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A selection of about twelve young native plants of varied species as viewed from above.

Tips to help you shop for native plants

April 17, 2025

So you’ve decided to help local wildlife by growing native plants, but you have questions. Before you shop, check out this guide. Read More

So you’ve decided to help local wildlife by growing native plants, but you have questions. Before you shop, check...
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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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Lush patch of purple flowers growing in front of foothills, mountains and a cloudy sky.

Yukon’s native plants uplift the territory’s people and ecosystems

April 17, 2025

Yukon boasts a perhaps-surprising amount of biodiversity, including over 1,250 species of flowers plants. Read More

Yukon boasts a perhaps-surprising amount of biodiversity, including over 1,250 species of flowers plants.
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A strip of tall grass running between a road and taller shrubs and trees, beneath hydro transmission lines.

Bringing habitat back to hydro corridors

March 26, 2025

Since 2021, WWF-Canada has been working with municipalities to identify and restore habitat within hydro corridors, using various management practices. Read More

Since 2021, WWF-Canada has been working with municipalities to identify and restore habitat within hydro corridors, using various management...
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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.

Native plants of Newfoundland and Labrador: rugged, useful — sometimes carnivorous

February 28, 2025

Newfoundland and Labrador don’t boast Canada’s most fertile growing conditions, but resilient species have found plenty of ways to put down roots. Read More

Newfoundland and Labrador don’t boast Canada’s most fertile growing conditions, but resilient species have found plenty of ways to...
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Two small grey and white birds perch on a log in front of a snowy landscape including tall grasses with tassel-like tops. One bird has a seed in its bill.

Native plants hold answers to many winter wildlife mysteries

January 28, 2025

While you wait out the next bout of inclement weather, grab yourself a piping hot beverage and shovel into these wintry wildlife facts. Read More

While you wait out the next bout of inclement weather, grab yourself a piping hot beverage and shovel into...
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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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The wins in our sails: WWF-Canada looks back at 2024

December 23, 2024

We have reached the end of another hot one — in fact, 2024 is on track to be the hottest year ever, narrowly beating last year’s record and further cementing the past decade as... Read More

We have reached the end of another hot one — in fact, 2024 is on track to be the...
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Close-up of a three-petaled white flower growing on the forest floor

Weeding through botanical terminology: What are native, invasive and ornamental plants?

October 25, 2024

While these terms are used often, the categories they describe are not always clearly defined. Here’s what WWF-Canada means when we use them. Read More

While these terms are used often, the categories they describe are not always clearly defined. Here’s what WWF-Canada means...
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Two people standing on either side of a hedge smile while having a conversation.

Six neighbour-friendly tips for how to help wildlife at home

September 19, 2024

Here are some steps to get your neighbours on board as you bring your habitat garden or naturalized yard to life. Read More

Here are some steps to get your neighbours on board as you bring your habitat garden or naturalized yard...
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Pale pink star-shaped flowers bloom among fuzzy green leaves on a short plant growing between fallen branches and leaves.

Nova Scotia’s native plants stir spirits with sweet and salty seaside scents

September 19, 2024

What’s that on the breeze? It could be the salt air, sure, or maybe it’s a sweet or spicy scent emanating from one of these three native plant species. Read More

What’s that on the breeze? It could be the salt air, sure, or maybe it’s a sweet or spicy...
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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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