What is workplace wellness? Simply put, it is any practice, activity or resource that promotes and supports healthy behaviour in a workplace. It is a concept that encompasses many aspects of healthy living, including physical and mental health, work-life balance, occupation health and safety, cessation of unhealthy habits, and more.

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Perhaps like you, I frequently awaken with pre-set routines and their parameters dancing in my head — actions and reactions caused by billions of neurons sending and receiving electrochemical signals to and from my brain.

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Towering hemlocks reaching for the sky. A deep and rugged valley covered with ferns. A coldwater stream flowing over and under moss-covered fallen pine trunks.

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The holidays have come and gone, but there’s one thing that tends to stick around with the glitter: debt. Year after year, I would rack up my credit card bill, causing a mini-heart attack each time I looked at my bank account. But this year was different.

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Every year, Land Lines is filled with submissions from across the country, with tales touching on a variety of topics — from the Nature Conservancy of Canada’s (NCC’s) stewardship work to heartwarming accounts of conservation successes.

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I am an urban dweller. Sounds like an ugly confession, but it’s really not. It’s a just a different way of experiencing my natural world on a daily basis.

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Previously, I discussed how small songbirds, and the black-capped chickadees in particular, survive winter on the Canadian Prairies. Now I will discuss another strategy that animals use to survive the long, cold months of winter: hibernation.

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With 2018 come and gone, there’s no better time than now to turn over a new leaf. The beginning of a new year brings new possibilities, and we make resolutions that we hope will stick over the next 365 days.

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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 December 2017:

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As the clock ticks towards the end of 2017, many people can’t help but reminisce about what a year it was.

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