Forests & Fields
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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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Grassland Birds are Declining – Insects Could be the Reason
2025-12-05
In the last 50 years, bird populations that live in Canada’s prairies have declined by 60 per cent. Given the size of these populations, this means that millions of birds have disappeared from this grassland wilderness since the 1970’s. I don’t know about you, but I find this statistic alarming.
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Global BC Curious Minds: Building a pollinator garden
2025-12-05
August 10, 2023 Global's Katelin Owsianski visits a pollinator garden created by the Canadian Wildlife Federation's WILD Outside program to learn how the local ecosystem can benefit from a properly managed garden.
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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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The food industry is embracing sustainability. What does it mean?
2025-12-05
Keith Currie, who runs a 300-acre grain and oilseed farm in Collingwood, Ont., Has long grown to be told that farmers need to focus on sustainability. In response, he always asks: “Tell me what it means to you.” The answers, he says, are always somewhat different. There is no consensus on a definition for sustainability, even among farmers, let alone unanimity across the entire food system.
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A Good Start for Monarchs
2025-12-05
The overwintering Monarch population in Mexico has increased. Let’s help them when they make their trip home to Canada!
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Help wanted: Why a rehab centre for wild animals is busier than ever
2025-12-05
Hope for Wildlife in Seaforth, N.S., hired 50 interns in 2018 from all over the world to keep up with demand - including CCC participant Kambal Bloxham.
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Critical insects facing extinction in Canada
2025-12-05
Carolyn Callaghan of the Canadian Wildlife Federation speaks about what is killing off Canada's pollinators.
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Gardening with Kids Helps Them Grow — And Wildlife, Too!
2025-12-05
Does your school have a garden? More and more educators are experiencing the magic that happens when a school garden becomes a dynamic teaching tool.
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