Forests & Fields
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Municipal bylaw reform needed for biodiversity and community wellbeing
2025-12-05
Today, a group of conservationists published an open letter to Canadian municipalities urging municipal bylaw reforms to support development of habitat gardens: places where pollinator-supporting native plants replace traditional, non-native turfgrass. The group consists of the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects, Canadian Wildlife Federation, David Suzuki Foundation, Ecological Design Lab at Toronto Metropolitan University and author and environmental advocate Lorraine Johnson.
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New CWF research on agricultural land change highlights the importance of supporting farmland biodiversity in Ontario and Quebec
2025-12-05
New CWF research on agricultural land change highlights the importance of supporting farmland biodiversity in Ontario and Quebec
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CWF Calls for Nominations for 2025 Canadian Conservation Achievement Awards
2025-12-05
The Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) is pleased to announce the opening of nominations for the prestigious Canadian Conservation Achievement Awards.
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CWF Supports Expanded Efforts for Monarch Butterfly Conservation as Canada Lists Species as Endangered
2025-12-05
The Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) is hopeful that more Canadians will join Monarch Butterfly conservation efforts now that the species is formally listed as Endangered
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407 ETR and the Canadian Wildlife Federation working to restore the equivalent of 22 football fields of land to enhance monarch butterfly and pollinator habitats along roadsides in the GTHA
2025-12-05
With the growing urgency of the climate crisis, 407 ETR is putting a greater emphasis on biodiversity, and supporting organizations focused on enhancing and protecting Ontario’s green spaces
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Canadian Wildlife Federation and Lanark County Co-host Native Milkweed Collection and Planting Event
2025-12-05
On Saturday, community members of Lanark County gathered to celebrate the success of a $607,400 Grow grant awarded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF). Encouraging people to support a healthy and sustainable environment, this initiative is helping conservation and restoration efforts be better planned and more sustainable and has an impact on the lives of 22,000 people in the community.
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CANADIAN WILDLIFE FEDERATION AND LANARK COUNTY CO-HOST NATIVE MILKWEED COLLECTION AND PLANTING EVENT
2025-12-05
Canadian Wildlife Federation and Lanark County co-host Native Milkweed Collection and Planting EventSaturday, September 16th from 1:00 - 4:00 PM Remarks to take place from 1:00 1:30 PM followed by a photo opportunity and instructional harvesting and planting session.
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CWF Invites Canadians to Help Build a National Native Seed Strategy Framework
2025-12-05
The Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) is launching an outreach initiative to engage partners and stakeholders in developing a National Native Seed Strategy.
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First genetic evidence of resistance in some bats to white-nose syndrome, a devastating fungal disease
2025-12-05
A new study from University of Michigan biologists presents the first genetic evidence of resistance in some bats to white-nose syndrome, a deadly fungal disease that has decimated some North American bat populations.
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Citizen scientists are being asked to help determine the effectiveness of bat boxes
2025-12-05
Do you have a bat box at your cottage? If so, the Canadian Bat Box Project needs your help. Karen Vanderwolf, a PhD student at Trent University, and her project partners at the Canadian Wildlife Federation and the Wildlife Conservation Society, are calling on citizen scientists from across the country to help better understand how effective bat boxes are and to determine best practices for their design and placement.
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