9 ways to green your holiday
Here at the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC), we’re gearing up for an eco-friendly holiday, so we thought we’d share some of our favourite tips on how to “green†your holiday celebrations.
Author: Nature Conservancy of Canada staff
Hibernation with a hiss
Multi-talented organisms: How seaweeds can affect our daily lives
Seaweeds provide hope for a more sustainable future, with healthier food, renewable energy and fewer plastics.
We keep hope alive with stories
I count myself fortunate to have grown up in a home filled with books and stories. Eeyore will always sound, in my head, vaguely British and vaguely like my dad, who read Winnie the Pooh or Beatrix Potter to my brother and me at bedtime.
Clowns of the sea: the Atlantic puffin
The summer of 1999 was a unique one for me. I got to watch Atlantic puffins nest, feed their young and watch the pufflings (yes, that is what young puffins are called) go off to sea at the end of the summer.
If you’re Batman then I must be Robin, right?
This summer I spent a couple of nights trying my best to help the Nature Conservancy of Canada’s (NCC’s) contract biologist, Joe Poissant, catch federally listed endangered little brown myotis and northern myotis bats on one of our properties.
Saving habitat for Canada’s species at risk this holiday season
We’re currently witnessing what scientists have called the “sixth extinction.†From birds to bumble bees, many species are declining.
Combating invasive species in a globally rare habitat
On a hot and humid day this past summer, I visited Carden Alvar in Ontario with a group of Nature Conservancy of Canada’s (NCC’s) Leaders in Conservation. We meandered through the forest and stepped onto the limestone plain alvar, which stretches on the property as far as the eye can see.
Three ways to get closer to nature
Through NCC's Landmark Campaign, we’re creating opportunities for more Canadians to get outdoors and explore nature first-hand, which, in turn, strengthens our relationships with nature and our commitment to its protection. Discover three easy ways you can help strengthen your connection to nature and do your part to ensure a stronger future for our landscapes.
You don’t have to be a scientist
As an amateur naturalist, I’ve found it’s easy to learn new things; however, it’s much harder to retain everything I learn.
