In The News: Fields & Forests

Create a watering haven for insects with these easy-to-make dishes

2021-09-21

These simple insect dishes can provide ample benefits to Mother Nature's little critters and can boost our biodiversity, says a Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) education specialist.

How 'bat boxes’ could help revive the depleting bat population

2021-08-21

The Wildlife Conservation Society Canada and the Canadian Wildlife Federation, with support from Environment and Climate Change Canada, launched the Canadian Bat Box Project this year to help bat populations recover with the assistance of community scientists

7 Ways to Attract Finches to Your Backyard

2021-08-13

With vivid colours of bright yellows to deep reds, they are incredible creatures! There are 13 species of finches in Canada: Evening Grosbeak, Pine Grosbeak, Gray-crowned Rosy Finch, House Finch, Purple Finch, Cassin’s Finch, Common Redpoll, Hoary Redpoll, Red Crossbill, Cassia Crossbill, White-winged Crossbill, Pine Siskin, and the American Goldfinch. If you’d like to attract them to your garden we have seven tips to help you!

Boswell: Reimagining the Rideau — Amid suburban blight, a new pollinator haven

2021-08-03

It’s within earshot of a busy highway, in the shadow of electrical towers, within sniffing distance of the dump. But the bees, flies, wasps, moths, butterflies and beetles that visit this site don’t seem to care.

Call for Proposals is Open for Pollinator Habitat Restoration

2021-07-19

Turn Off the Lights!

2021-07-13

We keep learning how artificial light impacts wildlife. While many species can be affected, migratory birds are particularly sensitive to lights left on at night.

A New Pollinator Habitat on the Way!

2021-06-29

On May 18, 2021, Hydro Ottawa seeded their very first pollinator habitat.

Best Practices for Bird-friendly Farming

2021-06-22

Did you know that farmland hosts 313 species of birds, and 69 per cent of all breeding bird species in Canada?

12-year-old Dartmouth girl grows milkweed plants to help monarch butterflies

2021-06-19

Vanessa Burchill is growing and giving away hundreds of swamp milkweed seedlings so endangered monarch butterflies have somewhere safe to land and lay their eggs. A 12-year-old Dartmouth, N.S., girl is growing and giving away hundreds of milkweed plants so endangered monarch butterflies have somewhere safe to land.

Nova Scotia bats are back (a bit) after most were lost to white-nose syndrome

2021-06-16

Researchers are excited to find more bats have emerged in Nova Scotia this year than anticipated.