters across the Maritimes. We expanded our ropeless gear inventory to five different systems and have completed nearly <strong>400<\/strong> trials to date across a wide range of environmental conditions. The helpful feedback we receive from fishers is being shared with gear developers and is directly influencing the improvement of ropeless fishing systems.<\/li>\n<li>We are also monitoring the elevation of floating groundlines between traps in fixed-gear fisheries in Atlantic Canada to infer the relative conservation value of groundline management with respect to mitigating entanglement risk to <a href=\"https:\/\/cwf-fcf.org\/en\/explore\/right-whale\/?src=blog\">North Atlantic Right Whales<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>We are proud to have hosted large stakeholder workshops that bring together those affected by North Atlantic Right Whale protection measures to facilitate shared knowledge among conservationists, researchers, government and industry, and to <a href=\"https:\/\/cwf-fcf.org\/en\/explore\/marine-action-plan\/?src=blog\">identify research priorities<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Our research that utilized the mathematical model we developed that <a href=\"https:\/\/cwf-fcf.org\/en\/explore\/marine-action-plan\/finding-the-whales.html?src=blog\">predicts<\/a> where fishing effort will move when we close an area to fishing (such as those in the Gulf of St. Lawrence to protect North Atlantic Right Whales) was published in early June in ICES <em>Journal of Marine Science<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>We are examining how <strong>fisheries management measures<\/strong>, like the North Atlantic Right Whale closure, reduce entanglement risk and how they affect fisheries operations. The goal of this research is to support measures that allow fisheries to operate sustainably while providing the best protection to whales.<\/li>\n<li>Finally, we have begun developing and testing new methods of <strong>estimating whale occurrence<\/strong> in Canadian waters using models that combine whale sightings with movement patterns.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Thanks for Giving to At-risk Bats<\/h3>\n<p>Bats have been in the spotlight for the past year and a half thanks in large part to the global pandemic.\u00a0 But <a href=\"https:\/\/cwf-fcf.org\/en\/explore\/bats\/?src=blog\">North American Bats<\/a> are different, <a href=\"https:\/\/cwf-fcf.org\/en\/about-cwf\/faq\/faqs\/should-i-be-worried-bats.html?src=blog\">don\u2019t carry COVID-19<\/a> and they don\u2019t deserve the bad press. The real spotlight for Canadian bats should be about the potential loss of these beneficial creatures as a result of <a href=\"https:\/\/cwf-fcf.org\/en\/explore\/bats\/whats-putting-bats-at-risk.html\">White-nose Syndrome<\/a> (WNS).<\/p>\n<p>CWF put our bat research on hold in 2020 as a precaution until we could be certain there was no chance that researchers could transmit COVID-19 to Canadian bats (the last thing they need is another ailment). Following approved guidelines in 2021, we\u2019ve ramped up our critical bat research.<\/p>\n<div class=\"gallery gallery-grid\"><div class=\"row\"><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cwf-bat-house-mounted-on-wall.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cwf-bat-house-mounted-on-wall-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-10264\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-10264'>\n          CWF bat house mounted after an eviction to provide new habitat. | \u00a9 CWF\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cwf-bat-research-james-page-radio-telemetry.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cwf-bat-research-james-page-radio-telemetry-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-10266\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-10266'>\n          CWF Species at risk and Biodiversity Specialist James Pag\u00e9 using radio telemetry to locate tagged bats | \u00a9 CWF\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cwf-bat-research-tag-radio.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cwf-bat-research-tag-radio-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-10269\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-10269'>\n          A Little Brown Bat with tag | \u00a9 CWF\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row\"><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cwf-bat-research-light.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cwf-bat-research-light-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-10267\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-10267'>\n          Inspecting a bat wing for signs of White-nose syndrome | \u00a9 CWF\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cwf-bat-research-releasing-tagged-bat.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cwf-bat-research-releasing-tagged-bat-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-10268\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-10268'>\n          Releasing a tagged bat | \u00a9 CWF\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cwf-bat-research-banding-tagging.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cwf-bat-research-banding-tagging-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-10265\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-10265'>\n          Banding a Big Brown Bat | \u00a9 CWF\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>We conducted a study to <strong>radio track endangered Little Brown Bats<\/strong> (myotis) before and after being humanely evicted from a cottage to determine the impacts this has on individual bats. We followed bats around for nearly three weeks to determine alternative roost sites, which included a nearby vacated cottage, cavities in trees a kilometre away and even a different home in the nearby town. The full analysis of results is still underway.<\/li>\n<li>We are partnering with researcher Karen Vanderwolf, the Wildlife Conservation Society and citizen scientists to launch the first <a href=\"https:\/\/cwf-fcf.org\/en\/explore\/bats\/bat-survey-1.html\">national study into the use, microclimate and designs of bat boxes<\/a>. Anyone with a bat box (or planning to install one) can take part.<\/li>\n<li>Bats are in dire straits from WNS but there\u2019s hope in that some individuals are hanging on and might be showing some <strong>resistance to the disease<\/strong>. CWF is working to alleviate other threats to <a href=\"https:\/\/cwf-fcf.org\/en\/explore\/bats\/\">help protect the bats<\/a> that we have left.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Thanks for Giving to Citizen Science<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/inaturalist.ca\/?src=blog\">iNaturalist.ca<\/a> continues to grow exponentially in Canada with the number of observations having yet again doubled since this time last year. There are now over six million observations in Canada and trending to reach 10 million next year!<\/p>\n<div class=\"gallery gallery-grid\"><div class=\"row\"><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/dragons-mouth-150527105-mdominico.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/dragons-mouth-150527105-mdominico-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-10271\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-10271'>\n          Northernmost and only sighting of the Dragon\u2019s Mouth orchid in Northwest Territories  | \u00a9 mdominico, iNaturalist.ca\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/abeaudoin2-154899578-south-american-moth-found-in-quebec.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/abeaudoin2-154899578-south-american-moth-found-in-quebec-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-10270\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-10270'>\n          South American moth species spotted in Quebec.  | \u00a9 abeaudoin2, iNaturalist.ca\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/stellars-eagle-142865496-suzanne-labbe.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/stellars-eagle-142865496-suzanne-labbe-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-10272\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-10272'>\n          Extremely rare sighting of a Stellar\u2019s Sea Eagle in Quebec, The population of this species is approximately 5,000 globally and most are located in Asia  | \u00a9 Suzanne Labb\u00e9, iNaturalist.ca\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/inaturalist.ca\/projects\/observation-nation-bioobservateurs\">CWF\u2019s Observation Nation<\/a> continues to grow as a movement dedicated to tracking biodiversity right across Canada through the use of the iNaturalist Canada platform. Users have the opportunity to become part of the CWF community by signing up for newsletters that contain great information on conservation initiatives in Canada.<\/li>\n<li>CWF also started an iNaturalist.ca <a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcwf-fcf.org%2Fen%2Fresources%2Fdownloads%2Fwebinars%2F%3Fsrc%3Dblog&amp;data=04%7C01%7Ctobim%40cwf-fcf.org%7Ce452f0634f744aacf85508d982ac40bf%7C8b76c30301ec40d58d9a6c2f6d78dcd7%7C0%7C0%7C637684498590411356%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=VtjvhqGuSA%2BjIIWg6L5bsaVhcm58qPdkmCuH0oje%2BXk%3D&amp;reserved=0\">webinar series<\/a>, with the recent ones helping explain what \u201cProjects\u201d are in iNaturalist, how to <a href=\"https:\/\/cwf-fcf.org\/en\/resources\/downloads\/webinars\/public\/inaturalist-canada-how-to-1.html?src=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">run a bioblitz<\/a> using iNaturalist Canada and how iNaturalist Canada is being <a href=\"https:\/\/cwf-fcf.org\/en\/resources\/downloads\/webinars\/public\/inaturalistca-webinar.html?src=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">incorporated in the classroom<\/a>. Keep an eye out for more over the coming year. In the most recent webinar, approximately <strong>300<\/strong> people registered.<\/li>\n<li><strong>25<\/strong> Canadian cities took part in the 2021 <a href=\"https:\/\/cwf-fcf.org\/en\/explore\/inaturalist\/cnc\/\">City Nature Challenge Canada<\/a> (CNC), more than double the number that participated last year, gathering nearly 50,000 wildlife observations in just four days. This contributed to the global CNC total, accounting for 1.2 million observations and 419 cities. <a href=\"https:\/\/cwf-fcf.org\/en\/explore\/inaturalist\/cnc\/?src=blog\">Interest<\/a> is already coming in from cities to enter for 2022.<\/li>\n<li>Ducks Unlimited Canada has tied iNaturalist into their initiative to bring people out to their properties and <a href=\"https:\/\/inaturalist.ca\/projects\/duc-destinations\">record the wildlife they encounter<\/a>. They\u2019re also engaging people to track migratory bird movements during their fall migration.<\/li>\n<li>The Big Backyard Bioblitz, led by the Nature Conservancy of Canada in association with CWF, was a national scale virtual bioblitz which engaged nearly <strong>3,000<\/strong> participants and recorded more than 36,000 observations.<\/li>\n<li>We continue to track invasive species through separate partnerships and <a href=\"https:\/\/inaturalist.ca\/projects\/i-spy-and-identify-je-vois-j-identifie\">projects with the Canadian Council on Invasive Species<\/a> and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Both are incorporating iNaturalist and citizen science to help track new invasives and the spread of existing ones.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Thanks for Giving to Lakes and Rivers<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/loveyourlake.ca\/\">Love Your Lake<\/a>, a joint program between CWF and Watersheds Canada, continued to grow and evolve in 2021. We would like to say a special thank you to our regional partners in Ontario and British Columbia as well as Nova Scotia \u2013 a new province that was added to the program this year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"gallery gallery-grid\"><div class=\"row\"><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/zabloski-after.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/zabloski-after-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"After: The Natural Edge team came to the property and planted a variety of native plants including highbush cranberry, meadowsweet and pasture rose. In total 73 plants were planted. After four years, the plants are thriving, a strong root system is holding in soil and overhanging foliage is breaking up waves and lessening the impact on the soil.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-9412\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-9412'>\n          A naturalized shoreline | \u00a9 LoveYourLake.ca\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/shoreline.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/shoreline-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-9862\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-9862'>\n          Planting a shoreline | LoveYourLake.ca\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/campfire.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/campfire-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-9860\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-9860'>\n          A pathway limits foot traffic to one area | Anne Gourlay-Langlois\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Together approximately 2,900 properties were assessed in 2021 on 14 lakes.<\/li>\n<li>In total, over 44,000 shoreline properties have been assessed on 187 Canadian lakes since the program began in 2013. That\u2019s just over 44,000 shoreline property owners who have access to voluntary recommendations, specific to their own properties, on how they can improve the health of their shoreline and their lake!<\/li>\n<li>We have launched the <a href=\"https:\/\/loveyourlake.ca\/microgrant-program\/\">Love Your Lake Microgrant Program<\/a> where participating lake groups applied for up to $500 to put towards shoreline naturalization projects. Eighteen projects will be completed to restore even more of Canada\u2019s shorelines thanks to many community volunteers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thank you for loving your lake! More information on this program and well as information on many shoreline-related topics can be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/loveyourlake.ca\/\">LoveYourLake.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Thanks for Giving to Freshwater Turtles<\/h3>\n<p>Despite the continuing pandemic, the CWF turtle team continued to work safely on various turtle conservation activities this year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"gallery gallery-grid\"><div class=\"row\"><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/blandings-turtle-hatchling-david-seburn.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/blandings-turtle-hatchling-david-seburn-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-10247\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-10247'>\n          Blanding&#8217;s Turtle hatchling. | \u00a9 David Seburn\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/snapping-turtle-nest-david-seburn.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/snapping-turtle-nest-david-seburn-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-10250\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-10250'>\n          Saving a Snapping Turtle nest. | \u00a9 David Seburn\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Blandings-Turtle-released-into-nature-david-seburn.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Blandings-Turtle-released-into-nature-david-seburn-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-10285\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-10285'>\n          Blanding&#8217;s Turtle being released back into nature. | \u00a9 David Seburn, CWF\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row\"><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/turtles-snapping-map-blandings-in-hands-david-seburn.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/turtles-snapping-map-blandings-in-hands-david-seburn-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-10251\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-10251'>\n          Three hands holding turtle hatchlings (left to right): Snapping Turtle, Map Turtle, Blanding&#8217;s Turtle | \u00a9 David Seburn\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/northern-map-turtle-hatchlings-david-seburn.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/northern-map-turtle-hatchlings-david-seburn-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-10248\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-10248'>\n          Map Turtle hatchlings. | \u00a9 David Seburn\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/snapping-turtle-hatchling-david-seburn.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/snapping-turtle-hatchling-david-seburn-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-10249\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-10249'>\n          Snapping Turtle hatchling. | \u00a9 David Seburn\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row\"><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/building-turtle-nest-protector-mack-lake.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/building-turtle-nest-protector-mack-lake-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-9725\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-9725'>\n          Installing a nest protector on top of a Snapping Turtle nest near the Rideau River. Photo: David Seburn | CWF\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/norhern-map-turtle-study-canoe-david-seburn.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/norhern-map-turtle-study-canoe-david-seburn-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-9971\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-9971'>\n          Two Northern Map Turtle females captured by the CWF turtle team | \u00a9 David Seburn, CWF\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/turtle-nest-road-eggs-rescue.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/turtle-nest-road-eggs-rescue-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-9724\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-9724'>\n          Collecting a Snapping Turtle nest to be incubated back at the CWF office. Photo: David Seburn | CWF\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>In the spring, we collaborated with researchers from the University of Ottawa to <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/index.php\/en\/studying-boating-threats-to-northern-map-turtles\/?src=blog'\">study Map Turtles<\/a>. This species of freshwater turtle makes use of river and lake habitats and are prone to being hit by motor boats which can injure or even kill the turtle. We caught Northern Map Turtles at a site along the Ottawa River near a marina and examined them for injuries. The good news was that none of the Map Turtles we caught had major injuries, but we only caught 32 turtles. More research is required to know if boat injuries are a significant threat to this population.<\/li>\n<li>In late spring we conducted surveys for the Endangered <a href=\"https:\/\/cwf-fcf.org\/en\/resources\/encyclopedias\/fauna\/amphibians-and-reptiles\/turtles\/blandings-turtle.html?src=blog\">Blanding\u2019s Turtle<\/a> to try and find them in previously undocumented areas. One documented observation in a new area resulted in additional habitat protection for that wetland and adjacent wetlands. Our observations of Blanding\u2019s Turtles in wetlands and on roads will result in more wetlands being protected.<\/li>\n<li>We conducted fewer surveys for turtles on roads this year, but we still found over 170 dead turtles on roads in eastern Ontario, including more than 30 dead Endangered Blanding\u2019s Turtles. On the positive side, <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/index.php\/en\/victory-for-eastern-ontarios-freshwater-turtles\/?src=blog\">wildlife fencing installed<\/a> at three of the worst hotspots for turtle mortality continued to be effective, with no roadkill in those three areas.<\/li>\n<li>We collected more <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/index.php\/en\/saving-turtles-one-egg-at-a-time\/?src=blog\">turtle eggs<\/a> to incubate than in any previous year, which resulted in us releasing more than <strong>600 hatchlings<\/strong> back into the wild. These included Snapping, Blanding\u2019s and Northern Map Turtles. In addition, after our incubators were full of eggs we also installed more than <a href=\"https:\/\/cwf-fcf.org\/en\/explore\/turtles\/htt_nest_protector_en_lr.pdf\">25 nest protectors<\/a> on nests that were at high risk of predation, protecting more than 800 turtle eggs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Thanks for Giving to Terrestrial Wildlife<\/h3>\n<p>The CWF terrestrial team had another busy field season this summer. Here are a few highlights of our work:<\/p>\n<div class=\"gallery gallery-grid\"><div class=\"row\"><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/LIN01394-seed-mix-closeup-Lindsay-Ralph-2021.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/LIN01394-seed-mix-closeup-Lindsay-Ralph-2021-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Seed mix closeup, credit Lindsay Ralph, 2021\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-8-9655\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-9655'>\n          Seed mix closeup | \u00a9 Lindsay Ralph, 2021\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/eastern-meadowlark-song-bird-singing-923748612-hor.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/eastern-meadowlark-song-bird-singing-923748612-hor-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"eastern meadowlark\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-8-9604\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-9604'>\n          Eastern Meadowlark.\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/setttin-up-malaise-trap-samm-reynolds.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/setttin-up-malaise-trap-samm-reynolds-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-8-10012\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-10012'>\n          Setting up a malaise trap for surveying insects. | \u00a9 Samm Reynolds, CWF\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row\"><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/LIN01459-credit-Lindsay-Ralph-seed-project.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/LIN01459-credit-Lindsay-Ralph-seed-project-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-8-9658\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-9658'>\n          Seed project | \u00a9 Lindsay Ralph\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/eristalis-transvera-bee-samm-reynolds.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/eristalis-transvera-bee-samm-reynolds-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-8-10014\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-10014'>\n          Eristalis transvera. | \u00a9 Samm Reynolds, CWF\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/bobolink-1285634793.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/bobolink-1285634793-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-8-9344\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-9344'>\n          Bobolink.\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row\"><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/haying-farm-barn-ontario-1263704597.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/haying-farm-barn-ontario-1263704597-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-8-9345\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-9345'>\n          With the collaboration with partners, CWF launched a guide to haying best practices \n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>This spring, we worked in collaboration with Hydro Ottawa, Rideau Valley Conservation Authority, and Ontario Nativescape to plant a <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/index.php\/en\/a-new-pollinator-habitat-on-the-way\/?src=blog\">15-acre pollinator meadow power corridor<\/a> in Ottawa with native wildflower seeds. Throughout the season we conducted field surveys to evaluate pollinator habitat restoration with our rights-of-way partners in eastern Ontario to help us understand the effectiveness of the restoration projects. We are encouraging rights-of-way managers across Canada to join our <a href=\"https:\/\/cwf-fcf.org\/en\/explore\/pollinators\/habitat-restoration.html\">growing network.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>In the spring, we surveyed hay and pasture fields for Bobolink and Eastern Meadowlark on our partner farms in western Quebec to evaluate.<\/li>\n<li>We are continuing to advance <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/index.php\/en\/how-agricultural-land-can-help-pollinators\/\">The Norfolk County Pollinator Project<\/a> by collecting, identifying and labelling insects found in three different types of natural habitat on participating farms. Using DNA barcoding, these specimens are then added to the Canadian National Collection database for statistical analysis.<\/li>\n<li>In the late summer and early fall we surveyed <a href=\"https:\/\/cwf-fcf.org\/en\/explore\/monarchs\/?src=blog\">Monarch Butterflies<\/a> on their migratory path along lakes Ontario, Erie, and Huron, in collaboration with Environment and Climate Change Canada. We are hoping to solve some mysteries on where the Monarch travels.<\/li>\n<li>In partnership with the Saskatchewan Stockgrowers Foundation, Carleton University, the Royal Saskatchewan Museum, Birds Canada, and South of the Divide Conservation Action Plan, we are initiating work on a prairie grassland conservation project, funded by the Weston Foundation, measuring insect response to <a href=\"https:\/\/cwf-fcf.org\/en\/explore\/agriculture-habitat\/?src=menu\">cattle grazing practices.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Thanks for Giving to Fish Passage<\/h3>\n<p>Reconnecting our lakes and rivers is important to our aquatic wildlife. Thanks to multiple supporters and funders, we have worked tirelessly this summer to improve \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cwf-fcf.org\/en\/explore\/fish-passage\/?src=blog\">fish passage<\/a> across Canada.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/cwf-fcf.org\/en\/explore\/fish-passage\/breaking-down-barriers.html?src=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">British Columbia<\/a> several remediation projects are underway thanks in part to the support of the government of Canada and province of BC through the BC Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few highlights:<\/p>\n<div class=\"gallery gallery-grid\"><div class=\"row\"><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Shuhum-arch-culvert.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Shuhum-arch-culvert-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-9-10282\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-9-10282'>\n          An open bottom arch culvert was installed this summer on Shuhum Creek near Port Alberni, BC. Unlike traditional culverts (pipes designed for water movement beneath roads), open bottom arch culverts allow streams to keep their natural channel when flowing underneath roads. This natural stream bottom makes it easier for salmon and other fishes to move through the river. Small mammals and amphibians can also take advantage of this type of crossing, moving along the sides of the culvert where the rocky bottom remains dry.\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Nelson-fish-ladder-A.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Nelson-fish-ladder-A-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-9-10280\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-9-10280'>\n          A fish ladder in West Vancouver, BC is helping Chum and Coho Salmon return safely to Nelson Creek to spawn. Before the ladder was installed, salmon had to wait in the estuary, where they are at risk of being eaten by harbour seals and other marine mammals, until the tides were high enough to swim into the stream.\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Ginlulak-Creek-Tyler.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Ginlulak-Creek-Tyler-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-9-10279\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-9-10279'>\n          This bridge provides safe access for juvenile Coho Salmon accessing a wetland off the mainstem Nass River. The road grade was raised to allow water to flow freely beneath the bridge. Before the bridge was installed, water would flow over top of the road, cutting off the salmon from the main channel and sometimes leaving them high and dry. Photo credit: Tyler Wood, BC Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations.\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row\"><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Burman_complete-MCW.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Burman_complete-MCW-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-9-10278\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-9-10278'>\n          This newly constructed side channel and bridge has restored habitat for Pacific salmon that was cut off and buried by a landslide in the 1950s. The channel provides important off-channel resting and feeding areas for juveniles and spawning areas for adults returning to the Burman River off the west coast of Vancouver Island. Photo credit: MC Wright &#038; Associates.\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Skwawolt-KWL.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Skwawolt-KWL-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-9-10283\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-9-10283'>\n          A machine places rocks and gravel in the streambed of Skwawolt Creek near Hope, BC. Skwawolt Creek is an important off-channel refuge from fast-moving flows for fish during spring flooding on the mainstem Fraser River. Fish are able to access the creek during very high flows, but during lower flows the two culverts (pipes) under the highway are perched too high above the water level for fish to enter. Once completed, this rocky constructed channel will help fish to get into Skwawolt Creek during all but the driest summer months. Photo credit: Al Jonsson, Kerr Wood Leidal.\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Additional locations include: \u00a0Cross Creek west of Prince George in Lake Babine Nation territory, MacKenzie Lake on the central coast in Gwawaenuk First Nation territory, and Sitlika Creek on Takla Nation territory.<\/li>\n<li>So far: 636,071 square metres area of fish habitat has been restored, 303 barriers has been assessed, 78 partners were engaged, 22 workshops were held, nine fish habitat restoration projects have been completed, six key species benefiting (Chinook, Sockeye, Coho, Chum, Steelhead, Westslope Cutthroat Trout) have benefited by our work, four designs have been prepared for future work, three watershed connectivity plans have been established (Horsefly, Bulkley, Lower Nicola) plus one underway (Elk), one national practitioner\u2019s guide to watershed remediation planning has been completed.<\/li>\n<li>Four educational videos were created to help explain to the public the work that is being done in <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/WYX9fKUiMGU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seymour River<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/CfiNyFocN3o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Squamish Estuary and Branch 100<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/_JCqpSC-oTI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Burman River<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-z4WXoFESyo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nelson River<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>In addition to the fish passage work in BC, CWF is also creating watershed connectivity plans for the Lower Nicola, Bulkley, Elk River and Horsefly watersheds, building a national database of aquatic barriers, and has developed a national guide to watershed connectivity planning. <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/index.php\/en\/author\/nick-mazany-wright\/\">Learn more\u00a0 &gt;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Explore more of our work in wildlife conservation, education and outreach in <a href=\"https:\/\/cwf-fcf.org\/en\/explore\/?src=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What We Do<\/a>.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-excerpt\">As Canada\u2019s largest conservation-based charity in Canada, we have always known that our fantastic supporters are the foundation of all we do. 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