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The Troupe

The Canadian Conservation Corps

The Troupe

Group 1

The Canadian Conservation Corps is an ongoing series of three-part programs designed for Canadian youth that focus on service, adventure and reflection. Over the course of this nine-month experience, individual groups of Corps members will have the opportunity to learn about conservation while being deeply engaged in our natural and cultural heritage.

Learn more about the Canadian Conservation Corps

Winter Wilderness Adventure in Northern Ontario

Stage 1

Group 1 meet in Huntsville, Ontario for two weeks of training with the Canadian Wildlife Federation. They travel to remote areas of Algonquin Park via sled dogs and snowshoes and experience winter camping in the frozen mixed and hardwood forest.

The young adults learn to travel in extreme weather and to read the ice of frozen lakes. Deep in the backcountry, they learn how to stay warm in a harsh and unfamiliar environment. Back at the base camp in Huntsville, Ontario, they enhance their leadership skills through a variety of courses aimed at connecting other Canadians to nature.

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Conservation Field Learning

Stage 2

Adam Joseph

Location: Moose Jaw, SK

Title of work: Field Learning

Description:
• Spawn camp
• fisheries department on fish passage barriers
• Checking aeration pumps in lakes across the Province
• Habitat trust (68,000) acres
• Flying drones, looking for invasive species, put up fencing, signs.
• Camp (Hannin Creek Education and Applied Research Facility) teaching youth, general maintenance, water testing
• NASP (national archery in schools program)

Timeline: Mar 5 - May 25, 2018

Brendan Riley

Location: Alberta

Title of work: Field Learning

Description:
• Preparation for indoor and outdoor programs
• Assisting with the park shop
• Public management

Timeline: Mar 5 - May 25, 2018

Christina Borring-Olsen

Location: Oro-Medonte, ON

Title of work: Field Learning

Description:
• Turtle boot camp
• Turtle hospital
• Wetland studies
• Reptile/Amphibian counts in protected areas
• Animal care & Education at primary site

Timeline: Mar 5 - May 25, 2018

Grant Mask

Location: Alberta

Title of work: Field Learning

Description:
• Preparation for indoor and outdoor programs
• Assisting with the park shop
• Public management

Timeline: Mar 5 - May 25, 2018

Kim McGough

Location: Oro-Medonte, ON

Title of work: Field Learning

Description:
• Turtle boot camp
• Turtle hospital
• Wetland studies
• Reptile/Amphibian counts in protected areas
• Animal care & Education at primary site

Timeline: Mar 5 - May 25, 2018

Nick Butt

Location: Alberta

Title of work: Field Learning

Description:
• Preparation for indoor and outdoor programs
• Assisting with the park shop
• Public management

Timeline: Mar 5 - May 25, 2018

Nicole Webster

Location: Oro-Medonte, ON

Title of work: Field Learning

Description:
• Turtle boot camp
• Turtle hospital
• Wetland studies
• Reptile/Amphibian counts in protected areas
• Animal care & Education at primary site

Timeline: Mar 5 - May 25, 2018

Shannon Anderson

Location: Moose Jaw, SK

Title of work: Field Learning

Description:
• Spawn camp
• fisheries department on fish passage barriers
• Checking aeration pumps in lakes across the Province
• Habitat trust (68,000) acres
• Flying drones, looking for invasive species, put up fencing, signs.
• Camp (Hannin Creek Education and Applied Research Facility) teaching youth, general maintenance, water testing
• NASP (national archery in schools program)

Timeline: Mar 5 - May 25, 2018

Group 1 is in the field experiencing conservation hands-on! From mucking for turtles and fishing for eels to creating habitat for bats, these participants see what it takes to help Canada’s wildlife.

You Can Volunteer, too!

Helping Canada’s wildlife has never been so important. Learn how you can get involved with CWF’s volunteer program.

Knowledge-Sharing in their Communities

Stage 3

This is where participants put their ideas in motion in the hope of making Canada a better place. In their home communities, they deliver a service project designed to inspire other youth ages 15 to 30 to get involved. It’s time to “pay it forward.”