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Technicians survey tree in the field (Photo by NCC)

Technicians survey tree in the field (Photo by NCC)

Featured research

 
Featured research stories are from Land Lines, the Nature Conservancy of Canada blog.

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

    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...
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  • Weston Fellows at Long Point, ON (Photo Joel Rodriguez)

    Conserving hope

    Emily Trendos, Weston Fellow at NCC reflects on maintaining hope while working in conservation.
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  • Big Backyard BioBlitz (Photo by Kontakt)

    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.
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  • Bumblebee, Southern Norfolk Sand Plain, ON (Photo by Mhairi McFarlane/NCC Staff)

    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...
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  • Tall grass prairie in Manitoba (Photo by Jessica Sánchez-Jasso)

    Experiencing Canada’s prairie grasslands for the first time

    Weston Family Conservation Science Fellow
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  • A tagged spotted wintergreen plant (Photo by Amy Wiedenfeld/NCC staff)

    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...
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  • A day in the field at the Long Point Biosphere Reserve (Photo by Amanda Loder)

    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...
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  • A day in the field at the Long Point Biosphere Reserve (Photo by Amanda Loder)

    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...
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