Featured research
Featured research stories are from Land Lines, the Nature Conservancy of Canada blog.
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Studying grassland birds in the Waterton Park Front
At the Waterton Foothills Parkland region in southern Alberta, Zack investigated which birds used the grasslands and which habitat variables...Read more »
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Conserving hope
Emily Trendos, Weston Fellow at NCC reflects on maintaining hope while working in conservation.Read more »
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The Big Backyard BioBlitz 2024 was a smashing scientific success!
Thank you to the 8,600+ BioBlitzers across Canada who shared observations of amazing species from coast to coast to coast.Read more »
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Pollinators and the future of food
In 2016, a global scientific report was released estimating that more than three-quarters of the world’s main food crops depend, to some...Read more »
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Experiencing Canada’s prairie grasslands for the first time
Weston Family Conservation Science FellowRead more »
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Spotting the spotted wintergreen: Research on rare woodland plants in Ontario
How does a scientist study rare plants? First, you might want to know whether individual patches are growing or shrinking, and how the...Read more »
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When it comes to wetland restoration and maximizing soil carbon storage, location matters
How quickly can carbon stores be recovered after a wetland is restored? Are protection and/or restoration viable approaches for providing...Read more »
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Marshland in the Long Point Region has a long history — and holds a lot of carbon
What is the role of wetlands as natural climate solutions? Amanda Loder's research examined carbon storage at freshwater wetlands on the Long...Read more »
