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41. Driving Miss Hazel

(Web Page; Mon Jan 27 16:49:00 CST 2020)

Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) staff like to say that science drives our conservation work. This is true, but sometimes while following the science, we stumble into something unexpected and truly amazing. Let me explain. Back about...

Description: Read the story of how the Hazel Bird property in Ontario’s Rice Lake Plains Natural Area came under NCC's the ownership.

42. A five-year-old entomologist-in-training

(Web Page; Thu Apr 12 10:46:00 CDT 2018)

With the help of my dad, I’d like to tell you everything I know about monarch butterflies. Don’t worry — I’ll explain the life cycle, the special habitat requirements and the incredible migration to Mexico. By...

Description: Learn how five-year-old Hannah, with the help of her biologist dad, is helping monarchs.

43. Principles for ensuring healthy and productive freshwater ecosystems that support sustainable fisheries

(Web Page; Thu Mar 20 13:03:00 CDT 2014)

As a postdoctoral fellow at Carleton University, I led the development of a review paper by a group of leading Canadian freshwater researchers. Our aim was to provide a summary of the best available science on freshwater ecosystems to gu...

Description: As a postdoctoral fellow at Carleton University, I led the development of a review paper by a group of leading Canadian freshwater researchers. Our aim was to provide a summary of the best-available science on freshwater ecosystems to guide development and implementation of policies protecting freshwater fisheries and habitats.

44. How collaboration kept an invasive beetle at bay

(Web Page; Mon Oct 03 09:11:00 CDT 2022)

What is black with white spots and shiny all over? It’s the invasive Asian longhorned beetle (ALB)! This beetle is well known for its striking appearance, piercing eyes and antennae that extend beyond the rear of its body. It has n...

Description: The invasive Asian longhorned beetle is well known for its striking appearance and long antennae that extend beyond the rear of its body.

45. Outside my window: Nature hidden in suburbia

(Web Page; Wed Sep 07 11:15:00 CDT 2022)

Over the summer, I’ve tried to be attentive and notice the nature in my eight-square-metre backyard. It’s where I can make unhurried observations without the looming thought of hogging the trail from fellow hikers. And you kn...

46. What's up with the very hungry caterpillars?

(Web Page; Wed Sep 07 12:27:00 CDT 2022)

If you have young children in your life, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by the late and celebrated children’s author Eric Carle, is probably a familiar read and has been a fan favourite since 1969. This spring and summer though, ther...

Description: The spongy moth (Lymantria dispar dispar) has a voracious appetite, and each caterpillar can eat up to one square metre of leaves in one season.

47. Spring cleaning

(Web Page; Tue Aug 02 08:59:00 CDT 2022)

Get your yard ready for spring Whether you have a modest garden or a few hectares of property, you can help protect nature at home. From planning the upcoming gardening season to preparing seeds for sowing, there’s much to do, eve...

Description: Get your yard ready for spring with these tips from NCC's stewardship staff:

48. Ghost pipe

(Web Page; Wed Jan 10 09:11:00 CST 2024)

The ghost pipe, also called the ghost plant or corpse plant, is a perennial wildflower that gets its name from its shape and its pure, pale white colour. Unlike most other plants, this species does not produce chlorophyll, the green pigm...

Description: The ghost pipe, also called the ghost plant or corpse plant, is a perennial wildflower that gets its name from its shape and its pure, pale white colour.

49. Bring bees back to your garden

(Web Page; Thu Mar 03 08:00:00 CST 2022)

A few weeks ago, my mother texted me a photo of a shallow bowl with some rocks that she had set up beside her flowerbed. I didn’t have a clue what it was, and I told her as much. “It’s for my bumblebee,” she repli...

Description: Whether you have a large sunny garden or a small potted plant, every bit of habitat helps our native species!

50. What ash trees and bumble bees are telling us

(Web Page; Tue Apr 07 18:24:00 CDT 2020)

Black ash and American bumble bee are not species I thought we would ever need to save. When I started my studies in conservation over 25 years ago, bumble bees still seemed commonplace, and I thought of ash as a common tree that was gr...

Description: Black ash and American bumble bee are not species I thought we would ever need to save. When I was starting my studies in conservation over 25 years ago, bumble bees still seemed commonplace, and I thought of ash as a common tree that was great for firewood.