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Technicians survey tree in the field (Photo by NCC)

Technicians survey tree in the field (Photo by NCC)

Featured research

 
Featured research stories are from Land Lines, the Nature Conservancy of Canada blog.

  • L-R: Shannon, Robin and Dave (Photo courtesy of BCIT students)

    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...
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  • East bank of Centre Creek overrun by dense Himalayan blackberry (Photo by Lynn Pinnell)

    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...
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  • An example of a classic spring. Tufa spring, Fort Ellice, MB (Photo by NCC)

    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...
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  • Excited to be in the field (Photo by Lynn Pinnell)

    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...
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  • Bumble bee foraging on red clover (Photo by Amanda Liczner)

    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...
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  • Big brown bat (Photo by Brock Fenton)

    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...
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  • Poweshiek skipperling (Photo by Jaimee Dupont/NCC staff)

    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...
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  • The summer-blooming showy goldenrod, being visited by a bee fly, was less abundant than the spring-blooming flowers. (Photo by Diana Robson)

    What a difference a year makes

    Learn how collecting data over longer periods of time benefits conservation.
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