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Young teens and adults dig holes and plant flowers in a garden bed beside a greenhouse and brick building.

‘I like taking care of nature’: students get hands-on experience with Go Wild Grants

July 13, 2026

While students and educators celebrate their well-earned summer break, we’re celebrating their Go Wild Grant-supported projects. Read More

While students and educators celebrate their well-earned summer break, we’re celebrating their Go Wild Grant-supported projects.
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Cultivated rows of white, yellow and purple flowers bloom under a blue sky with fluffy clouds and trees along the horizon.

WWF-Canada scaling up seed orchard program to address seed shortage across Canada

May 29, 2025

This spring, WWF-Canada is scaling up an initiative to help restore ecosystems across Canada by increasing the native plant seed supply. Read More

This spring, WWF-Canada is scaling up an initiative to help restore ecosystems across Canada by increasing the native plant...
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A selection of native plants in small pots on a bench in a garden centre in front of a sign saying "native perennials".

Shop locally, plant locally — Canadian-grown native plants are arriving in stores now

May 9, 2025

This spring, gardeners can support Canadian businesses, help Canadian wildlife, and enjoy a beautiful, low-maintenance garden by buying and growing native plants. Read More

This spring, gardeners can support Canadian businesses, help Canadian wildlife, and enjoy a beautiful, low-maintenance garden by buying and...
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A circle of young adults sit around a patch of plants in a forest clearing, facing an instructor who is standing.

Sixty schools and campuses set to Go Wild with WWF-Canada grants to create and restore wildlife habitat

March 5, 2025

WWF-Canada is excited to award 60 Go Wild Grants to projects at primary, secondary and post-secondary schools across the country. Read More

WWF-Canada is excited to award 60 Go Wild Grants to projects at primary, secondary and post-secondary schools across the...
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Eight plants with nodding flowers and leaves forming container shapes around the bases of the stems growing in very wet soil among various other plants.

Discover plant species native to your province or territory

April 10, 2026

Canada is home to more than 5,300 species of native plants and trees that are critical to wildlife for the food and shelter they provide. Read More

Canada is home to more than 5,300 species of native plants and trees that are critical to wildlife for...
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A selection of about twelve young native plants of varied species as viewed from above.

Where to buy native plants across Canada

March 31, 2026

To make your gardening efforts as easy as possible, we’ve compiled a listing of native-plant sales from community submissions. Read More

To make your gardening efforts as easy as possible, we’ve compiled a listing of native-plant sales from community submissions.
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Four young native plants of different species in four-inch posts posed on a log

Easy-to-grow native plants that attract the eye — and pollinators — are arriving in stores now

May 15, 2024

This spring, gardeners who want to give nature a helping hand can source these plants from 133 selected garden centres across Ontario and Quebec. Read More

This spring, gardeners who want to give nature a helping hand can source these plants from 133 selected garden...
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A person wearing gloves, jacket and hat removing small round fruits from a shrub.

A new guide for aspiring native plant growers (you’ll be ‘panking’ us later)

February 27, 2026

Our new resource “Growing and propagating native plants” is a how-to guide for anyone helping to boost the native plant supply for ecological restoration across Canada. Read More

Our new resource “Growing and propagating native plants” is a how-to guide for anyone helping to boost the native...
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Nature feels the need… the need for seeds!

February 5, 2026

Restoring healthy ecosystems across Canada will take millions, or even billions, of plants and trees. And not just any plants and trees; to keep ecosystems robust they need to be well adapted to local... Read More

Restoring healthy ecosystems across Canada will take millions, or even billions, of plants and trees. And not just any...
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Small seeds spilling out of a tiny paper envelope sitting to the right of three other closed seed envelopes on a table.

How to get native plant seeds — for free!

December 11, 2025

Just because it's winter doesn’t mean you can’t get started on next season’s garden right now. Read More

Just because it's winter doesn’t mean you can’t get started on next season’s garden right now.
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Close-up of a person's hands digging a hole for soil sampling.

Digging into the importance of healthy soils

December 3, 2025

We asked two WWF-Canada experts for the dirt on why soil matters and how to keep it healthy. Read More

We asked two WWF-Canada experts for the dirt on why soil matters and how to keep it healthy.
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Ontario native plants from the In the Zone program

Native plants now available to garden for wildlife and climate

May 11, 2023

In the Zone, a collaboration between WWF-Canada and Carolinian Canada, makes gardening for nature in Ontario and Quebec easier through Loblaw garden centres. Read More

In the Zone, a collaboration between WWF-Canada and Carolinian Canada, makes gardening for nature in Ontario and Quebec easier...
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