Connecting With Nature
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Shoreline cleanup held in memory of airline crash victim
2023-05-15
'We thought Orillia was a great location to start this program off,' says Canadian Wildlife Federation official, who encourages locals to get 'WILD Outside'
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In late April, 10 young WILD Outside participants walked through the woods around Clair Lake in Waterloo, Ontario looking for trash.
2023-05-10
Despite the crisp and unpredictable weather of a late April weekend the youth set off with bright red plastic bags, laughing as they ducked under branches and dodged mud puddles. I attended the event in the Kitchener/Waterloo area to help clean up Clair Lake’s shoreline and to meet a few of the participants. The cleanup is intended to celebrate Earth Day and honour the birthday and memory of the late Angela Rehhorn, a victim of the 2019 Ethiopian Airline crash. Similar private events were held across Canada in 17 cities.
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5 Hotels Transform the Industry with Regenerative Urban Farming, Vertical Gardening
2023-05-09
Urban farming creates new meaning for farm-to-table and is more important than ever. As the world turns toward more sustainable practices, the move to on-site vertical and regenerative urban gardens permeate cities across the globe. Whether it’s to create more affordable produce, encourage easy access to fresh organic produce or create more carbon sinks, city properties are concocting their own idyllic green habitats, as well as initiate access to experts and educational resources on urban garden spaces.
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Five Stunning Climbing Plants You Should Grow in Your Garden
2023-05-08
Goodbye nosy neighbours! Adding climbing plants to your property can help to give you a little more privacy and make practical use of the vertical spaces in your backyard. But if you want visitors like birds, bees, butterflies and other beneficial insects to visit your climbing plants, you’ll want to primarily plant native climbers. Here are five that you can train to drape over doorways and trellises, climb walls and hang from pots!
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Help put Richmond on the global diversity map with the City Nature Challenge
2023-04-27
For the fourth consecutive year, the City of Richmond, in collaboration with Richmond School District 38, is participating in the City Nature Challenge 2023 from Friday, April 28 to Monday, May 1. This four-day event is a global initiative that encourages friendly competition between cities to make the most observations of biodiversity.
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Barrie uniting with cities around the world for nature challenge
2023-04-27
'Our decisions in the suburbs feel separate from the natural world, but they actually impact it a lot, and this initiative helps to make that connection more clear,' says local official
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Londoners invited to take part in City Nature Challenge
2023-04-27
From Friday, April 28 to Monday, May 1, participants are asked to log “wildlife observations” using the iNaturalist app. Submissions can be in the form of photos and sounds.
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Mayors of St. Catharines and Niagara Falls Participating in City Nature Challenge
2023-04-27
The mayors of St. Catharines and Niagara Falls are involved in a friendly nature themed challenge. Tomorrow through Monday, the two cities will take part in this year's City Nature Challenge.
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Gardening can be daunting for people with dementia, but also helpful
2023-04-25
Gardening can assist in providing health benefits such as vitamin D, from exposure to the sun, which aids in reducing agitation, anxiety and stress -- helpful for people with dementia, according to the Canadian Wildlife Generation (CWF)
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Gardening can be daunting but also helpful for people with dementia
2023-04-25
Any task can be an ordeal for people with dementia, but gardening doesn’t have to be done with the help of the Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF). Its WILD Generations Gardening Club promotes intergenerational care in gardening for wildlife through knowledge sharing, knowledge sharing, social inclusion and volunteerism, and acts as a legacy project to raise a generation of young conservationists who will make an impact on wildlife habitat.
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