An ode to whale (Part One)
![Sperm whales (Illustration by Elena O'Neill)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/blog/elena-oneill-illustration-thumb.jpg)
Sperm whales (Illustration by Elena O'Neill)
royalty’s fish / radiating into the night / to fathoms and float / (Inspired by Moby Dick) Facts: I’ve been reading Herman Melville’s Moby Dick during my lunches. Needless to say, this book is markedly different from my...
Out for a walk
![Approaching the Bay Bulls lighthouse with the last of the daylight (Photo by Lanna Campbell/NCC)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/blog/lanna-with-pup-hiking-sunset-thumb.jpg)
Approaching the Bay Bulls lighthouse with the last of the daylight (Photo by Lanna Campbell/NCC)
An unnatural thirst for physical pain and the lure of making memories set the stage as we carefully planned out nine days’ worth of trail food. My tent-mate, Megan, would later ask me a few days in, “Did I want to do this hike, or did...
Pollinating the prairies
![A parasitic fly pollinating a hairy golden aster (Photo by Diana Bizecki Robson)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/species/plant/parasitic-fly-pollinating-a-hairy-golden-aster-diane-robson-thumb.jpg)
A parasitic fly pollinating a hairy golden aster (Photo by Diana Bizecki Robson)
It was with some sadness that I finished my last field work of the season at Yellow Quill Prairie. It will be many long, cold months before I get to go out again. However, I was eager to get back to the office to crunch some numbers and see how...
Celebrating Canadian species: Grizzly bear
![Grizzly bear (Photo by Peter Sulzle)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/species/mammal/Grizzly-Bear_Peter-Sulzle_thumb.jpg)
Grizzly bear (Photo by Peter Sulzle)
When I put my boots on in the morning, I never really expect or seek to see a grizzly bear. Despite the fact that my Rocky Mountains backyard is home to many brown bears, any encounter always feels like a surprise. Meeting a bear in the wild...
Thanks Canada, Thanks Virgina - The warblers have returned to Florida!
![Palm warbler (Photo by Marshall Faintich)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/species/bird/Palm_Warbler_Marshall-Faintich-thumb.jpg)
Palm warbler (Photo by Marshall Faintich)
As October draws to a close, so does the fall migration season. Billions of birds, including the colourful, neotropical warbler varieties, have journeyed thousands of miles from summer breeding grounds in the north to winter haunts in the south;...
Why Canada’s prairies are the world’s most endangered ecosystem
![Rolling prairie at Old Man on His Back Prairie and Heritage Conservation Area, SK (Photo by Branimir Gjetvaj)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/land/sk/old_man_on_his_back_rolling_prairie_kylie_mckrae_thumb.jpg)
Rolling prairie at Old Man on His Back Prairie and Heritage Conservation Area, SK (Photo by Branimir Gjetvaj)
Updated November 7, 2018 Ask any Canadian kid to name the world’s most endangered ecosystem, and chances are you’ll hear one of the following answers: 1) rainforests; 2) coral reefs; 3) leave me alone. Ignoring the last answer,...
Welcome snowbirds!
![Palm warbler (Photo by Marshall Faintich)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/species/bird/Palm_Warbler_Marshall-Faintich-thumb.jpg)
Palm warbler (Photo by Marshall Faintich)
Hey Canada, hey Virginia…it only seems a short time has passed since I was telling you all that our wintering palm warblers were leaving Florida and heading your way. Thanks to the great conservation efforts taking place to conserve habitat...
Thank you Canada...The warblers have returned to Virginia!
![Palm warbler (Photo by Kelly Colgan Azar)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/blog/palm-warbler-Kelly-Colgan-Azar-thumb.jpg)
Palm warbler (Photo by Kelly Colgan Azar)
We recently learned from our friends in Canada that the palm warblers had concluded a successful summer breeding season and were on their way south; and now, we are pleased to share, “They’re here!” Palm warblers and other...
Tin cans, a Mormon cricket and a UFO landing pad: One perspective on the Conservation Volunteers weekend at Old Man on His Back
![Tin cans capping fence posts (Photo by Bill Armstrong)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/blog/tin-cans-on-fence-post-omb-bill-armstrong-thumb.jpg)
Tin cans capping fence posts (Photo by Bill Armstrong)
I understand there are likely to be a couple more Land Line blogs about the recent Conservation Volunteers (CV) weekend at the (inhale) Old Man On His Back Prairie Heritage and Conservation Area (OMB) (exhale), so let me give you my take on the...
Hey Florida, hey Virginia...The birds are meandering back!
![Palm warbler (Photo by Marshall Faintich)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/species/bird/Palm_Warbler_Marshall-Faintich-thumb.jpg)
Palm warbler (Photo by Marshall Faintich)
The fall migration for warblers is often a leisurely and spread out event spanning August to October. As I am in the midst of the back-to-school rush with my five-year-old twins, warblers are meandering back down south, taking their time in fair...