Featured research
Featured research stories are from Land Lines, the Nature Conservancy of Canada blog.
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The Swishwash Island bioblitz
Three students from BCIT's fish, wildlife and recreation program report back on their final project, which was conducted on NCC's Swishwash...Read more »
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Himalayan blackberry and English holly and Japanese knotweed…oh my!
Lynn Pinnell reports back from her independent research project on the occurrences of invasive species at NCC's Centre Creek property in...Read more »
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Manitoba's mystery stonefly
Everyone enjoys a good mystery, even entomologists. During the early years of teaching a course in aquatic entomology at the University of...Read more »
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Getting my feet wet with field work (literally)
As university students, we learn the theory behind conservation and read journal articles about the findings of studies that took place out in...Read more »
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Buzzing down the house: Determining the habitat for declining bumble bees
Bumble bees are important pollinators of crop plants and wild plants. Unfortunately, bumble bee species are declining globally. These declines...Read more »
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Identifying bats by their distinctive voices
Having studied bats for more than a decade, I have been fortunate to be able talk to students in their classrooms while doing bat...Read more »
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Poweshiek winter wonderland
Forget about crocuses and birds — the first sure sign of spring on the prairies is when the insects start to fly around. Have you ever...Read more »
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What a difference a year makes
Learn how collecting data over longer periods of time benefits conservation.Read more »