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  • 7 Ways to Attract Cardinals to Your Backyard

    2018-01-18

    They’re not going to show up without a little wooing. We’ll show you how to entice them to your garden.

  • Backyard Camping

    2018-07-12

    Before you trek your five year old through the woods to set up camp, you might want to do a practice run in your backyard.

  • Building a Pond with Wildlife in Mind

    2025-12-05

    13 Dos and Don’ts to Creating a Pond That Animals Will Benefit From

  • Cold Frames

    2017-09-21

    For Canadian gardeners living in the cooler regions of the country, cold frames are an easy and inexpensive way to extend the growing season. By retaining heat and protecting plants from wind, you can use it in many different ways.

  • Create Shelter for the Smallest Creatures in Your Backyard

    2025-12-05

    With so many insects disappearing, we need to do all we can to help them out! Insect hotels are a great way to provide shelter for all sorts of important insects through the year. Whether you want to help bees or butterflies, moths or ladybugs, an insect hotel will offer them a safe home where they can stay warm during the winter and keep dry year round.

  • Eight Plants that are Perfect for Butterflies

    2018-03-15

    Are you ready to get outside in your garden? Keep these eight plants in mind if you’d like to attract butterflies over the warmer months.

  • Feed the Birds This Winter

    2018-11-13

    You’ve been waiting patiently for birds to come flocking to your feeder and the only visitor you’re getting is a very pesky squirrel. Where are the cardinals? The juncos? Before you give up on feeding the birds altogether, you’ll be happy to know we’ve got a few quick fixes that’ll help you make your backyard a bird’s winter paradise.

  • Friend or Foe? Caterpillars

    2025-12-05

    We tend to give a lot of focus to butterflies and moths once they’ve become these beautiful-winged creatures. But what about when they are caterpillars?

  • Hiking for Newbies

    2018-04-12

    Never hiked before? Here’s what you need to know before you hit the trails.

  • How to Attract Bats to Your Yard

    2025-12-05

    Bats are small mammals with a mighty environmental and economic impact. Help Canada’s endangered bat species this summer by inviting them to your yard.

  • At-Home Projects & Fact Sheets

    2025-12-05

    See what you can do at home for wildlife. 

  • Building a Pond with Wildlife in Mind

    2025-12-05

    13 Dos and Don’ts to Creating a Pond That Animals Will Benefit From

  • DIY Projects and Fact Sheets: Coasts & Oceans

    2025-12-05

    Are you just aching to know how to help make a difference for wildlife? The Canadian Wildlife Federation has lots of easy, fun projects and activities that you can take on to help your wild neighbours have a bright future.

  • DIY Projects and Fact Sheets: Connecting With Nature

    2025-12-05

    Are you just aching to know how to help make a difference for wildlife? The Canadian Wildlife Federation has lots of easy, fun projects and activities that you can take on to help your wild neighbours have a bright future.

  • DIY Projects and Fact Sheets: Education & Leadership

    2025-12-05

    Are you just aching to know how to help make a difference for wildlife? The Canadian Wildlife Federation has lots of easy, fun projects and activities that you can take on to help your wild neighbours have a bright future.

  • DIY Projects and Fact Sheets: Endangered Species & Biodiversity

    2025-12-05

    Are you just aching to know how to help make a difference for wildlife? The Canadian Wildlife Federation has lots of easy, fun projects and activities that you can take on to help your wild neighbours have a bright future.

  • DIY Projects and Fact Sheets: Fields & Forests

    2025-12-05

    Are you just aching to know how to help make a difference for wildlife? The Canadian Wildlife Federation has lots of easy, fun projects and activities that you can take on to help your wild neighbours have a bright future.

  • DIY Projects and Fact Sheets: Lakes & Rivers

    2025-12-05

    Are you just aching to know how to help make a difference for wildlife? The Canadian Wildlife Federation has lots of easy, fun projects and activities that you can take on to help your wild neighbours have a bright future.

  • Friend or Foe? Caterpillars

    2025-12-05

    We tend to give a lot of focus to butterflies and moths once they’ve become these beautiful-winged creatures. But what about when they are caterpillars?

  • Habitat Projects

    2025-12-05

    Habitat Projects

  • How can you nurture the birds in your backyard as the temperature dips?

    2025-12-05

    Make no mistake. Stocking up on birdseed and stocking your feeder on a regular basis is an incredibly helpful way to support the birds in your backyard through the fall and winter. They need nutrients as they molt and migrate. That said, you can also supply other beneficial nutrients by planting fruit producing shrubs that’ll keep your favourite feathered friends satiated. Here are five shrubs you might consider adding to your property!

  • Outside Projects

    2025-12-05

    Experience nature and see wildlife with these fun "how-to" activities.

  • Taking Care of Backyard Birds in Winter

    2025-12-05

    Being cooped up inside isn’t good for the spirit. So, when the weekend rolls around, why not get out there and do some good for the birds in your backyard? You don’t have to be out there for long. Just an hour a week (and maybe even less!) can do a world of wonders. Your feathered friends will thank you!