In The News: Education & Leadership

2022-08-02

The Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) is planning a live and safe bat capture, tagging and tracking project within a 425 acre outdoor classroom east of Ottawa.

2022-06-01

We have also been lucky enough to partner with the Canadian Wildlife Federation’s WILD Outside Youth Leadership Program. They have committed to helping us with our maintenance program and our first day working together was on the Selkirk Forest Walking Trail where we cleared quite a few fallen trees including a monster of a beech tree which took quite a while to cut up and move off the trail.

2022-03-26

Area residents had a chance Saturday to learn about the coming season’s infestation of spongy moths. Hannah Brown, a member of the Canadian Conservation Corps, held the session at Mark S. Burnham Park on Highway 7 east of the city.

2022-03-01

Of all the threats affecting the future of Canada’s wildlife and wild spaces, perhaps the greatest is apathy. Those who feel powerless in the face of mounting issues related to conservation, climate change, and the environment often wind up taking little to no action in supporting the cause. Fortunately, a wave of young Canadians across the country are taking up the fight to ensure a brighter future for our natural environments and wildlife populations.

2022-01-11

Lisa Chen founded Let’s Talk Butts to provide social justice while cleaning up cigarette butt litter. She is also a dive master involved in marine conservation and research, environmental education, habitat protection and waste reduction and is the founder and CEO of Marine Way, an app-based solution for ghost fishing gear. Chen is a master’s of marine management candidate at Dalhousie University.

2021-11-24

The Canadian Museum is proud to announce the winners of its national Nature Inspiration Awards for 2021, which were presented during a virtual ceremony this evening.

2021-11-10

Simrin Sandhu posted a petition last summer that has since received more than 1,300 signatures

2021-11-01

A new event is using Halloween to teach children about nature. Roman Lytwin wanted to share knowledge about the Regina Arboretum with others in the city. She decided to create an event called “Halloween Treets.”

2021-09-23

Not-For-Profit category (large organization) Canadian Wildlife Federation, Wild Outside leadership program for youth, Ottawa, Ontario

2021-09-21

Protecting Canada’s Forests Through Personal Action The Canadian Wildlife Federation’s programs engage young Canadians in conservation.