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Stories from the Field

  • Jesyln Chantler, NCC Intern 2024 (Photo by NCC)

    Meet NCC’s 2024 summer interns: Jeslyn Chantler

    The adrenaline rush from running fuels marathon runner Jeslyn Chantler — who is also the Nature Conservancy of Canada’s (NCC) conservation...
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  • Nicole Aronitz, NCC intern 2024 (Photo by NCC)

    Meet NCC’s 2024 summer interns: Nicole Aronitz

    Nicole is the volunteer program intern for southern Alberta. She studied biology at the University of Western Ontario and this is where she...
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  • Rishona Vemulapalli, NCC Intern 2024 (Photo by NCC)

    Meet NCC’s 2024 summer interns: Rishona Vemulapalli

    If I could summarize what I learned about Rishona from my conversations with her in three words, it would be that she is outdoorsy,...
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  • Aidan Curan NCC intern 2024 (Photo by NCC)

    Meet NCC’s 2024 summer interns: Aidan Curran

    Aidan Curran is a conservation technician at the Rice Lake Plains Natural Area in Ontario. He graduated in 2018 with a degree in landscape...
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  • Elk at Lockerby, AB (Photo by NCC)

    Adventures in elk country: Exploring conservation, wildlife and nature

    Learn about the significance of seeing elk in a natural area and why this keystone species is an important indicator of ecosystem health.
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  • Sanderlings (Photo by Jason bantle)

    Sanderlings flock to Mackie Ranch

    Sanderlings are one of the many shorebirds that visit Mackie Ranch, an NCC property located along the eastern shoreline of Chaplin Lake,...
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  • Hiking on the ridge to check on biocontrol releases (Photo by NCC)

    Weeding out trouble: A summer as an invasive species sleuth

    Waterton and Castle Crowsnest Natural Area remarkable area is known for its diverse landscapes and habitats. Here, NCC staff and interns...
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  • Purple loosestrife at Beaver Meadow wetland, ON. (Photo by Jen Arbeider/NCC staff)

    The swamp’s unlikely hero: a beetle

    Learn about how NCC is taking on invasive purple loosestrife, a menace to biodiversity in Ontario, with the help of European leaf-eating...
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  • Kayla, Olivia and Jen caging a black ash tree (Photo by Julia Ball/NCC)

    Black ash, beetles and beavers

    Black ash, the eastern North American native arboreal treasure, dances on the verge of extinction. Hear the story of three Nature Conservancy...
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  • Prescribed burn at Upper Big Creek Block of Norfolk County, ON (Photo by NCC)

    A blazing start: Restoring habitat with a prescribed burn

    How is burning a form of restoration and how does it work? Prescribed burns are typically done in the early spring and late fall by...
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