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    Your Perfect Tree

    CWF wants to help you deck the halls…sustainably. Read on and we’ll land you your perfect Christmas tree!

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  • White-Nose Bat Syndrome – Coming to Canada?

    2025-12-05

    Bats may stow themselves away in caves, mines, attics or barns in preparation for winter, but they could never prepare for what old man winter has had in store for them lately.  

  • Why Grow Native Plants?

    2025-12-05

    <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;" lang="EN-GB">Many of the popular plants in today’s gardens are imported from other parts of the world. In fact, there are companies that specialize in going overseas to find new plants to introduce to the North American landscape. Yet native plants are making a comeback, and more and more people are emphasizing them. Why is this taking place?</span>

  • Wildlife

    2025-12-05

    Read these stories about wildlife.

  • Wildlife Encounters!

    2025-12-05

    For this month’s Take Five, we’re featuring stories of readers’ own wildlife encounters. Lions, tigers and bears – not quite! But we do have a variety of tales for your reading pleasure.&nbsp;

  • Wildlife with Wanderlust

    2016-03-08

    What happens when a Canadian animal migrates hundreds of kilometres away from home?

  • Wind Power

    2017-12-14

    Is wind power the answer to our energy needs?

  • Winter is for the birds

    2025-12-05

    How make your garden a cold-weather refuge

  • Winter Wonderland

    2014-11-11

    Getting your garden ready for winter is easier than you think!

  • Wonderful Whales

    2025-12-05

    North Atlantic blue and right whales are disappearing from our waters.

  • Wood Poppy (Stylophorum diphyllum)

    2025-12-05

    <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Consider yourself privileged to catch a glimpse of this imperilled species. It is deep yellow with four petals each 2 to 5 cm long; occur in clusters of up to four, blooming in May and early June </FONT></P>

  • Working Together for Wildlife

    2018-02-08

    Individually we are one drop. Together we are an ocean.

  • You Can Help Save a Marine Animal

    2014-01-28

    From coast to coast, organizations are coming together to rescue marine animals.

  • You Can Save the Monarch in Your Backyard with This...

    2015-03-24

    How can one change make a difference for this delicate butterfly? Read on to find out.

  • Your Perfect Tree

    2025-12-05

    CWF wants to help you deck the halls…sustainably. Read on and we’ll land you your perfect Christmas tree!