Connecting With Nature
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Lichens and tiger beetles and beeches – oh my! Share your sightings for the City Nature Challenge.
2025-12-05
Our city has remarkable biodiversity – a true richness of plant and animal life. Whether you’re an avid nature lover or just a casual observer, here’s a chance to explore your city, be part of a nation-wide challenge and mark Earth Day 2025
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Green coalition says more federal action needed for habitat, wildlife protection
2025-12-05
The coronavirus pandemic, its economic fallout and its impact on Parliament, including the fact that there was no full federal budget delivered for 2020, has created an unusual situation requiring solutions that must centre on climate and biodiversity objectives, said coalition co-chair David Browne in an interview. “We think there are clear numbers around job creation and economic growth,” said Browne, who is also the director of conservation for the Canadian Wildlife Federation.
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Top 10 Species Finds on iNaturalist.ca
2025-12-05
iNaturalist Canada (also known as iNaturalist.ca) has hit a major milestone – more than 1 million verifiable observations in Canada. These confirmed sightings span from Canada’s East Coast to the western edges of British Columbia, and from Southern Saskatchewan all the way up to the most northern reaches of the country.
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Hola Monarcha!
2025-12-05
Guest blogger Donna Cook is a nature interpreter who writes about her recent visit to the Monarch Butterflies’ overwintering grounds in Mexico.
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Freedom to bee messy: the push to change lawn laws
2025-12-05
Municipalities have the power to help pollinator-friendly gardens flourish — but first, they need to nix restrictive bylaws, environmental groups say.
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Help put Richmond on the global diversity map with the City Nature Challenge
2025-12-05
For the fourth consecutive year, the City of Richmond, in collaboration with Richmond School District 38, is participating in the City Nature Challenge 2023 from Friday, April 28 to Monday, May 1. This four-day event is a global initiative that encourages friendly competition between cities to make the most observations of biodiversity.
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Honour a deserving conservationist by nominating them for a Canadian Conservation Achievement Award
2025-12-05
If you know someone who is contributing to conservation efforts in Canada, the Canadian Wildlife Federation is inviting you to nominate them for their Canadian Conservation Achievement Awards Program.
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How a growing partnership is helping P.E.I. seniors with dementia
2025-12-05
Some seniors at the Garden Home in Charlottetown will soon have a new activity thanks to a budding relationship between the Canadian Wildlife Federation and the P.E.I. Association for Newcomers.
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Gardening can be daunting for people with dementia, but also helpful
2025-12-05
Gardening can assist in providing health benefits such as vitamin D, from exposure to the sun, which aids in reducing agitation, anxiety and stress -- helpful for people with dementia, according to the Canadian Wildlife Generation (CWF)
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Gardening can be daunting but also helpful for people with dementia
2025-12-05
Any task can be an ordeal for people with dementia, but gardening doesn’t have to be done with the help of the Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF). Its WILD Generations Gardening Club promotes intergenerational care in gardening for wildlife through knowledge sharing, knowledge sharing, social inclusion and volunteerism, and acts as a legacy project to raise a generation of young conservationists who will make an impact on wildlife habitat.
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