Whether in the form of bridges or tunnels, wildlife crossings make roads safer by protecting humans and animals from collisions while helping maintain the connectivity of natural environments.

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I was working as the communications intern for the Nature Conservancy of Canada’s (NCC’s) Saskatchewan Region this summer, and when the opportunity came to bring my parents out to an NCC Conservation Volunteers event with me, I knew this was my chance to spend some real time with them.

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Point counts are a research method used for the long-term monitoring of species makeup and abundance of bird communities (in this case, grassland birds) to help inform land management practices. They are an important tool for collecting population and location data on species at risk.

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When my parents decided to immigrate to Canada, it was not an easy task. Moving into our new Canadian home at age nine, I found myself feeling homesick in the unfamiliar environment of suburban Ontario.

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In honour of my 60th birthday, I’m going to do 60 things that I’ve never done before. Here is the story about one of those things, which involves the Nature Conservancy of Canada.

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As the former communications intern for the Nature Conservancy of Canada’s (NCC’s) Saskatchewan Region, I spent most of my summer at my desk, while our five other interns spent most of their time in the field. Before the summer ended and we went our separate ways, I caught up with my fellow interns to get an idea of what they do when they leave the office and why they do it.

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After a bit of planning, I joined Arigna Luangphachaleun, one of NCC Quebec Region’s stewardship interns, for a routine day in the field at one of our properties in the region. That day, I came home not only with rosy cheeks and a few mosquito bites too many, but also with a better understanding of what conservation actually means.

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It’s often one of the first questions we get asked, or that we ask others, when meeting someone for the first time.

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Every day, countless inspiring and informative stories are published about conservation successes or discoveries in nature and wildlife around the world. Here are some that caught our attention in August 2019.

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Fine, I’ll say it: as a redhead, I have an affinity for red-coloured species. Like copper redhorse and westslope cutthroat trout, redside dace has experienced a significant decline in its population.

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