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Volunteers make Big Valley flourish
![Volunteers and staff prior to planting (Photo by NCC)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/blog/cv-planting-wildflowers-july2021-thumb.jpg)
Volunteers and staff prior to planting (Photo by NCC)
The Qu’Appelle River Valley is one of Saskatchewan’s prominent scenic landscapes. Its picturesque slopes and waterways host a wide variety species and offer views unlike any other in the province. I’ve driven through this region...
A week away: Cape Breton Island
![Cain's Mountain (Photo by Mike Dembeck)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/land/ns/Cains-Mountain_Cape-Breton-aerial_Photo-by-Mike-Dembeck_thumb.jpg)
Cain's Mountain (Photo by Mike Dembeck)
Being able to work directly in nature is one of the reasons I love working as a conservation intern for the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC). Gaining more field work experience at NCC as the summer weeks progressed made for an epic, four-night...
What we know about lake-safe sunscreen
![Shoreline of a lake (Photo by Salome Guruli via Unsplash)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/blog/salome-guruli-unsplash-thumb.jpg)
Shoreline of a lake (Photo by Salome Guruli via Unsplash)
I always felt very lucky that I didn’t inherit my mother’s propensity to sunburn. I wore sunscreen constantly as a child because I was afraid I’d turn crispy from mere moments in the sun. To this day, I always wear sunscreen on...
Ode to a nature commute – part 4, summer
![A bee on wild bergamot plant (Photo by Gayle Roodman/NCC)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/blog/bee-on-bee-balm-gr-ncc-thumb.jpg)
A bee on wild bergamot plant (Photo by Gayle Roodman/NCC)
This is part four of a four-part series on bike commuting through nature. Read part one – fall here, part two – winter here, and part three – spring here. Silly me, hoping that for part four of this blog I’d be back on...
Clowns of the sea: the Atlantic puffin
![Atlantic puffins (Photo by Laurel Bernard/NCC staff)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/blog/atlantic-puffins-laurel-bernard-ncc-thumb.jpg)
Atlantic puffins (Photo by Laurel Bernard/NCC staff)
The summer of 1999 was a unique one for me. I spent three months living on a small 23-acre (9.5 hectare) island 16 kilometres away from the nearest land. Machias Seal Island in New Brunswick was home to two full-time lighthouse keepers, three...
Introduction to NCC and field work
![Samantha Stegen at Prospect, NS (Photo by NCC)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/blog/samantha-stegen-at-prospect-thumb.jpg)
Samantha Stegen at Prospect, NS (Photo by NCC)
Since a young age, I have had a deep appreciation for nature, leading me to complete a bachelor of science degree in environmental science at Acadia University in 2020 and begin my master’s of resource and environmental management at...