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  • Home is Where the Snow Is

    2025-12-05

    Animals that build their homes in the subnivean zone

  • Get Up and Get Out!

    2025-12-05

    Let Mother Nature nurture your kids!

  • Falling from the Skies

    2025-12-05

    What’s one of the greatest threats to migratory birds? Read on to find out.

  • Forest bathing

    2025-12-05

    Take a walk on the calm side

  • Firm Footing

    2025-12-05

    Before You Start Sprinkling Salt on Your Icy Driveway, Read This.

  • It’s a Hard Knock Life

    2025-12-05

    Urban wildlife is adapting to life in the city—sometimes in unexpected ways.

  • Never Mow Your Lawn Again!

    2025-12-05

    Move over grass, there’s a new gardening trend in town. More and more people are opting to transform their backyards into beneficial meadows.

  • Nest

    2025-12-05

    They pop up everywhere when the weather mellows out. They come in all shapes and sizes. They are bird nests. And there’s more to them than meets the eye.

  • Neonics 101

    2025-12-05

    Get the low down on the pesticide wreaking havoc on our pollinators

  • New Home Buyer's Guilt

    2025-12-05

    How one new home buyer is giving wildlife back its habitat one gardening project at a time.

  • Hummingbird Clearwing Moth

    2025-12-05

    Learn more about the hummingbird clearwing moth and how to attract it to your gardens!

  • The Dirt on Neonics

    2025-12-05

    Be in the Know About These Harmful Chemicals in Your Backyard

  • Is your garden water-smart?

    2025-12-05

    Clean water is critical to our wild spaces. So it’s important to practice smart water use in our gardens. Help the environment — and your wallet — with these tips:

  • Tips and Tricks: Plant Photo Tips

    2025-12-05

    Tips and Tricks: Plant Photo Tips

  • Watch Out!

    2025-12-05

    They’re on the move! How to avoid wildlife on the road this autumn.

  • Science with Heart

    2025-12-05

    Great things happen when experts and average Canadians get together with the hopes of conserving our wildlife species.

  • Pollination 101

    2025-12-05

    How does pollination really work and what species are in charge of this important job? Keep reading and you’ll learn all that and more.

  • Sleep Under the Stars

    2025-12-05

    Give your cell a break, get outside and join the CWF Great Canadian Camp Out!