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DIY Projects and Fact Sheets

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Hankering to make a change? Want to get your hands dirty (or, at least, slightly scuffed)? Take a look at our Take Action Fact Sheets, which will give you the tools you need to make a difference for wildlife — and feel good about yourself! 

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Know Your Allies This Gardening Season

There are many insects in Canada, especially in the warm summer months and they might not always get the warmest of welcomes. Before you go and make a solution of eco-friendly pesticide solution to take care of them, we’re here to tell you that not all insects in your garden are bad. Many are actually quite helpful! Is that a sigh of relief we hear?
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How to Attract Nocturnal Animals to your Backyard

Want to make your garden work overtime? Put some beneficial critters to work while you snooze the night away. Bats, toads and night-flying moths are incredible allies to have on your side if you want your backyard to look its very best.
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Simple Tips to Care for a Live Christmas Tree

Live Christmas trees... Indoors. It’s a trend on the rise! With proper planning and care, you can have both a festive, healthy live Christmas tree indoors. Plus, it’ll make for a beautiful tree to plant in the spring!
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Feed the Birds This Winter

You’ve been waiting patiently for birds to come flocking to your feeder and the only visitor you’re getting is a very pesky squirrel. Where are the cardinals? The juncos? Before you give up on feeding the birds altogether, you’ll be happy to know we’ve got a few quick fixes that’ll help you make your backyard a bird’s winter paradise.

Backyard Camping

Before you trek your five year old through the woods to set up camp, you might want to do a practice run in your backyard.
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How to Grow a Low Maintenance Garden this Summer

10 Native Plants that Takes the Guess Work Out of Gardening

Hiking for Newbies

Never hiked before? Here’s what you need to know before you hit the trails.

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How to move a turtle across the road the right way

Eight Plants that are Perfect for Butterflies

Are you ready to get outside in your garden? Keep these eight plants in mind if you’d like to attract butterflies over the warmer months.
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7 Ways to Attract Cardinals to Your Backyard

They’re not going to show up without a little wooing. We’ll show you how to entice them to your garden.

Coasts & Oceans

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Shoreline Cleanup

From plastic straws to coffee lids, everything we throw away ends up somewhere. If it doesn’t make it to a landfill, it will find its way to waterways like rivers, lakes and oceans. It really doesn’t belong there – animals can mistake that junk for food and they can get tangled up in it too. Spend some time this June making a body of water near you a cleaner environment for the animals that live there with your own shoreline cleanup.
Navigating Troubled Waters

Turn the Tide on Water Pollution

From coast to coast to coast, it’s easy to do your part at home, work or school to protect Canada’s water. You don’t need to uproot your life to make a difference; small changes have a big impact.

Connecting With Nature

cardinal,bird, red, outdoor, snow, garden

Feed the Birds This Winter

You’ve been waiting patiently for birds to come flocking to your feeder and the only visitor you’re getting is a very pesky squirrel. Where are the cardinals? The juncos? Before you give up on feeding the birds altogether, you’ll be happy to know we’ve got a few quick fixes that’ll help you make your backyard a bird’s winter paradise.

Backyard Camping

Before you trek your five year old through the woods to set up camp, you might want to do a practice run in your backyard.
pasque-flower-highres

How to Grow a Low Maintenance Garden this Summer

10 Native Plants that Takes the Guess Work Out of Gardening

Hiking for Newbies

Never hiked before? Here’s what you need to know before you hit the trails.

Watch Out!

How to move a turtle across the road the right way

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Endangered Species & Biodiversity

Watch Out!

How to move a turtle across the road the right way

Forests & Fields

pasque-flower-highres

How to Grow a Low Maintenance Garden this Summer

10 Native Plants that Takes the Guess Work Out of Gardening

Watch Out!

How to move a turtle across the road the right way
cold frame

Cold Frames

For Canadian gardeners living in the cooler regions of the country, cold frames are an easy and inexpensive way to extend the growing season. By retaining heat and protecting plants from wind, you can use it in many different ways.

Make a Butterfly Garden

Watching Butterflies flitting about and landing on flowers is rewarding for children and adults alike.
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What Are Your Plans for Valentine's Day?

Three wildlife-friendly ideas that’ll make your heart sing this Valentine’s Day!

Lakes & Rivers

Watch Out!

How to move a turtle across the road the right way
shoreline cleanup

Shoreline Cleanup

From plastic straws to coffee lids, everything we throw away ends up somewhere. If it doesn’t make it to a landfill, it will find its way to waterways like rivers, lakes and oceans. It really doesn’t belong there – animals can mistake that junk for food and they can get tangled up in it too. Spend some time this June making a body of water near you a cleaner environment for the animals that live there with your own shoreline cleanup.

At-Home Projects & Fact Sheets

See what you can do at home for wildlife. 

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Outside Projects

Experience nature and see wildlife with these fun "how-to" activities.

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