A Labour of Love: National Volunteer Week
![Seeding at Brighton Wetland, ON (Photo by Chelsea Marcantonio/NCC Staff)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/blog/seeding-brighton-chelsea-marcantonio-ncc-thumb.jpg)
Seeding at Brighton Wetland, ON (Photo by Chelsea Marcantonio/NCC Staff)
A thank you to volunteers in Central Ontario East for their hard work sowing native plant species on NCC's Brighton Wetland property on February 14, 2024.
A force for nature: Reflecting on those who've guided my conservation career
![Ali Giroux, former conservation biology coordinator, planting native trees in an area where an invasive Scots pine plantation was removed, Hazel Bird Nature Reserve, ON (Photo by Chelsea Marcantonio/NCC staff)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/blog/Ali-G-planting-native-tree-NCC-thumb.jpg)
Ali Giroux, former conservation biology coordinator, planting native trees in an area where an invasive Scots pine plantation was removed, Hazel Bird Nature Reserve, ON (Photo by Chelsea Marcantonio/NCC staff)
After studying and working in the environmental field since 2014, I have been reminiscing on my journey to where I am now. One high school teacher had a profound impact on me, which I didn’t realize until I was heartbroken to hear about her...
Regeneration ablaze on the Rice Lake Plains
![A black oak engulfed in smoke from the prescribed burn at Hazel Bird Nature Reserve. Black oaks are tolerant of low-intensity fires, allowing them to thrive in tall grass prairie ecosystems. (Photo by NCC)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/blog/black-oak-engulfed-in-smoke-ncc-thumb.jpg)
A black oak engulfed in smoke from the prescribed burn at Hazel Bird Nature Reserve. Black oaks are tolerant of low-intensity fires, allowing them to thrive in tall grass prairie ecosystems. (Photo by NCC)
“Why is that on fire?” ― a burning question I have received from many curious folks on my Instagram account after posting videos of a prescribed burn that took place at the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) Hazel Bird Nature Reserve...