Canadian Wildlife Federation: WILD Generations

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Background

WILD Generations promotes intergenerational mentorship through meaningful outdoor activities that connect people of all ages with nature. The program supports organizations working with youth and seniors by providing resources to encourage shared experiences in bird watching, hiking, fishing, wildflower identification walks, iNaturalist exploration, and knowledge sharing. These activities foster a deep appreciation for biodiversity, contribute to citizen science, and help build strong, connected communities.

Why Join WILD Generations?

TIn the face of habitat loss, climate change, and invasive species, connecting generations through nature is more important than ever. Intergenerational outdoor programs offer opportunities to build friendships, share knowledge, and inspire a lifelong love of the environment.

If you have questions about the program, please email cwfeducation@cwf-fcf.org.

Goal of the Program

The program encourages intergenerational knowledge sharing, social inclusion and volunteering in outdoor activities which serves as a legacy project to raise a generation of young conservationists that will make an impact on wildlife habitat.

What You Can Do

Birding

Create or maintain a pollinator garden

Hiking

Crafting (Build a bird house)

Fishing

Wildflower identification

Indigenous knowledge learning

Learn about iNaturalist

Sign up to share your expertise on a specific subject

Did You Know?

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Older adults aged 65 and above could make over one-fifth of the Canadian population by 2025

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In 2018, about 79% of Canadian youth aged 15 and older contributed about 5 billion volunteer hours

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Did you know mature generations born between 1918- 1946 are top formal volunteers in Canada and contribute on average 222 volunteer hours per year

Videos

In the News

CWF Announces Winners of National Photo Contest

March 3, 2026 - The Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) is proud to announce the winners of its 2025 Reflections of Nature photo contest. With 10,600 entries received in a three-month period, the popular program demonstrates the deep connection Canadians feel towards wildlife and habitat conservation.

Related Resources

DIY

Handouts

Colouring Pages

Podcasts

Webinars

Native Plant Encyclopedia

Educational Units

Blogs

Gallery

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Learn More

How to Garden with Wildlife in Mind

No matter your gardening style, resources or size of green space to play with, wildlife-friendly gardening is possible for everyone. And it can be beautiful.

Explore our pollinators

Using the Wild About Pollinators poster, explore the pollinators and some plant species found in Canada.

iNaturalist Canada: How to Create Projects and Run Bioblitzes

July 15, 2021, 12:00-1:00 p.m. ET Join the Canadian Wildlife Federation for a webinar demonstrating how to run your very own Bioblitz using iNaturalist.ca! A Bioblitz is a communal citizen-science effort to record as many species within a designated location and time period. Typically, people gather on a property for a day or more and an event can be as big as a full-scale inventory or as small as a local neighbourhood association. And with the current times, more and more events, including bioblitzes, are going virtual. In this webinar, we will walk through all the steps of running a successful Bioblitz including setting up a project on the website and running a virtual Bioblitz.

How to Organize a Community Project

A project of this nature can be a great focus for service clubs, women’s institutes, naturalist or youth groups, or the families on your block.

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