Connecting With Nature
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Five Things to Avoid While Camping
2025-12-05
It’s important that we campers remain good stewards of the areas in which we choose to set up camp. That means doing everything you can to be a “zero footprint camper,” leaving no trace behind of your camping adventure. There are all kinds of best practices to employ as a conscientious camper. Here are a few of the worst practices that should always be avoided when camping.
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Growing wildflowers instead of grass beneficial for pollinators: biologist
2025-12-05
Carolyn Callaghan, a biologist with the Canadian Wildlife Federation, says many people love the look of a freshly mown lawn, but letting wildflowers grow instead is much better for the environment.
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Herbs for Wildlife — Planting Edible Herbs for You and Wild Neighbours!
2025-12-05
Each year I grow herbs, mainly for me but a little for wildlife, too.
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From poison in cigarette butts to fair futures
2025-12-05
Lisa Chen founded Let’s Talk Butts to provide social justice while cleaning up cigarette butt litter. She is also a dive master involved in marine conservation and research, environmental education, habitat protection and waste reduction and is the founder and CEO of Marine Way, an app-based solution for ghost fishing gear. Chen is a master’s of marine management candidate at Dalhousie University.
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Iconic Canadian wildlife series to film in northern Manitoba
2025-12-05
An iconic Canadian wildlife series is set to focus its lens on a northern Manitoba community and some of the fascinating species that call it home.
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Futuristic Home Built Like an Industrial Steel Silo
2025-12-05
Set on 5 acres, the home is surrounded by wild nature that both complements and contrasts with the high-design environment inside. The land is certified as a Wildlife Friendly Habitat by the Canadian Wildlife Federation, meaning it offers natural sustenance and shelter to local fauna. Along with winding trails and lush forests, the property boasts blooms including sumac, raspberries, and varieties of local wildflowers.
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How to transform a yard from boring lawn to oasis of biodiversity
2025-12-05
There’s lots of Joe Pye Weed in Kim Dooley’s Pointe-Claire garden — and, despite its name, it’s not a weed at all. Rather, it’s a pollinator-friendly native perennial, its domed flower heads composed of numerous tiny, pink or purple florets that bloom from midsummer through fall.
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Help the bats, says the Canadian Wildlife Federation
2025-12-05
Bats get a bad rap. Whether they’re in the belfry or portrayed as flying bloodsuckers in pop culture, humans generally don’t feel warm and cozy about the creatures of the night. “It’s absolutely true,” said Carolyn Callaghan, the Canadian Wildlife Federation’s senior conservation biologist, terrestrial wildlife, down the line from Luskville, Quebec.
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5 Hotels Transform the Industry with Regenerative Urban Farming, Vertical Gardening
2025-12-05
Urban farming creates new meaning for farm-to-table and is more important than ever. As the world turns toward more sustainable practices, the move to on-site vertical and regenerative urban gardens permeate cities across the globe. Whether it’s to create more affordable produce, encourage easy access to fresh organic produce or create more carbon sinks, city properties are concocting their own idyllic green habitats, as well as initiate access to experts and educational resources on urban garden spaces.
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Here Are the Most Dangerous Roads in Eastern Ontario
2025-12-05
Turtles and roads are a dangerous combination.
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