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Snowy sleuthing

Backus Woods, ON (Photo by Gregg McLachlan)

Backus Woods, ON (Photo by Gregg McLachlan)

Become nature’s detective this season and try to identify the tracks these animals leave on their snowy canvasses. Forests and open landscapes are great places to spot signs of wildlife. Forests offer thousands of species safe habitat; in...

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A win for nature: A community’s determination for conservation in the Upper Qu’Appelle Valley

Last Mountain Lake, SK (Photo by Bill Armstrong)

Last Mountain Lake, SK (Photo by Bill Armstrong)

The Nature Conservancy of Canada’s (NCC’s) newly acquired property in the Upper Qu’Appelle Valley — designated as Last Mountain Lake 1 — is relatively small compared to the other eight properties it manages in the...

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Hands-on conservation

The best view you could ask for when taking a break for lunch, at Fyten Lea, AB (Photo by Taylor Glover/NCC Staff)

The best view you could ask for when taking a break for lunch, at Fyten Lea, AB (Photo by Taylor Glover/NCC Staff)

Conservation isn’t always a walk in the park. Some days, you’re trudging through mud, untangling old barbed-wire that’s long-outlived its purpose. Other days, you’re pulling stubborn invasive weeds, roots and all, or...

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Reflections on our climate legacy

Hiking along Halfmoon Bay (Photo by Ellen Adelberg)

Hiking along Halfmoon Bay (Photo by Ellen Adelberg)

At the age of 60 something, in fall of 2016 I moved, with great excitement, from suburban Ottawa to British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast — the swiya (traditional homeland) of the shíshálh Nation. As a nature lover my entire...

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Restoring Waterways at Black Bay

Black Bay, Lake Superior, ON (Photo by Costal Productions)

Black Bay, Lake Superior, ON (Photo by Costal Productions)

Growing up in Ontario, I have seen many diverse natural areas, but the North Shore of Lake Superior boasts the most beautiful landscapes and habitats I have ever experienced. And I am grateful to have helped protect and rehabilitate some of these...

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Scaling-up restoration

Hazel Bird Nature Reserve, ON (Photo Chelsea Marcantonio/NCC Staff)

Hazel Bird Nature Reserve, ON (Photo Chelsea Marcantonio/NCC Staff)

“We can do something big here.” That was my thought in spring 2011 when I looked across the rolling, sandy hills of what would become the Hazel Bird Nature Reserve in Ontario. At that time, I had been with the Nature Conservancy of...

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