This spring, I had the chance to spend a rainy Saturday morning on the Nature Conservancy of Canada’s (NCC’s) Dundurn property in Saskatchewan. Twenty-four people braved the weather to come out and walk the land while NCC staff talked a bit about citizen science and land conservation.

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Grab your binoculars and get outside. Listen, and scan the trees and sky with your eyes. That’s what I, a few fellow Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) interns, staff and friends did on June 14, 2019.

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What is “Healthy Country Planning”? And how is it different from The Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation?. These were some of the pressing questions participants had at the recent Healthy Country Planning training held outside Winnipeg in Treaty 1 Territory (Anishinaabe lands), and within a provincial park at the Pinewood Lodge, Manitoba.

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Last summer, Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) Saskatchewan Region employees identified possible Canada lynx tracks on the Nathan Lang Memorial Property. This prompted them to find a way to monitor what species could be recorded on the property when humans aren’t present. Canada lynx are not endangered in Saskatchewan, but they are elusive and rarely seen.

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In honour of Canada’s Parks Day, here are six Canadian national parks worth visiting.

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Balloon releases have been used as a celebratory activity for decades, portrayed in films and even used as a tactic to show kids just how big the world is. Well, I hate to burst your balloon, but balloons can end up on nature reserves.

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Prepare for your next camping trip with Scouts Canada’s ultimate summer camping guide, and make your adventure both memorable and safe.

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For as long as I can remember, I have loved animals. I used to spend my spare time sprawled in the grass with a pencil in hand, drawing pictures of my favourite animals from my Dad’s Mammals of North America atlas. I incessantly dreamed of the day when I would finally get to meet the beautiful and wild souls that I had only seen in books.

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Five years ago, in her work as the director of conservation for the Nature Conservancy of Canada’s (NCC’s) Saskatchewan Region, Jennifer McKillop had conversations with the Treaty Four Educational Alliance (T4EA) in order to start a relationship and get NCC further involved in working with Indigenous communities. Out of these conversations, Learning the Land was born.

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As the former conservation and engagement coordinator for the Nature Conservancy of Canada’s (NCC’s) BC Region, Travis Muir loved spending his working days outdoors, whether it was removing invasive species or speaking with local volunteers. But he realized that he always had a craving for adventure. With just a bike and the company of a few friends, Travis decided to fulfill this craving by taking a journey from Kelowna to Victoria, BC.

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