Something's Fishy: Risky business
![Eastern sand darter, Grand River, ON (Photo by Alan Dextrase/Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry) © Queen's Printer for Ontario, 2016](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/species/aquatic/Eastern-Sand-Darter-Grand-River-ON-Alan-Dextrase-OMNR-thumb.jpg)
Eastern sand darter, Grand River, ON (Photo by Alan Dextrase/Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry) © Queen's Printer for Ontario, 2016
Close your eyes and think back to the best gift you’ve ever received. Was it that shiny red bike you got for your 10th birthday, a sentimental gift from a loved one or a token you still cherish to this day? When I think back to the most...
In pictures: Ten years of planting, pulling and birding for conservation
![Birders join in on the CV fun in Codroy, NFLD, 2013. (Photo by NCC)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/cv/nl/13-Birders-join-NCC-for-a-CV-event-Codroy-NFL-NCC-thumb.jpg)
Birders join in on the CV fun in Codroy, NFLD, 2013. (Photo by NCC)
A picture is worth a thousand words. It is a visual representation of a moment in time, captured within a frame, and serves as a memory of an event. In the 10 years of the Conservation Volunteer (CV) program, the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC)...
Something's Fishy: The legendary lamprey
![<i>The Lamprey, 2. The Pride</i>, 1866 (Illustration by Robert Hamilton)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/species/aquatic/1-The-Lamprey-2-The-Pride-1866-Robert-Hamilton-thumb.jpeg)
The Lamprey, 2. The Pride, 1866 (Illustration by Robert Hamilton)
Anyone who knows me could tell you I’m really into folklore. Fairy tales, spooky stories and legendary accounts of people, places and mystical things have intrigued me for as long as I can remember. I'm also really into fish. So if there is...
Something's Fishy: All about that bass
![Largemouth bass (Photo by Trisha M. Shears)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/blog/Largemouth-bass-Trisha-M-Shears-thumb.jpg)
Largemouth bass (Photo by Trisha M. Shears)
When I think of Canada's rich history, I like to look back at all of the knick-knacks in my grandparent's house. Their old two-story home in Oshawa, Ontario served as my own personal museum. Old books, leather crafts from my grandfather’s...
Something's Fishy: Picking on pike
![Northern pike (Photo by Dirk Godlinski)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/species/aquatic/Northern-pike-Dirk-Godlinski-thumb.jpg)
Northern pike (Photo by Dirk Godlinski)
There is a special day in every fisherman and -woman’s life where they reel in a fish that gives them a one-way ticket into the big players' club. Freshwater anglers across Canada dream of encountering these beasts, some adult species...
Conserving Canada's natural capital
![Lusicich, Crowsnest Pass, AB (Photo by NCC)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/land/ab/Lusicich-Crowsnest-Pass-ab-ncc-thumb.jpg)
Lusicich, Crowsnest Pass, AB (Photo by NCC)
It might be hard to imagine that there's a close connection between my job as an economist at TD and my passion for the great outdoors — camping, hiking and canoeing being among my favourite pursuits. But there is. Over the past two years,...
Lending nature a hand
![Northern leopard frog (Photo by NCC)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/blog/Northern-Leopard-Frog-photo-by-NCC.jpg)
Northern leopard frog (Photo by NCC)
If you are a nature lover like myself, you may be interested in participating in one of the many yearly activities organized by the Quebec branch of the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC). The activities are open to all — you do not need a...
Update: Four-toed salamander discovery on NCC property in Quebec
![Four-toed salamander (Photo by Brian Gratwicke)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/species/amphibian-reptile/four-toed-salamander-photo-by-brian-gratwicke-thumb.jpg)
Four-toed salamander (Photo by Brian Gratwicke)
Last year, I wrote about the discovery of four-toed salamanders on one of the Nature Conservancy of Canada's (NCC's) properties during a team retreat. Since then, great efforts have been made to learn more about the wetlands on the property that...
Clarenceville Bog BioBlitz
![Clarenceville bog BioBlitz (Photo by NCC)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/cv/qc/bioblitz-dans-la-tourbiere-de-clarenceville-qc-cnc-thumb.jpg)
Clarenceville bog BioBlitz (Photo by NCC)
When people asked what I was doing over the weekend, and I replied “Going to a bog,” the reactions ranged from puzzled faces to outright laughter. In the acoustic sense, the word “bog” isn’t particularly charming. And...
Le petit polatouche : mon animal canadien favori
![Southern flying squirrel (Photo by Judy Frederick)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/species/mammal/SouthernFlyingSquirrel_JudyFrederick_1.jpg)
Southern flying squirrel (Photo by Judy Frederick)
Le petit polatouche est un mammifère nocturne, vivant au Québec et en Ontario, principalement autour des grands lacs. Petit rongeur semblable à l’écureuil, il est très à l’aise dans les arbres...