DIY Projects and Fact Sheets

2026-06-26

See what you can do at home for wildlife. 

2026-06-26

Habitat Projects

2026-06-26

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

2026-06-26

13 Dos and Don’ts to Creating a Pond That Animals Will Benefit From

2026-06-26

Make no mistake. Stocking up on birdseed and stocking your feeder on a regular basis is an incredibly helpful way to support the birds in your backyard through the fall and winter. They need nutrients as they molt and migrate. That said, you can also supply other beneficial nutrients by planting fruit producing shrubs that’ll keep your favourite feathered friends satiated. Here are five shrubs you might consider adding to your property!

2026-06-26

Cascading water enhances a garden and attracts a larger variety of birds. The sound of a gurgling stream is an intoxicating draw to both people and wildlife. It enhances relaxation and helps filter out background noises that invade our lives.

2026-06-26

What does the prized possession sitting in your driveway have to do with Canada’s water? Plenty.

2026-06-26

What does your art have to do with Canada’s water? Plenty.

2025-12-05

You can improve habitat for aquatic species in your area by taking on one of these Hinterland Who’s Who projects:

2025-12-05

The clock is ticking! You’ve only got one week left to vote for your favourite Water’s Worth It! Video.

2026-06-26

2026-06-26

Canada’s pollinators are mostly insects, with some pollination thanks to hummingbirds. Together, these important animals provide us with so much of the food we need and love, like tomatoes, carrots, blueberries and chocolate.

2018-07-12

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.

2026-06-26

With so many insects disappearing, we need to do all we can to help them out! Insect hotels are a great way to provide shelter for all sorts of important insects through the year. Whether you want to help bees or butterflies, moths or ladybugs, an insect hotel will offer them a safe home where they can stay warm during the winter and keep dry year round.

2026-06-26

Spiders are actually the good guys, dare I say even allies, in your garden and yard because they eat the very insects that feast on the plants and vegetables in your garden.

2025-12-05

The Canadian Wildlife Federation is celebrating Rivers to Oceans Week in 2011 by launching the new Water’s Worth It! video contest. Send us a one-minute video telling us what’s so special about your local body of water and why it’s worth conserving!

2025-10-29

Voting wrapped up last week in our Water’s Worth It! video contest, and the results are in. We’re excited to announce that Wanda Gibson of Farrellton, Quebec, is the grand prize winner of this year’s contest. It was close, but her video about the Gatineau River garnered the most votes in our online voting.

2026-06-26

A little maintenance goes a long way in any planting project. Cleaning up an area, removing competing vegetation, and making water available will ensure that your project provides lasting benefits to wildlife.

2026-06-26

One of the simplest and most effective ways to attract wildlife to your backyard is to plant native trees and shrubs. But, remember - moving day is a shock for seedlings and saplings. Make sure trees and shrubs get a healthy start on your property.

2026-06-26

We tend to give a lot of focus to butterflies and moths once they’ve become these beautiful-winged creatures. But what about when they are caterpillars?

2025-12-05

You can improve habitat for aquatic species in your area by taking on one of these Hinterland Who’s Who projects:

2025-12-05

Join the Canadian Wildlife Federation in making the conservation movement mainstream by making a difference in your own community — because water’s worth it!

2018-04-12

How to move a turtle across the road the right way

2026-06-26

One of the simplest and most effective ways to attract wildlife to your backyard is to plant native trees and shrubs. But, remember - moving day is a shock for seedlings and saplings. Make sure trees and shrubs get a healthy start on your property.

2026-06-26

We tend to give a lot of focus to butterflies and moths once they’ve become these beautiful-winged creatures. But what about when they are caterpillars?

2026-06-26

Are you just aching to know how to help make a difference for wildlife? The Canadian Wildlife Federation has lots of easy, fun projects and activities that you can take on to help your wild neighbours have a bright future.

2026-06-26

2026-06-26

Cascading water enhances a garden and attracts a larger variety of birds. The sound of a gurgling stream is an intoxicating draw to both people and wildlife. It enhances relaxation and helps filter out background noises that invade our lives.

2026-06-26

Believe it or not, Canada has about 2,000 species of bees! There are not only honey and bumble-bees but also leafcutter, carpenter, sweat, mason, orchard, and digger bees to name a few. All are important pollinators.

2026-06-26

Northern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus)

2026-06-26

Are you just aching to know how to help make a difference for wildlife? The Canadian Wildlife Federation has lots of easy, fun projects and activities that you can take on to help your wild neighbours have a bright future.

2026-06-26

Help promote biodiversity along Canada’s shorelines by providing a buffer zone of lush greenery for our aquatic friends. <br>&nbsp;

2018-04-12

How to move a turtle across the road the right way

2026-06-26

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.

2026-06-26

We tend to give a lot of focus to butterflies and moths once they’ve become these beautiful-winged creatures. But what about when they are caterpillars?