A surprise encounter with a family of American black bears in Ontario turned out to be a heartwarming reminder that forested areas are crucial for both bears and humans.

For millennia, habitats across Canada have been caring for us in more ways than we can imagine. From filtering water to cleaning the air to cycling nutrients and providing sustenance for life, they ...

We will be manually removing invasive plant species and garbage that are threatening the sensitive ecosystem at Gillies Grove Nature Reserve. Many of these invasive species, including periwinkle, lily ...

I’m Evan Woelk Balzer. If you were to visit southern Manitoba a couple hundred years ago, you probably wouldn’t recognize it. In those days, millions of plains bison grazed here, migrating slowly ...

The bald eagle is an icon of strength and courage, and a beloved symbol in North American culture. Did you know that if a bald eagle loses a feather on one wing, it will shed a feather on the other ...

Worldwide conservation efforts depend on the next generation of conservation leaders. As a Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) conservation intern, you’ll build a diverse skill set and gain practical ...

The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is a leader in conservation science and planning. Learn more about some of the concepts and terms behind our work, or download some of our conservation planning ...

NCC will double our impact over the next decade to address the dual crises of climate change and habitat loss. This includes protecting natural spaces and developing innovative models to finance ...

A conservation agreement is a contract between a landowner and conservation organization like the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC). The landowner agrees to limit some uses of a piece of land to ...

Surrounded by the growing metropolis of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) in southern Ontario, Happy Valley Forest – Pottageville Swamp is a natural oasis with vast ecological, historical and cultural ...

This is Ontario’s only venomous snake. Despite its fearsome reputation, the massasauga rattlesnake is shy and docile, and avoids human contact whenever possible. If threatened, the species is most ...