As winter lingers on, it’s reassuring to know our forests will soon be carpeted with beautiful wildflowers known as the spring ephemerals. These plants, including trout lilies, trilliums, bloodroot ...

For millennia, habitats across Canada have been caring for us in more ways than we can imagine. From filtering water to cleaning the air to cycling nutrients and providing sustenance for life, they ...

The eradication of Phragmites at Long Point is a community effort. People with a shared vision took action to restore the ...

What does it look like? Snowshoe hares are named for their large hind feet, which, like snowshoes, allow them to stay on top of the snow during Canadian winters. The fur of snowshoe hares varies in ...

The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is reimagining the use of technology to address current and future conservation challenges. Through its Conservation Technology Strategy program, NCC leverages ...

What does the eastern musk turtle look like? These are small freshwater turtles measuring a maximum carapace (upper shell) length of 15 centimetres. Their arched, narrow carapaces are grey, brown or ...

"Bear!” My partner warned me, as I walked quietly with my head down after a long, hot day of hiking through a provincial park in southern Ontario. I didn’t see the American black bear that ambled out ...

For millennia, the swaying wildflowers, iridescent insects and soaring songbirds of the Prairie grasslands have captured the hearts of communities across the continent. Although much of those original ...

The spongy moth, formerly known as LDD moth, is native to Europe and an invasive species in eastern Canada. This species was brought to North America in 1869 by a French naturalist to establish the ...

Flowing through British Columbia, the long and winding Fraser River is a symbol of diverse life. It is the province’s most productive river system, supporting a multitude of swimming, wading and ...

Spending time in nature provides us with significant mental and physical health benefits. But, to get the most out of our relationship with nature, we have to offer something in return. Nature is ...