From the treetops: A closer look at Canada’s forests (part one)
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...
Roots of tomorrow: Canada's forests need our support
Boreal Wildlands, ON (Photo by NCC/Andrew Warren)
On this Earth Day, the significance of forests for conservation, community benefits and human health has never been more urgent to acknowledge. Forests play many critical roles for nature and people: they provide habitat for hundreds of species,...
Fleeting forest beauty: The spring ephemerals
Pacific trillium (Sean Feagan/NCC)
Fleeting forest beauty: The spring ephemerals As winter lingers on, it’s reassuring to know our forests will soon be carpeted with beautiful wildflowers known as the spring ephemerals. These plants, including trout lilies, trilliums,...
By seed and saw
Spruce seedling at Golden Ranches, AB (Photo by Sean Feagan/NCC staff)
Ensuring the future of resilient forests with the best conservation tools suited for each region Delaney Schlemko stands as a giant in a forest, peering down across the thousands of treetops she’s helping to steward. She’s careful not...
A forest for all
American black bear mom (Photo by Gen Pintel/NCC staff)
"Bear!” My partner warned me, as I walked quietly with my head down after a long, hot day of hiking through a provincial park in southern Ontario. I didn’t see the American black bear that ambled out of the bushes a few metres ahead....
Snowy sleuthing
Backus Woods, ON (Photo by Gregg McLachlan)
Become nature’s detective this season and try to identify the tracks these animals leave on their snowy canvasses. Forests and open landscapes are great places to spot signs of wildlife. Forests offer thousands of species safe habitat; in...
We have forests to thank
Busenius property, Alberta (Photo by Kyle Marquardt)
We have forests to thank for playing many critical roles for nature and people Forests are habitat for hundreds of species, powerful carbon sinks, water filters, oxygen producers and places of community, connection, recreation and refuge....
Forest insights: 5 surprising facts about Canada’s woodlands
Boreal Wildlands, ON (Photo by NCC)
Canada’s forests are home to people and creatures of all types. They are habitats and places of recreation and refuge. However, due to several pressures, including unnaturally large wildfires, invasive species, and habitat destruction and...
Sharing a quiet forest with a Canada lynx
Canada lynx (Photo by Mike Dembeck)
Sitting for hours inside a cramped, cold blind waiting for wildlife doesn't sound exciting — but it is. Being able to observe animals in their natural surroundings isn't just a thrill, it's a passion, and one that doesn't come easy and is...
Little fairy ponds
Stream flowing through the site near Porter's Lake, NS (Photo by Sally Hilton/NCC staff)
There is never a dull moment at the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC). While some staff venture into the field looking for species and monitoring various habitats, others contribute to the action from afar. Everyone has an important role to play...
