This blog marks the 11th Intern Alumni Spotlight — a series highlighting some of the individuals who have interned with the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) in the past. This month we are following up with Carys Richards.

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My name is Naomi Jones, and I am from Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation, also known as Neyaahsiinigmiing. This summer I am working as a conservation technician for the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) out of their Saugeen Bruce Peninsula office.

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What did forests look like around 350 million years ago? Read on to find out.

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After retirement, I became chair of the Path of the Paddle, a 1,200-kilometre water and land trail traversing northwest Ontario. This role allowed me to witness this vast area’s wealth of natural beauty. Because I’m not a wordsmith, I will rapidly run out of adequate adjectives to describe this world-class and emotive place: Big Trout Bay

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Many of Canada’s largest forests, mountain ranges and lakes extend well into the U.S., along with the habitats of species living in these areas. Nature knows no borders, and neither should conservation.

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Summer is the perfect time to get out and explore all that nature has to offer. Read our 10 favourite ways to enjoy nature this summer.

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As the weather warms up, both vehicle and turtle traffic on our roads increases, and so does the threat of road mortality to Ontario's native turtle populations. NCC's eastern Ontario stewardship team has made helping turtles safely cross the road part of our day-to-day mission on the drive from our office at the Queen’s University Biological Station to our field sites.

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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 June 2019.

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When heading outdoors, your first priority is, of course, to have fun, but it’s important to be prepared. Read on to see what our interns in the field recommend for an enjoyable day outdoors.

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On May 24, approximately 70 Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) staff from the National office in Toronto, and some who were in town that day, visited our MacMillan Nature Reserve property in Vaughan, Ontario, for our annual staff field trip.

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