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Displaying results 91 - 100 of 100 items found.

91. The woodpecker bubble

(Web Page; Thu Jan 22 11:37:00 CST 2015)

Protected forests are the kingdom of the cavity-dwellers. This is where woodlands grow to an old-growth state, and where dead, damaged or otherwise wonderfully flawed trees take their rightful place in woodland ecology. As a result, natu...

Description: Protected forests are the kingdom of the cavity-dwellers. This is where woodlands grow to an old-growth state, and where dead, damaged or otherwise wonderfully flawed trees take their rightful place in woodland ecology. As a result nature reserves support the complete roster of tree-cavity nesting wildlife. This includes my faves, the flying squirrels, as well as creatures such as prothonotary warbler, great-crested flycatcher, pileated woodpecker and barred owl - whose tree-home search criteria begins with “really big.”

92. Big brown bat

(Web Page; Thu Apr 02 09:15:00 CDT 2020)

What does it look like? The big brown bat, one of 18 bat species in Canada, is the most common and abundant bat in North America. This species has uniform brown fur, measures nine to 14 centimetres in length, weighs 11 to 25 grams and h...

Description: The big brown bat, one of 18 bat species in Canada, is the most common and abundant bat in North America.

93. May is Leave a Legacy Month

(Web Page; Fri May 06 16:17:00 CDT 2016)

By Marcella Zanella, national director of planned giving. Leave a Legacy Month, celebrated each May, is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate all the special donors who choose to make a difference for the future of conservation by leavin...

Description: Leave a Legacy Month is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate all the special donors who choose to make a difference for the future of conservation by leaving a gift in their will to the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC).

94. Un lien particulier

(Web Page; Wed Jul 14 10:36:00 CDT 2021)

Pour ma famille et moi, l’été est la saison tout indiquée pour passer du temps ensemble en plein air. Quelle que soit notre destination, j’aime toujours inclure Conservation de la nature Canada (CNC) dans...

Description: Tous ces souvenirs me rappellent à quel point l’aide de nos bénévoles, de nos amis et de nos partenaires est importante pour entretenir nos propriétés.

95. Volunteer to learn

(Web Page; Tue Mar 05 17:06:00 CST 2019)

On September 29, 2018, I participated in my first Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) Conservation Volunteers event. We planted 175 early succession native trees (i.e., trees typically found in young forests) in Happy Valley Forest to hel...

Description: On September 29, 2018, I participated in my first Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) Conservation Volunteers event. During the event, I and the other volunteers learned a great deal, and that’s what I would like to talk about; the educational value of volunteering, and more specifically, volunteering with NCC.

96. Celebrating National Forest Week the Conservation Volunteers way

(Web Page; Thu Apr 12 10:37:00 CDT 2018)

I grew up near an urban forest in Hamilton, Ontario, on the west side of the mountain. The Niagara Escarpment, recognized by the UNESCO as a World Biosphere Reserve in 1990, runs through the middle of the city, dividing it into what&rsqu...

Description: Celebrate National Forest Week by learning about how NCC and our Conservation Volunteers are protecting forests across Canada.

97. Western chorus frog

(Web Page; Thu Mar 07 13:59:00 CST 2024)

What does this species look like? The average length of a western chorus frog is 2.5 centimetres. The smallest frog species in Quebec, some can fit on the tip of a human finger! Like other frog species, females are slightly larger than ...

Description: A small frog with a distinctive call, found in Quebec and Ontario.

98. Logique d’être écologique!

(Web Page; Tue Oct 13 07:56:00 CDT 2020)

Voici neuf idées qui vous permettront de faire une plus grande place à la nature dans votre vie, à en profiter pleinement et à la protéger des nombreuses menaces auxquelles elle fait face. Cherchez des...

Description: Voici neuf idées qui vous permettront de faire une plus grande place à la nature dans votre vie, à en profiter pleinement et à la protéger des nombreuses menaces auxquelles elle fait face.

99. Un héritage d’espoir

(Web Page; Mon Dec 18 07:42:00 CST 2023)

Inspirée par une ancienne donatrice, Margaret Kelch inspire à son tour avec son message : « Les dons de toutes tailles sont porteurs d’espoir » Dans la forêt de Happy Valley, juste au nord du ...

Description: Inspirée par une ancienne donatrice, Margaret Kelch inspire à son tour les autres par son message : les dons de toutes tailles sont porteurs d’espoir.

100. The elephant in the woods

(Web Page; Tue Jan 27 12:52:00 CST 2015)

Settled Southern Ontario still has magical places where you can experience the grandeur of wild nature. Backus Woods, just north of Lake Erie’s Long Point, is such a place. This is where forest cycles play out largely as nature int...

Description: Settled Southern Ontario still has magical places where you can experience the grandeur of wild nature. Backus Woods, just north of Lake Erie’s Long Point, is such a place. This is where forest cycles play out largely as nature intended. Backus Woods has towering tulip-trees, ancient black gum, scented sassafras and armies of stately oaks that would make Napoleonic-era ship-builders drool. This is truly an OMG forest.