Earth Day should be every day
Jefferson salamander (Photo by Leo Kenney, Vernal Pool Association)
Earth Day is April 22, 2014. This is the day that we show how much we appreciate the Earth by going green. That includes recycling, reusing materials and reducing the uses of some things. Have you noticed how much garbage is blowing around now...
Conservation and conversation: Connecting communities in unexpected ways
Kim Pearson presentation (Photo by NCC)
The Pincher Creek and District Municipal Library was abuzz on March 18, 2014 when Kimberly Pearson, program manager for the Waterton Park Front (WPF) project, took her place at the podium. A crowd of 18 locals sat shoulder to shoulder, flipping...
A passion for birds: A Q&A with wildlife photographer and NCC friend Bill Hubick
Bill and Addy Hubick (Photo courtesy of Bill Hubick)
A few years ago, photographer Bill Hubick generously donated the use of his photos on www.bilhubick.ca in Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) publications. Since then, his images have been shared in NCC print publications and web pages across the...
Engaging post secondary students in real-world conservation
Fairy Hill, SK (Photo by NCC)
Over the past few years, science and stewardship staff in the Nature Conservancy of Canada's (NCC's) Saskatchewan Region have been working closely with universities to engage post-secondary students in conservation work in the province. A key...
Balancing screen time with sunshine: A Q&A with Take Me Outside founder Colin Harris
Students, Banff Elementary (Photo courtesy of Take Me Outside's official Facebook page)
Calling in from the comfort of his home in Canmore, Alberta with his four-legged friend at his feet, Colin Harris, executive director and founder of the Take Me Outside (TMO) organization, spoke with NCC-staffer Carly Digweed about getting...
It all adds up: The surprising variety of ways conservation scientists use math daily
Geometry lessons (Photo by Wikimedia Commons, KUHT)
A recent report by the Organization for Economic Development and Co-Operation found that Canadian students have slipped out of the top-10 list of countries with the highest math scores. This has implications for all Canadian professions, not...
Who is training tomorrow’s conservation biologists? The gap between academic and applied conservation
NCC conservation intern monitoring plant communities (Photo by NCC)
As a small group of large black birds soared overhead on a warm summer day, I saw a look of confusion on my new field assistant’s face. I asked her if she was OK, and she commented: “That’s the third time I’ve seen those...
Exploring new ways of connecting people with nature: Insights from the 2013 North American Association for Environmental Education conference
NCC staff and volunteers tackling invasive species at Collins Property, Red Deer River Natural Area, AB (Photo by NCC)
How can we expect someone to care about nature if they've had no personal experience with it? Endangered species, critical habitats, biodiversity — though we deal with these concepts every day at the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC), they...
