Connecting With Nature
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Things for Young People (15-18) to Do with WILD Outside This Summer
2023-06-16
Do you know a 15 to 18-year-old that might love the outdoors and servicing the community? Then WILD Outside is calling! This free national program was launched by the Canadian Wildlife Federation in 2020 and is funded in part by the Government of Canada under the Canadian Service Corps.
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Ditch the Pesticides to Save Our Waters!
2023-06-14
As Rivers to Oceans Week comes to a close, we are ending with your garden and a nasty pesticide that’s commonly used: Neonicotinoids.
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Five must-read magazines about sustainability, all available on PressReader
2023-06-12
June is a good month to think about sustainability. There's never a bad month to think about it, of course, but June includes several days that the United Nations has designated for focusing on humanity's relationship with the natural environment.
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Five Ways to Attract Dragonflies to Your Backyard
2023-06-07
They’ll Keep Your Garden Mosquito Free (or close to!) All Summer Long!
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Using Neonic-free Plants in Your Garden This Year
2023-05-29
It’s almost June and across the country our trees and shrubs have the fresh green of new leaves.
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Carstairs couple helping their purple-feathered friends
2023-05-29
Local couple have created a thriving bird colony in their Carstairs yard
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Canada competed against 45 countries in the Biodiversity Challenge. See how we fared
2023-05-19
Canada competed against 45 countries in the Biodiversity Challenge. See how we fared
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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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