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Background
WILD Generations promotes intergenerational mentorship through meaningful outdoor activities that connect people of all ages with nature. The program supports organizations working with youth and seniors by providing resources to encourage shared experiences in bird watching, hiking, fishing, wildflower identification walks, iNaturalist exploration, and knowledge sharing. These activities foster a deep appreciation for biodiversity, contribute to citizen science, and help build strong, connected communities.
Why Join WILD Generations?
TIn the face of habitat loss, climate change, and invasive species, connecting generations through nature is more important than ever. Intergenerational outdoor programs offer opportunities to build friendships, share knowledge, and inspire a lifelong love of the environment.
If you have questions about the program, please email cwfeducation@cwf-fcf.org.
Goal of the Program
The program encourages intergenerational knowledge sharing, social inclusion and volunteering in outdoor activities which serves as a legacy project to raise a generation of young conservationists that will make an impact on wildlife habitat.
What You Can Do
Birding
Create or maintain a pollinator garden
Hiking
Crafting (Build a bird house)
Fishing
Wildflower identification
Indigenous knowledge learning
Learn about iNaturalist
Sign up to share your expertise on a specific subject
Did You Know?
Older adults aged 65 and above could make over one-fifth of the Canadian population by 2025
In 2018, about 79% of Canadian youth aged 15 and older contributed about 5 billion volunteer hours
Did you know mature generations born between 1918- 1946 are top formal volunteers in Canada and contribute on average 222 volunteer hours per year
Videos
In the News
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Locally extinct plant rediscovered in Canada thanks to iNaturalist
December 17, 2025 - A few community photos of a unique plant found in Southern Ontario has spurred a species reassessment by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC). The species was one of 39 assessments recently carried out by the committee as they undertake the critical first step in endangered species conservation.
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Locally extinct plant rediscovered in Canada thanks to iNaturalist
December 17, 2025 - A few community photos of a unique plant found in Southern Ontario has spurred a species reassessment by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC). The species was one of 39 assessments recently carried out by the committee as they undertake the critical first step in endangered species conservation.
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Celebrating 10 Years of iNaturalist Canada: A Decade of Tracking Species at Risk
December 11, 2025 - iNaturalist Canada turns 10! Since 2015, this platform has brought together a community to document and share observations of biodiversity across the country and has grown into a go-to tool for community science, helping to track wildlife populations, monitor changes in species distributions, and inform research and conservation efforts.
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Falling for Salmon
December 11, 2025 - The Canadian Wildlife Federation was honored to be invited to participate in the very first He Sqyéytn (Salmon) Festival this fall in the beautiful community of Shulus, British Columbia.
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Press Releases
December 9, 2025 - Get all the Canadian Wildlife Federation press releases on a variety of wildlife topics and issues.
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CWF supports the federal government’s strengthened climate plan, which benefits both the environment and the economy
December 5, 2025 - CWF supports development of government policy and legislation, industry action and consumer actions to reduce emissions to a level that meets Canada’s commitment to the global target to not exceed a 1.5 degree increase in the average temperature of the planet.
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