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Celebrating our Conservation Volunteers
![Volunteer with tray of seedlings at Goulding West property, Ontario (Photo by Neil Ever Osborne)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/blog/volunteer-with-seedlings-optimized.jpg)
Volunteer with tray of seedlings at Goulding West property, Ontario (Photo by Neil Ever Osborne)
Every December 5, on International Volunteer Day, the United Nations recognizes volunteers worldwide for their efforts and celebrates the impact they are making toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals —17 global goals set by the...
First snow at Gillies Grove
![Newly planted eastern white pine (Photo by NCC)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/blog/newly-planted-eastern-white-pine.jpg)
Newly planted eastern white pine (Photo by NCC)
There is something magical about the first snowfall of the year. As the coordinator of conservation biology for eastern Ontario with the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC), I’m lucky that I get to experience all of our beautiful properties...
Life in Ontario's deep south
![Hauling out invasive phragmites that were removed on an NCC property. (Photo by NCC)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/blog/IMG_7579-Noor-phrag-ncc-thumb.jpg)
Hauling out invasive phragmites that were removed on an NCC property. (Photo by NCC)
The ferry landed, and I peered through the window to see an impressive island among the lapsing water of Lake Erie. This was the beginning of my first visit to Pelee Island as a conservation technician interning for the Nature Conservancy of...
Something’s Fishy: Catching up on 57 years of conservation
![Dr. J. Bruce Falls, Richard Pough, Aird Lewis and Dave Fowle, first exploratory meeting for the Nature Conservancy of Canada, 1961](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/graphics/nat/our-story/1962-pic1.png)
Dr. J. Bruce Falls, Richard Pough, Aird Lewis and Dave Fowle, first exploratory meeting for the Nature Conservancy of Canada, 1961
The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) got its start in the early 1960s with four naturalists who were inspired to protect the natural world around them. Based in Ontario, this plucky band of naturalists launched a program to take direct, private...
A Christmas wish…in a salt marsh, in May
![NCC Conservation Biologist Allison Patrick on a couch in the Long Marsh. (Photo by NCC)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/blog/allison-patrick-on-couch-ncc-thumb.jpg)
NCC Conservation Biologist Allison Patrick on a couch in the Long Marsh. (Photo by NCC)
As conservation interns with the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC), our work involved exploring some of New Brunswick’s most beautiful natural areas. We wanted to share with you our most intriguing find of the 2019 field season. Related...
Conservation collaboration: How sharing knowledge is shaping the next generation of environmental professionals
![Bell at Elbow Lake (Photo by Charles T. Low Photography)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/blog/bell-at-elbow-lake-t-low-photography-thumb.jpg)
Bell at Elbow Lake (Photo by Charles T. Low Photography)
Nature doesn’t work in isolation. Trying to undertake effective conservation science programs without the support of partners would be impossible; the scope is simply too large. Not everyone can be an expert in everything, but if you draw...