The Participants
Skye Baylis
Ajax, ON
Alex Wittemeier
Brighton, ON
Chloe Szepesi
Vernon, BC
Jesse Zdunich
Martensville, SK
Emma Wheaton
Toronto, ON
Owen Costigan
Ottawa, ON
Darla Reslan
Toronto, ON
Stage 1:
Snowshoeing in the Rocky Mountains
Stage 2: Conservation
Field Learning
During Stage 2, members of this group spent three months in individual field learning placements with partners in conservation across Canada. Learn more about their placements below.
Scales Nature Park
Oro-Medonte, ON
Scales Nature Park focuses on the conservation of reptiles, amphibians, and fish through education, research, and conservation activities
Cowichan Green Community
Duncan, BC
Cowichan Green Community Society, (CGC) is a non-profit organization that has been focusing on environmental sustainability in the Cowichan Region since March 2004. CGC’s mandate is to improve food security by developing strong relationships with local food producers, increasing capacity for local food production (both urban and rural), and empowering people with the knowledge, skills and resources they need to feed their community. The Resiliency Project is a CGC project launched in 2019, focused on creating native meadows throughout the community, and educating the public on pollinator habitat as an essential part of the local food system, and a healthy local ecology.
Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area
Foothills, AB
The Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area (ASCCA) is a 4,800 acre day-use habitat conservation area and nocturnal preserve. Mission: To foster conservation of habitat for native species of wildlife.
Stage 3: Outreach, Service and Community Impact Development
In this stage, CCC participants will be able to take what they’ve learned in the first two stages and incorporate that knowledge into meaningful community outreach and impactful service projects. From developing pollinator education programs for the classroom to hosting informative podcasts that expose new audiences to discussions on the top environmental issues of the day, these projects are developed and delivered by CCC participants with the goal of having a positive impact on both their home communities and Canada. Explore every completed CCC project here to see the impact our program is having across Canada and to get inspiration for how you can better your community and local wildlife.
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