Hiking: No place is too far if you have time
Hiking in Hong Kong (Photo by Wendy Ho)
It was a hot, humid summer day without a breath of wind in the mountain pass. Up and up I hiked, head down and sweaty, wishing to feel a whisper of a summer breeze. Occasionally I glanced up to check that I wasn’t trailing too far behind my...
The perfection of the morning at Old Man on His Back
Kailey Setter visits Old Man on his Back, Saskatchewan (Photo by NCC)
There is a peace that finds you on the open prairie. In that vast openness, worry and stress diffuse into the air around you, and your body regains equilibrium. On this unexpectedly wild landscape filled with native grasses and endless sky, there...
Exploring Lloyd's River
A view of Lloyd’s River from atop the escarpment (photo by NCC)
When I woke up early on the morning of July 8 in my apartment in St. John’s, it was hard to believe that I’d be in the deep woods of Central Newfoundland that night. Weeks of planning and preparation had been leading up to this day,...
Hunting orchids in Minesing wetland
Eastern prairie white-fringed orchid (Photo by NCC)
As an intern with the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC), I often find myself walking a fine line between work and play. Even the toughest days are balanced by the realization that my workplace typically consists of wetlands, grasslands and...
Family fun time in nature before back to school: Discover geocaching!
Geocache (Photo by Solitude, Wikimedia Commons)
Entertainment and recreation don’t come cheap in this day and age. According to Statistics Canada, the average annual household expenditure on recreation was $3,773 back in 2012, and there's no question that prices have gone up in general...
Wolves and cougars and bears, oh my!
Beautiful view (Photo by Diana Bizecki Robson)
For most of my career I have studied prairie plants, mainly because prairies are among the rarest ecosystems in Canada owing to the fact that they’ve been almost completely converted into cropland. As a result, I have never had to worry...
Exploring wildlife in Wuikinuxv
This image, taken of a bear scratching its back against a tree, was taken with a trail camera in Wuikinuxv. (Photo by NCC)
We just transitioned out of Wuikinuxv, so now is the perfect time to give a spring update. The Wuikinuxv bear monitoring project was a huge success in 2014. With support from Wuikinuxv Nation, the Tula Foundation, Raincoast Conservation, and the...
Small mammals of the Sage and Sparrow Conservation Area
Western harvest mouse, the real life Pikachu! (Photo by Andy Teucher)
In the early 1990s, esteemed entomologist Geoff Scudder spent time in the South Okanagan creating an inventory of the insects that lived in this near-desert landscape. In a happy accident, the traps set out for insects ended up catching a couple...
Thank you, Dad!
Craig and Carys Richards (Photo courtesy of Carys Richards)
Having grown up in the Canadian Rockies, I spent a great deal of my childhood outdoors. From a young age, my parents instilled in me the appreciation for nature and the importance of taking the time to enjoy it in all capacities, which is why...
The Maryland Biodiversity Project: Mobilizing community to build a better picture of local biodiversity
Wildlife photographer and naturalist Bill Hubick holds up an eastern ribbon snake (Photo courtesy of Bill Hubick)
A few years ago, photographer Bill Hubick generously donated the use of his photos on www.bilhubick.com in Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) publications. Since then, his images have been shared in NCC print publications and web pages across the...
