Nature and Climate Grant Program Archives - Page 2 of 2

Tag: Nature and Climate Grant Program

Posts count: 20

Three people survey erosion damage on a mountain slope in B.C.

Act Locally: How to help nature by preventing erosion in your community

June 23, 2023

All Canadians can apply nature-based climate solutions in their own backyards and communities. Jessica Hutchinson and Mandala Smulders of Redd Fish Restoration Society explain how to use natural materials to prevent erosion in large-... Read More

All Canadians can apply nature-based climate solutions in their own backyards and communities. Jessica Hutchinson and Mandala Smulders of...
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Male farmer stands smiling on a sunny day in a field with cows behind him and a tree line in the distance.

Sowing change: How Canadian farmers are addressing the biodiversity and climate crises

May 4, 2023

With the support of WWF-Canada, ALUS is helping Canadian farmers make changes that benefit nature and mitigate the effects of climate change. Get to know how agriculture and restoration can work hand in hand... Read More

With the support of WWF-Canada, ALUS is helping Canadian farmers make changes that benefit nature and mitigate the effects...
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Q&A: How agriculture can drive restoration

April 28, 2023

Canadian farmland is used to grow the crops and raise the livestock that feed us. It is essential. But much like in cities, land development has conventionally displaced wildlife habitats. ALUS, a farmer- and... Read More

Canadian farmland is used to grow the crops and raise the livestock that feed us. It is essential. But...
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Native willow shrubs on the banks of a stream near Sussex, N.B

Act Locally: How to make your yard more nature-friendly with native shrubs

April 11, 2023

All Canadians can apply nature-based climate solutions in their own backyards and communities. Here, Ben Whelan of the Kennebecasis Watershed Restoration Committee shares how planting native shrubs can protect against floods, create wildlife habitats... Read More

All Canadians can apply nature-based climate solutions in their own backyards and communities. Here, Ben Whelan of the Kennebecasis...
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Act Locally: How to De-Pave Your Property

January 23, 2023

Act Locally is a blog series about how you can apply the nature-based climate solutions used by our Nature and Climate Grant Program participants to your own life. Read to learn why de-paving works... Read More

Act Locally is a blog series about how you can apply the nature-based climate solutions used by our Nature...
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Restoring Utopia: How one group’s watershed work helps wildlife and hinders climate change

June 16, 2022

An hour north of Toronto, in Utopia, ON, the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) has been working hard to live up to the town’s name, creating safer and healthier communities by making their 3,700-square-kilometre... Read More

An hour north of Toronto, in Utopia, ON, the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) has been working hard to...
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Comox Valley project Watershed © Caitlin Pierzchalski Comox Valley Project Watershed Society

Meet 6 groups restoring biodiversity (and storing carbon) across the country

May 31, 2022

The K’ómoks Estuary should be a sort of salmon superhighway. On the east coast of Vancouver Island, where the Courtenay River meets the Georgia Strait, it is ideally situated to offer passage for both... Read More

The K’ómoks Estuary should be a sort of salmon superhighway. On the east coast of Vancouver Island, where the...
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One year, big impact: 90,000 trees, shrubs planted and 160 hectares restored in first year of Nature and Climate Grant Program

May 16, 2022

Habitat loss is driving the decline of species at risk and worsening climate change by releasing carbon stored in nature. The solution is meaningful, measurable restoration efforts, and the inaugural grantees of our $2-million... Read More

Habitat loss is driving the decline of species at risk and worsening climate change by releasing carbon stored in...
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