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The Keyhole, NB (Photo by Brainworks)
World Wetlands Day on February 2 is an opportunity to highlight the importance of wetlands and the value they provide. Canada is home to over a quarter of the world’s wetlands, and it is estimated that 70 per cent of wetlands in southern...
Snowy sleuthing
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...
A win for nature: A community’s determination for conservation in the Upper Qu’Appelle Valley
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...
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)
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...
Reflections on our climate legacy
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...
Restoring Waterways at Black Bay
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...
