Restoring Waterways at Black Bay
Reflections from NCC intern Hannah Terejko on a summer spent in Northern Ontario working on stewardship and restoring a waterway.
Author: Nature Conservancy of Canada staff
Scaling-up restoration
Restoration is a key tool in NCC’s conservation work. At the Hazel Bird Nature Reserve in Ontario, years of strategic restoration and collaboration have encouraged the return of species and restored this rare tallgrass prairie landscape.
Roots of conservation: A legacy of land and learning
Thanks to Phil and Kay Willson’s great generosity, a conservation agreement on their land, in the Rural Municipality of Spiritwood, Saskatchewan, was donated to the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) in August 2024.
We have forests to thank
Forests are habitat for hundreds of species, places of community and contribute to resilient landscapes. Here are five reasons to thank forests.
A global conservation conversation
Continuing conservation direction at NCC
Lisa Mclaughlin, NCC's vice president conservation policy and planning, reflects on how connection building, combined with investment from governments, increased private investment and more collaboration on the ground, to support tangible actions that are needed to drive conservation into the future.
Meet NCC’s 2024 summer interns: Jeslyn Chantler
The adrenaline rush from running fuels marathon runner Jeslyn Chantler — who is also the Nature Conservancy of Canada’s (NCC) conservation intern for the Happy Valley Forest region, which is 50 minutes north of Toronto — to do her conservation work.
Meet NCC’s 2024 summer interns: Nicole Aronitz
Nicole is the volunteer program intern for southern Alberta. She studied biology at the University of Western Ontario and this is where she also learned about NCC and our work.
Forest insights: 5 surprising facts about Canada’s woodlands
Canada’s forests are home to people and creatures of all types. They are habitats and places of recreation and refuge. However, due to several pressures, including unnaturally large wildfires, invasive species, and habitat destruction and degradation, these ecosystems and their benefits are under threat. The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is working with partners to...
Meet NCC’s 2024 summer interns: Rishona Vemulapalli
If I could summarize what I learned about Rishona from my conversations with her in three words, it would be that she is outdoorsy, self-driven and curious. Especially when it comes to her work at the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC).
