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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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How seed orchards fill a growing need for native plants

May 5, 2023

The restoration of vast degraded and fragmented areas into functioning and healthy habitats is one of the ambitious goals of our 10-year plan. Thing is, restoring hundreds of thousands of square kilometres requires millions... Read More

The restoration of vast degraded and fragmented areas into functioning and healthy habitats is one of the ambitious goals...
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Looking up at western toad tadpoles, Anaxyrus boreas, swimming in a school though masses of water shield plants.

5 things to give you hope in 2022

February 3, 2022

We’re now a month into 2022 and, once again, it hasn’t been the fresh start we all would’ve liked. If you’re feeling pessimistic about the state of things, be it the pandemic or the... Read More

We’re now a month into 2022 and, once again, it hasn’t been the fresh start we all would’ve liked....
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Short-eared owl perches behind pine tree branches.

The short-eared owl is at risk of extinction. You can help

September 14, 2021

WWF-Canada has an ambitious 10-year goal to restore one million hectares of habitat for wildlife like the short-eared owl. Read More

WWF-Canada has an ambitious 10-year goal to restore one million hectares of habitat for wildlife like the short-eared owl....
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Six easy steps to planting a wildlife-friendly garden

May 3, 2023

Your garden, backyard or balcony can help native wildlife recover and thrive. By including native plants in your green space, you can create living habitats that offer food and shelter to bees, caterpillars, butterflies,... Read More

Your garden, backyard or balcony can help native wildlife recover and thrive. By including native plants in your green...
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On the path to restoring the Saint John River watershed

July 3, 2020

Wolastoq means “beautiful and bountiful river” in the Maliseet language — it is also known as the Saint John River watershed in New Brunswick. This 700-kilometre labyrinth of blind bays, tributaries, lakes and marshlands... Read More

Wolastoq means “beautiful and bountiful river” in the Maliseet language — it is also known as the Saint John...
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Goodbye birdies, hello birds!

March 2, 2018

Restoring a golf course to natural wetlands is a hole-in-one for at-risk species on Salt Spring Island Read More

Restoring a golf course to natural wetlands is a hole-in-one for at-risk species on Salt Spring Island
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