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Carlotta James
(Web Page; Mon Dec 16 08:36:00 CST 2019)
Carlotta James is an eco-landscaper, community outreach specialist and long-distance runner. Carlotta graduated from the University of Toronto with an honours bachelor of arts in international relations and political science, where she s...
Description: is an eco-landscaper, community outreach specialist, and long-distance runner.
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Alana Pindar
(Web Page; Thu May 08 15:35:00 CDT 2014)
Alana is a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Ottawa working with professor Jeremy Kerr. She is currently working on several projects examining broad-scale global change and conservation priorities of specific pollinators over...
Description: Alana is a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Ottawa working with professor Jeremy Kerr.
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Marika Olynyk
(Web Page; Tue May 04 16:23:00 CDT 2021)
Marika Olynyk is an environmental educator and ecologist. She holds a master's degree in natural resources management from the University of Manitoba, and has worked as an ecologist in the areas of pollination, avian and prairie ecology....
Description: Marika is an environmental educator and ecologist in Winnipeg.
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Carolyn Davies
(Web Page; Fri Jan 19 10:00:00 CST 2024)
Carolyn Davies earned her undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Guelph and her graduate degree in environmental science from the University of Toronto. To date, her professional career has explored species-at-risk capt...
Description: has worked as a conservation biologist for the Nature Conservancy of Canada since July 2022.
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Native plants look different across Canada
(Web Page; Fri Apr 14 09:06:00 CDT 2023)
As my colleague Wendy mentioned in her blog post, native plant gardening is full of trials and tribulations. Depending on where you live in Canada, sometimes the “typical” native plant looks quite different. Across the Prairi...
Description: Native gardens can look very different across the country. Here are some findings while looking for native species in Nova Scotia.
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Nature-friendly practices that benefit wildlife and plants
(Web Page; Wed Sep 13 08:33:00 CDT 2023)
My name is Gabrielle and I'm a biologist. I'm currently completing my master's degree in environment and sustainable development, biodiversity management at the Université de Montréal. I've always been interested in ecologi...
Description: Gabrielle Goyette was tasked with developing a booklet containing advice on the agri-responsible practices that can be implemented in orchards.
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Working landscapes, conservation and COP28: my takeaways
(Web Page; Wed Dec 20 15:12:00 CST 2023)
As the manager of agriculture policy for the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC), I went to COP28 to understand how agriculture and ranching contribute solutions to the climate crisis. Here’s what I learned:
⚡️ The ambition is ener...
Description: Five ways how agriculture and ranching can contribute solutions to the climate crisis: lessons from COP28.
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Winter without central heat: How wildlife on the prairies survives
(Web Page; Mon Jan 27 10:07:00 CST 2014)
During frigid winter days I find myself marvelling at how wild plants and animals manage to survive the cold temperatures. As my current area of study involves flowering plants and their insect pollinators, these are the organisms that I...
Description: Although geothermal energy has recently become a popular way to help heat our homes, plants and insects have been using geothermal heat to stay warm for millions of years.
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Finding flowers
(Web Page; Tue Jun 27 07:55:00 CDT 2023)
“It was exciting at the time — my first drive-by identification, but it’s sad, as I haven’t found any since then,” says Colla, a pollinator conservation researcher at York University, in Toronto, Ontario.
N...
Description: Colla and Myers are colleagues in the Faculty of Environmental Studies at York University. They’ve embarked on a unique research project — Finding Flowers — to replant the late (1941–2006) Mi’kmaq artist Mike MacDonald’s gardens across Canada.
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Collaborating for conservation
(Web Page; Mon Mar 04 07:36:00 CST 2024)
The natural world really is incredible. Spending time in it is a continual process of discovery, which is great for someone like me who is a life-long learner. For the past year and half at the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC), I&rsquo...
Description: Conservation biologist Carolyn Davies reflects the success of a project to control invasive phragmites and the benefits of working together.
