Forests & Fields
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407 ETR and the Canadian Wildlife Federation working to restore the equivalent of 22 football fields of land to enhance monarch butterfly and pollinator habitats along roadsides in the GTHA
2023-03-20
With the growing urgency of the climate crisis, 407 ETR is putting a greater emphasis on biodiversity, and supporting organizations focused on enhancing and protecting Ontario’s green spaces
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How to Clean Out a Nest Box
2023-02-06
You might be reading this with a call for 15 centimetres of snow in the forecast but winter won’t last forever. Spring is on the horizon. If you forgot to clean out the nest boxes in your backyard at the end of autumn, early spring is another great time to get this task done.
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Will This Year See a Drop? Waiting for the Annual Monarch Butterfly Count
2023-01-31
Now that we are into the year of 2023, we anxiously await the annual count of the overwintering Monarch Butterfly’s population in Mexico.
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Case Study: Ranchers’ Perspectives on a Successful Grassland Conservation Incentive Program
2023-01-26
Cattle ranchers in the Milk River watershed, Saskatchewan, participated in a federally funded program by taking voluntary actions to support rangeland sustainability, habitat conservation and recovery of species at risk.
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Walking in a Winter Wonderland
2023-01-20
Large mammals that live on the open prairies have a lot of pretty “cool” adaptations to winter life.
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Feds launch consultations to develop sustainable agriculture strategy
2022-12-13
The strategy, which the government hopes to be finalized in the next year, aims to serve as a guide to support the livelihoods of farmers while growing a sustainable sector.
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The Canadian Grasslands Project
2022-11-26
There’s a concept in Conservation Biology, called Ecosystem Services, that has been around for a while and continues to grow in popularity and importance.
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Tracking Bats in Ottawa Area
2022-08-05
Bat researchers are trying to learn what the Little Brown Bat is doing in the Ottawa area.
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Why a group of scientists will be up all night — trying to catch bats, in the east end
2022-08-04
James Pagé is the species at risk and biodiversity specialist at the Canadian Wildlife Federation.
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CWF BAT CAPTURE AND TRACKING PROJECT LAUNCHES IN CUMBERLAND
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.
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