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Pituamkek (Conway Sandhills), PEI (Photo John Sylvester)

Pituamkek (Conway Sandhills), PEI (Photo John Sylvester)

It was a busy weekday morning in the summer. I was getting my kids ready for a day of summer camp, and my husband had just come off the water from a morning paddle on the Hillsborough River near where I live on Prince Edward Island. In the middle...

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Inch by inch, row by row: Thoughts on native prairie restoration

Bumble bee in Prairie grassland, SK - Jason Bantle

Bumble bee in Prairie grassland, SK - Jason Bantle

Growing up on a small grain farm just north of Osler, Saskatchewan, right along busy highway 11 , and with half of Saskatchewan’s lake-bound traffic watching, successful farming meant making sure to drive the tractor straight. Our fields of...

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Endangered habitats in my own backyard: Conserving rare grasslands

Rachel Agnes Hayes, AB (Sean Feagan/NCC)

Rachel Agnes Hayes, AB (Sean Feagan/NCC)

Some of Canada’s rarest and most endangered Prairie grassland habitats can be found in the Red Deer region of Alberta, where I perform conservation work for the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC). The rolling plains of central Alberta were...

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Studying grassland birds in the Waterton Park Front

Zack Moore travelling to specific locations to count birds in June 2021 in the Waterton Foothills Parkland. (Photo by Zack Moore)

Zack Moore travelling to specific locations to count birds in June 2021 in the Waterton Foothills Parkland. (Photo by Zack Moore)

In 2020, I was fortunate to be selected as one of the first students to receive a Weston Family Conservation Science Fellowship through the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC). This program provides graduate students with the resources to address...

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From the treetops: A closer look at Canada’s forests (part two)

Boreal Wildlands, ON (Photo by Adam Bialo)

Boreal Wildlands, ON (Photo by Adam Bialo)

From the treetops: A closer look at Canada’s forests (part two) Click here to learn about four forest regions in part one. Canada is home to some of the world's most intact forests across large swaths of connected habitat. Forests are...

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From the treetops: A closer look at Canada’s forests (part one)

Misty temperate rainforest in Incomappleux (Photo by Paul Zizka)

Misty temperate rainforest in Incomappleux (Photo by Paul Zizka)

From the treetops: A closer look at Canada’s forests (part one) Forests across Canada are more than just beautiful landscapes. They are home to recreation and quiet reflection. Forests provide cultural continuity for Indigenous communities...

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