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Put up Nesting Shelves
2025-12-05
Although some birds, like American robins, barn swallows, and eastern phoebes, won’t nest in boxes, they’ll gladly accept nesting shelves mounted on trees or tucked under the overhanging eaves of your home.
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Quick Problem Checklist
2025-12-05
Here are some simple solutions to typical backyard habitat problems.
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Reclaim a Railway Corridor
2025-12-05
Trains aren’t as common as they used to be, and many communities now have abandoned railway corridors. If there’s one in your community, find out if you can adopt at least part of it and turn it into a “greenway” instead of a railway.
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Reclaim Compacted Soil
2025-12-05
Soil compaction around trees is a serious and persistent problem. It can happen when the earth is compressed by vehicle treads and foot traffic.
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Rehabilitate a Salmon Stream
2025-12-05
Salmon were once so numerous that people thought they would last forever. Today, after years of overfishing, pollution, and destruction of freshwater habitat, salmon stocks have been seriously depleted.
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Repair a Riparian Zone
2025-12-05
The edges of our wetlands and waterways are called riparian zones. These range from narrow strips of sparse vegetation to wide bands of green growth. They buffer watery areas against influences like sun, wind, pollution, and noisy vehicle traffic.
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Repel Rascally Raccoons
2025-12-05
Raccoons are very comfortable living near people. In Ontario cities, there are usually eight to 16 of these mammals per square kilometre. In some areas, that number is as high as 85!
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Restore a Native Plant Site
2025-12-05
You can restore a site to its original condition or protect an area that's already a native plant community. In doing so, you'll perpetuate our natural heritage and ensure that indigenous species thrive.
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Restore Balance to Your Backyard Habitat
2025-12-05
When we disrupt habitat and the natural balance of an ecosystem, the inevitable result is a clash between humans and wildlife.
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Rivers, Lakes, and Streams
2025-12-05
Think of rivers, lakes, and streams, as the blood vessels of the Earth. They carry nutrients from one part of the planet to another; in doing this they wash out toxins and return life-giving oxygen into the system.
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Root out Purple Loosestrife
2025-12-05
Purple loosestrife is a strikingly beautiful wildflower that was brought to North America in the early 1800s.
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Save B.C.’s Richest Habitat
2025-12-05
The South Okanagan and Lower Similkameen area is out of this world! Unfortunately, it's also one of Canada's four most endangered habitats, alongside the Garry Oak meadows of Vancouver Island, the tall-grass prairies of Manitoba and Ontario, and the of southwestern Ontario.