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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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Eight-petalled white flowers with yellow centres growing low to the ground.

Northwest Territories’ native plants combine function, resilience and whimsy

July 24, 2025

Discover three of the hardy, useful and sometimes adorable plant species that help shape Northwest Territories’ ecosystems and culture. Read More

Discover three of the hardy, useful and sometimes adorable plant species that help shape Northwest Territories’ ecosystems and culture.
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Two plants with pouch-shaped bright pink flowers growing side by side surrounded by moss.

Native plants of PEI to celebrate and cherish

June 5, 2025

There is plenty more to PEI plant life than potato farms. Discover three emblematic native plant and tree species. Read More

There is plenty more to PEI plant life than potato farms. Discover three emblematic native plant and tree species.
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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 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 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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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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