Featured research
Featured research stories are from Land Lines, the Nature Conservancy of Canada blog.
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The rocky intertidal: Starring Pisaster ochraceus
Between ocean and land exists a remarkable place unlike any other in the world: the intertidal zone, where marine ecosystems are both exposed...Read more »
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Fescue findings
As I near the end of my two years of pollinator research in the fescue prairie, I’ve been wondering what it all means.Read more »
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Tailing biologists on a local "bat blitz" near Osoyoos
It’s Sunday afternoon and I have a date with a large group of biologists conducting a bat blitz at the Sage and Sparrow Conservation area...Read more »
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Birds of Old Man on His Back
I moved to this area in 1969 when I married a farmer/rancher whose land adjoins the Old Man on His Back Prairie Heritage and Conservation Area...Read more »
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Pollination deception: Manitoba’s lady’s slipper orchids
In Manitoba we have several species of lady’s slipper orchids, but the two I am most interested in, and have researched, are the yellow lady’s...Read more »
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What’s the buzz on bees at the Cowichan Preserve?
You’ve probably seen it in the news: bees are in trouble. There has been a lot of press about managed honeybees, introduced to North America...Read more »
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Conversations in the forest: The roots of nature's equanimity
The solace a walk in the forest provides human beings is immeasurable. We are rejuvenated, calmed, balanced and contented in mind and soul. We...Read more »
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Lichen hotspot discovered on Prince Edward Island
In the fall of 2014 my colleague, Rachel Deloughery, and I travelled throughout Prince Edward Island in search of lichen. We visited 63...Read more »
