Author: Nature Conservancy of Canada staff
Heard it from a Scout: Light a campfire like a Scout
Your happy place: Find your own paradise island in the Hochelaga Archipelago
Is canoeing or kayaking your thing? Then grab your paddle because just a few strokes from the east point of Montreal and the riverside towns of Repentigny and Verchères lie the Nature Conservancy Canada’s (NCC’s) protected islands in the Hochelaga Archipelago.
Dive into Grand Cayman’s pristine waters
In April, I went on a week-long scuba diving trip to Grand Cayman with 12 other members of a Toronto-based scuba diving club I belong to. While I had been diving in the Caribbean Sea several times before this trip, this was my first time doing it in the pristine, crystal-clear waters surrounding the Cayman Islands.
Backpack Esssentials: Head outdoors like a field scientist
This blog post is part of the Backpack Essentials series, a series that explores the items that NCC staff carry with them when heading outside.
Keep Halifax Wild
The international City Nature Challenge was bigger than ever this year, pitting 159 urban centres in a competition to identify the most diversity of living things, from New York to Hong Kong, Athens to Cape Town. This year was particularly exciting because, for the first time ever, Canadian cities were in the game.
Common ground conservation
For the first time in the history of modern humans, we’ve attempted to detach ourselves, and our children, from nature. Unfortunately, our experiment in separating humanity from ecology is failing nature, and failing people.
Have no fear: Rational thinking is here
A strong, inhibiting fear of snakes and spiders is widespread, and a percentage of the population has a crippling fear of snakes and spiders. But why?
Support local biodiversity by avoiding invasive plants in your garden
With gardening season upon us, the warm weather brings hope that your favourite plot of soil will be better than it was last year. To get you started, we have assembled five invasive plant species to avoid when contemplating a garden refresh.
May roundup: Conservation and nature stories that caught our eye this month
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 May 2019.
