By conserving Canada’s forests and preventing the spread of invasive species, we can ensure future generations will continue ...

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 ...

I posed this question during the second annual retreat for the Weston Family Conservation Science Fellowship Program in September 2024. The other Fellows and I were sitting around our cabin’s fire pit ...

World-renowned for its diversity of orchids and ferns, the Saugeen Bruce Peninsula is one of the best hot spots for biodiversity in the Great Lakes. Rare habitat is also found here, including alvars, ...

Over its four episodes, Where the Bluestem Grows will take you from the windswept Prairies of western Manitoba, to the coziness of a woodstove conversation as we explore what this ecosystem has to ...

The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is a leader in conservation science and planning. Learn more about some of the concepts and terms behind our work, or download some of our conservation planning ...

What does it look like? The pink lady’s-slipper, or moccasin flower, is a perennial orchid. Its name comes from its pink, hollow, pouch-shaped flower, which looks like a slipper. Across its range, ...

Canada’s Arctic extends from the tree line, through the Arctic Archipelago to the North Pole. It is a vast, diverse ecosystem that is unfamiliar to most Canadians. Habitats include expansive plains, ...

Straddling the BC-Montana border in the western shadow of the Rocky Mountains, the Flathead River Valley is one of North America’s most spectacular wilderness areas. The BC portion of the valley spans ...

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Woodland angelica may seem quite similar to queen-Anne's lace, but beware: it's actually a member of the celery family and a serious invader of wooded edges and moist open areas in New Brunswick. The ...