A summer of reconnecting with nature
![Toronto's Don Valley (Photo by Adam Hunter/NCC staff)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/blog/don-valley-adam-hunter-ncc-staff-thumb.jpg)
Toronto's Don Valley (Photo by Adam Hunter/NCC staff)
This past summer, Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) staff across the country were fortunate enough to receive two days to spend connecting with nature. Called Nature Days, these were meant to be used anytime between summer solstice (June 21) and...
#NatureForAll... Forever
![Exploring Musquash Estuary (photo by Mike Dembeck)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/blog/Exploring-Musquash-Estuary-1_Mike-Dembeck.jpg)
Exploring Musquash Estuary (photo by Mike Dembeck)
On International Day of Friendship, July 30, 2019, the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is celebrating its involvement with #NatureForAll, a global initiative encouraging people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities to connect with nature. NCC...
Well conserved: Six Canadian national parks worth visiting
![Riding Mountain National Park, MB (Photo by Mike Bender)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/blog/riding-mountain-national-park-mike-bender-thumb.jpg)
Riding Mountain National Park, MB (Photo by Mike Bender)
Canada is an incredibly picturesque country, with vast swaths of wilderness and epic national parks. Canada's parks are some of the best places to experience and connect with nature. From coast to coast, there are parks with turquoise glacial...
Backpack Essentials: On the open road
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Backpack Essentials (Image by NCC)
This blog post is part of the Backpack Essentials series, a series that explores the items that Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) staff carry with them when heading outside. It is inspired by the quarterly Nature Conservancy of Canada Magazine...
Volunteering abroad for nature
![Clearing reed bed vegetation (Photo courtesy of Megan Quinn/NCC staff)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/blog/megan-quinn-clearing-reed-bed-vegetation-megan-quinn-thumb.jpg)
Clearing reed bed vegetation (Photo courtesy of Megan Quinn/NCC staff)
I don’t vacation very well. The problem with loving my job as a conservation biologist is that I have a hard time taking a holiday (and even when I do, I usually keep an eye on my work email inbox). So when I had the volunteer opportunity to...
In the absence of nature
![Child playing in nature (Photo by Cathy Shaluk)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/blog/girl-field-cathy-shaluk-thumb.jpg)
Child playing in nature (Photo by Cathy Shaluk)
I've become very familiar with the concept of cabin fever while at university. It is the week of final exams and I have studied for days, either at the library or at my dorm. Sitting among all the papers and study notes, I begin to feel antsy...
Dive into Grand Cayman's pristine waters
![Me diving in Grand Cayman (Photo by Rick Lambert)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/blog/adam-hunter-diving-rick-lambert-thumb.jpg)
Me diving in Grand Cayman (Photo by Rick Lambert)
In April, I went on a week-long scuba diving trip to Grand Cayman with 12 other members of a Toronto-based scuba diving club I belong to. While I had been diving in the Caribbean Sea several times before this trip, this was my first time doing it...
Backpack Essentials: Head outdoors like a field scientist
![Backpack Essentials (Image by NCC)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/logos/backpack-essentials-logo-ncc-thumb.jpg)
Backpack Essentials (Image by NCC)
This blog post is part of the Backpack Essentials series, a series that explores the items that NCC staff carry with them when heading outside. It is inspired by the quarterly Nature Conservancy of Canada Magazine and our Nature Destinations...
Alvar explorations of a wandering biologist (part two)
![Esme on the alvar in Malham Cove, U.K. (Photo by Esme Batten/NCC staff)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/blog/esme-batten-malham-cove-alvar-esme-batten-ncc-thumb.jpg)
Esme on the alvar in Malham Cove, U.K. (Photo by Esme Batten/NCC staff)
In part one, I explained what alvars are, where they occur and their importance. Now, I talk about my alvar explorations in the U.K. On Boxing Day in 2018, I set off early in the morning from Cornwall, in the southwest end of the U.K., to drive...
Ecotourism in Canada
![Ecotourism offers experiences for people to discover and enjoy natural habitats. (Photo by Galyna Andrushko)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/blog/hiking-by-lake-galyna-andrushko-thumb.jpg)
Ecotourism offers experiences for people to discover and enjoy natural habitats. (Photo by Galyna Andrushko)
As climate change becomes more of a reality, people are beginning to reconsider the ways in which they travel. Ecotourism, as many travellers already know, is a type of tourism that offers experiences for people to discover and enjoy natural...