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Connecting to the land through conservation
![We spent the morning walking NCC’s Ursulan property. (Photo by NCC)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/blog/conservation-interns-maia-herriot-thumb.jpg)
We spent the morning walking NCC’s Ursulan property. (Photo by NCC)
On my first field day with the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC), I was expecting a rigorous day of mapping, tracking and other GPS functions I don’t understand. Instead, I found myself birdwatching my way around a beautiful piece of NCC...
Getting a fresh perspective
![Fresh Perspectives photo exhibit at 10C in Guelph, ON (Photo by NCC)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/blog/nature-photo-gallery-patricia-huynh-thumb.jpg)
Fresh Perspectives photo exhibit at 10C in Guelph, ON (Photo by NCC)
Pictures can capture the beauty of the world around us, evoke memories and feelings, and allow us to see nature in a different way. If taking and seeing photos of nature can do this for adults, imagine what it can do for children. Encouraging...
The land is our identity
![Treaty 4 territory, Qu'Appelle Valley, SK (Photo by Dane Roy)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/land/sk/qu-appelle-valley-reserve-lake-dane-roy-thumb.jpg)
Treaty 4 territory, Qu'Appelle Valley, SK (Photo by Dane Roy)
Indigenous Peoples have lived on, cared for and maintained relations with the land we now call Canada for thousands of years. Their relationship with the land isn’t just one of sustenance and livelihood; it also encompasses a deep sense of...
Our bird populations need your help
![Peregrine falcon (Photo by Jacques Bouvier)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/graphics/nat/infographics/state-of-the-birds-peregrine-falcon-infographic-jacques-bouvier-custom.jpg)
Peregrine falcon (Photo by Jacques Bouvier)
As summer emerges, Canadians are enjoying nicer weather and the sights and sounds that nature brings us. But bird songs, once a familiar sound, are become increasingly faint whether at the local park or in our own backyard. The 2019...
Where land meets sky
![Old Man on His Back Prairie and Heritage Conservation Area, SK (Photo by Mark Taylor)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/land/sk/omb-rolling-hills-mark-taylor-thumb.jpg)
Old Man on His Back Prairie and Heritage Conservation Area, SK (Photo by Mark Taylor)
The sky was clear over the vast, windy prairie. In the distance, plains bison could be seen grazing on the native grass that covers the entirety of the Old Man on His Back (OMB) Prairie and Heritage Conservation Area, located in southern...
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...