Written by nature enthusiasts, conservation experts and professionals, Land Lines offers thought-provoking reads about research and discoveries in the conservation field. It also offers inspiration to connect with Canada’s nature.

Make a pine cone bird feeder

If you’re looking for a way to help birds — especially during Canada’s colder months —  you can add native plants to your garden in spring and summer, where the…

Megachile (leafcutter, mortar, and resin) bee on swamp milkweed (Photo Sarah Ludlow)

Gardening: Small choices make a big difference

You can make a difference in your own backyard by selecting native plant species and supporting native pollinators.

The cutting crew, comprised of staff from NCC, Georgian Bay Forever, Parks Canada, and the Severn Sound Environmental Association (Photo Carolyn Davies/NCC)

Collaborating for conservation

NCC and partners remove invasive phragmites in Georgian Bay wetlands, restoring biodiversity through teamwork and strategic habitat management.

Nature writing prompts to spark creativity and connection

Use these 10 nature-inspired writing prompts to reflect and creatively engage with the natural world.

A wooden panel describing the importance of building soil carbon (Photo NCC)

Working landscapes, conservation and COP28: my takeaways

Five ways how agriculture and ranching can contribute solutions to the climate crisis: lessons from COP28.

Rob Wilson and other panelists at the Grasslands and Canadian Livestock: Solutions from the Ground Up event at COP28 (Photo Melanie Bos/NCC)

Top 5 things I learned at COP28

COP28 brought the world to Dubai to identify climate change solutions. Here’s some of what Rob Wilson, director of conservation science learned.