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Lorraine Johnson and Sheila Colla
(Web Page; Thu Apr 29 10:47:00 CDT 2021)
Lorraine Johnson is the author of more than 10 books, including the native plant gardening classic 100 Easy-to-Grow Native Plants for Canadian Gardens.
Sheila Colla is a conservation biologist who studies native pollinators and an assis...
Description: are passionate about native gardening, stewardship and conservation.
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Diana Bizecki Robson
(Web Page; Tue Jan 28 16:19:00 CST 2014)
Diana Bizecki Robson, Ph.D. is the curator of botany at The Manitoba Museum. In addition to creating new museum exhibits and looking after the collection of over 50,000 botanical specimens, Robson studies rare plants and prairie pollinat...
Description: is the curator of botany at The Manitoba Museum.
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Steven Anderson
(Web Page; Wed Oct 09 08:17:00 CDT 2019)
Steven Anderson is the engagement coordinator for the Nature Conservancy of Canada's (NCC's) Manitoba Region. He grew up on a small family farm in southwestern Manitoba, where his love of wildflowers first began.
Steven completed his B....
Description: is the engagement coordinator for NCC's Manitoba Region.
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Wings of wonder: The diverse tapestry of native bee species
(Web Page; Thu Jul 06 09:26:00 CDT 2023)
Celebrating Canada's bee species that are working hard to keep our ecosystems healthy
Close your eyes. What comes to mind when you picture a bee? Perhaps it’s the image of a European honey bee. But they’re not the only busy ...
Description: Celebrating Canada's bee species that are working hard to keep our ecosystems healthy.
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Heather Cray
(Web Page; Tue Apr 18 09:43:00 CDT 2017)
Heather Cray is a PhD candidate and Vanier Scholar at the University of Waterloo. Her dissertation focuses on tallgrass prairie restoration ‘from root to shoot’, including exotic earthworms, soils, microbes, plants and pollin...
Description: is a PhD candidate and Vanier Scholar at the University of Waterloo.
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Canada Life
(Web Page; Thu Feb 29 12:30:00 CST 2024)
With a two-year pledge, Canada Life has renewed its commitment to the Nature Conservancy of Canada as the national sponsor of the NatureTalks speaker series.
The NatureTalks speaker series brings together biologists and conservation pro...
Description: With a two-year pledge, Canada Life has renewed its commitment to the Nature Conservancy of Canada as the national sponsor of the NatureTalks speaker series.
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Conservation Volunteers for the bees
(Web Page; Mon Sep 11 12:44:00 CDT 2017)
Honey bees are incredible; there’s no denying it. They help pollinate flowers, which in turn enables the production of our food. They’re also responsible for making honey, a delicious and great sugar source. However, honey be...
Description: NCC's Kirsten Falkenburger on the importance of bees in Alberta.
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Help make an impact this season
(Web Page; Fri Aug 18 13:42:00 CDT 2017)
When it comes to nature conservation, a little goes a long way. Small-scale conservation efforts can have a huge impact and help ensure that we and future generations can enjoy precious natural spaces. With fall quickly approaching, the ...
Description: Adam Hunter discusses ways to be nature-friendly this fall.
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Getting schooled in bee conservation
(Web Page; Fri Jul 28 13:38:00 CDT 2017)
The Bee City Canada School program, created by Bee City Canada, was brought to life not in a boardroom, not in front of a computer screen, but in a classroom. Ashleigh White, a teacher at Tredway-Woodsworth Public School in Scarborough, ...
Description: Bee City Canada describes how the Bee School program bloomed to save native bee species across Canada.
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What a difference a year makes
(Web Page; Tue Oct 17 15:08:00 CDT 2017)
One of the first papers on pollination I tried to publish was rejected because it contained data from only one field season. I withdrew the paper, and did another year of research. Why is having two years of data so important, you may as...
Description: Learn how collecting data over longer periods of time benefits conservation.
