Flowing through British Columbia, the long and winding Fraser River is a symbol of diverse life. It is the province’s most productive river system, supporting a multitude of swimming, wading and ...

What does the eastern musk turtle look like? These are small freshwater turtles measuring a maximum carapace (upper shell) length of 15 centimetres. Their arched, narrow carapaces are grey, brown or ...

Située au cœur du fleuve Saint-Laurent, l’île aux Grues est localisée à environ 80 km à l’est de la ville de Québec. Elle est reconnue comme un haut lieu de biodiversité au Québec. Plus de 200 espèces ...

The spongy moth, formerly known as LDD moth, is native to Europe and an invasive species in eastern Canada. This species was brought to North America in 1869 by a French naturalist to establish the ...

I posed this question during the second annual retreat for the Weston Family Conservation Science Fellowship Program in September 2024. The other Fellows and I were sitting around our cabin’s fire pit ...

Dans la communauté côtière de Murray Harbour, dans le sud-est de l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard, se trouve un site naturel connu des Mi’kmaq sous le nom de Kiwto'qitek (prononcé Geyou -dough-ed-deg). Ce nom, ...

Les forêts du Canada sont puissamment et intimement liées à la vie sur Terre. Elles produisent l’oxygène que nous respirons, purifient l’eau que nous buvons et absorbent le carbone qui réchauffe notre ...

In response to the dual crises of climate change and biodiversity loss, Canada has committed to protecting or conserving 30 per cent of the country’s lands and waters by 2030 (also known as 30 X 30).

For millennia, the swaying wildflowers, iridescent insects and soaring songbirds of the Prairie grasslands have captured the hearts of communities across the continent. Although much of those original ...

Twenty-five years ago, then NCC president John Lounds strode into Ian Griffin’s Calgary office and asked him to join the Alberta Regional Advisory Board. For Ian, now chairman emeritus of national ...

Colorées, étonnantes et débordantes de vie, les prairies canadiennes sont uniques en leur genre. Ma première visite y a renforcé ma passion pour la biologie et m’a rappelé pourquoi j’étais tombée ...

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 ...