In The News: Fields & Forests

Surveying for Monarch Butterflies on Main Duck Island

2024-10-17

The end of August and start of September is a time of change. Leaves begin changing colours and temperatures slowly (but surely) begin to lower. It’s also the time when the iconic Monarch Butterfly migrates south from Canada to their overwintering grounds in Mexico!

Myco Meadows: How is the Mycorrhizae Trial Site Progressing?

2024-10-11

n our Rights-of-Way as Habitat Networks project, the Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) is creating nectaring and breeding habitat for Monarch Butterflies — an umbrella species for our native pollinators. CWF partners with rights-of-way managers along the Eastern Monarch migratory path to both actively and passively restore native wildflower meadows.

Guardians of Canada’s Grasslands

2024-10-07

I didn’t grow up on the prairies, but as a kid I dreamed that I did. I read about life in the “wild west” and watched the movies. In my mind, I was a cowpoke, riding a horse and tending cattle in the vast grassland expanses of the Great Plains.

Wellington County planting pollinator habitat along roadsides this fall

2024-10-04

Davidson told council the county had been successful in its application to the Canadian Wildlife Federation for monarch butterfly habitat, which meant the CWF would provide the “appropriate seed mixture and possibly some funding” for the project.

Grassland Birds are Declining – Insects Could be the Reason

2024-09-12

In the last 50 years, bird populations that live in Canada’s prairies have declined by 60 per cent. Given the size of these populations, this means that millions of birds have disappeared from this grassland wilderness since the 1970’s. I don’t know about you, but I find this statistic alarming.

Living Life for Living Labs This Summer

2024-09-11

Our interest is not only in mitigating climate change, but also on how efforts to store carbon affect biodiversity. We think that there is huge potential to conserve grassland wildlife as well as store more carbon. A win-win for the environment and society.

Wetland Restoration Project Update

2024-09-06

We are happy to announce that our 14-acre wetland restoration project is complete. This project, located south-east of Tom’s Meadow, was coordinated by the Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA).

What Can iNaturalist Tell Us About the Yellow-Banded Bumble Bee?

2024-08-23

Did you know that out of 800 species of bees in Canada approximately 45 are bumble bees?

Canada’s Monarch Butterfly Habitat Restoration Program

2024-08-19

Canadian government announces funding to support monarch butterfly habitat restoration projects.

How Wildlife is Affected by Wildfires

2024-08-15

A bear surviving the Jasper wildfires.