News Releases - Archives 2021
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New project maps important areas for Red Deer River watershed health
September 14, 2021A new interactive online portal will be used to identify hydrologically significant areas in the Red Deer River watershed.Read more »
Invasive plants under tarps: more effective than sweeping dust under the rug
September 10, 2021The Venise-Ouest peatland (Tourbière-de-Venise Ouest) straddles the municipalities of Venise-en-Québec and Saint-Georges-de-Clarenceville. The fauna and flora it supports are sensitive to disturbance, and right now these plants and animals are being threatened by a imposing invasive species: European common reed, commonly known as phragmites. It degrades the quality of wetland habitats, depriving animals of their natural ecosystems by displacing and out-competing other plant species.Read more »
Creemore Nature Preserve closed for trail maintenance
September 9, 2021The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) will begin necessary trail maintenance and upgrades at its Creemore Nature Preserve beginning September 13, 2021. The property will be closed to the public from then until September 17.Read more »
New site to welcome public at the upper marshes of Île aux Grues
September 1, 2021NCC today announced the official opening of two viewing platforms and trails at the upper marshes of Île aux Grues, the largest ecological site of its kind in the St. Lawrence River. The organization is offering the thousands of people who visit its Jean-Paul-Riopelle Nature Reserve every year yet another reason to set foot on the island.Read more »
New trail cameras showcase significant wildlife activity in southern Alberta
August 31, 2021The Nature Conservancy of Canada, the Miistakis Institute and Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute are working on a multi-year project to record wildlife movement across Highway 3 in the Crowsnest Pass.Read more »
Nature Conservancy of Canada launches Paddle for Nature challenge to connect Manitobans with their beloved waterways
August 24, 2021NCC launches its inaugural Paddle for Nature challenge to connect Manitobans with their beloved waterways.Read more »
An additional 196 hectares (484 acres) protected in the Outaouais for the benefit of wetlands and their standard-bearer: the frog
August 19, 2021Thanks to the generosity of donor Pierre Boucher and an anonymous donor, who each donated a portion of their property, the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) today announced the protection of 155 hectares (383 acres) in the municipality of Cantley and 41 hectares (101 acres) in the municipality of Val-des-Monts, located north of Gatineau. As part of its work to protect some of Quebec's most precious natural areas, NCC is adding these sites, featuring forests, streams and wetlands, to the 4,000 hectares (9,884 acres) already protected in the Ottawa Valley.Read more »
Nature Conservancy of Canada seeks public’s help in protecting key shoreline and wetlands near Gimli
August 13, 2021Nature Conservancy of Canada launches the Lake Winnipeg Sunrise Coast project and seeks the public's support to help conserve shoreline and wetlands.Read more »
