In The News: Education & Leadership

2018-12-31

Hope for Wildlife in Seaforth, N.S., hired 50 interns in 2018 from all over the world to keep up with demand - including CCC participant Kambal Bloxham.

2018-12-17

The Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) is pleased to announce the expansion of the Canadian Conservation Corps (CCC) with six new cohorts to be announced in 2019.<p></p><p> “We’re thrilled with the achievements of the five groups we trained in 2018 and can’t wait to bring six more groups of young adults on board in the new year,” said Rick Bates, CEO of CWF.</p><p> As part of the Canada Service Corps, the nine-month CCC program begins with a wilderness journey which is followed by several months of conservation field experience. As part of the graduation requirement, the youth design their own initiatives to build a better Canada. No experience is necessary to apply to the program and a diversity of applicants are selected. More than 20 national partners have helped to make the program a success.</p><p> “Over the last nine months I have had the opportunity to visit nine out of 10 Canadian provinces,” said Shannon Anderson, a participant from New Brunswick. “I have dogsledded and snowshoed throughout Algonquin Park. I have climbed my first real mountain. I have touched the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans. I have handed out plants to teachers in Calgary. I have participated in youth service and leadership talks in Toronto. I have chaperoned a youth trip to Northern British Colombia. I have been able to see 25 km across prairie and the largest skies in the world. I have helped create over 11 million walleye and 100,000 splake trout. I have tracked northern pike with a hydrophone. I have taken density of oxygen readings. I have helped film educational videos to raise awareness of aquatic invasive species. I have visited a sharp-tailed grouse lek. I have watched bison roam on some of the last remaining native prairie in the world. I have met people and created invaluable friendships from all over Canada. I have had a lot of fun.</p>

2018-12-11

Back in November of 2015, the nations of the world gathered at the COP21 global climate summit in Paris to create the Paris Agreement. This was a ground-breaking moment for international environmental cooperation in the fight against climate change. Now 3 years later, governments, businesses, organizations and the world over have come to COP24 in Katowice, Poland in the hopes of taking the Paris agreement to the next step.

2018-12-10

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2018-12-09

Radio Interview

2018-11-23

It’s #GivingTuesday. #GivingTuesday is a day when we think not of packages and bows, but of those in need this season.

2018-11-07

Is there anything more heartwarming than seeing a child’s face light up? WILD magazine wants to give you that special moment with your students, and that’s why we’re hosting the WILD Classes program again.

2018-11-02

My journey with the Canadian Conservation Corps (CCC) has had no shortage of opportunities and unexpected experiences.

2018-10-22

19 volunteers and staff members from the Canada Wildlife Federation ready to roll up their sleeves and start planting. Luckily, the area where they met wasn't badly affected by the storm, and seeing the damage gave many of them added reason to help regenerate the local greenery.

2018-10-19

For two weeks our group of intrepid adventurers paddled through the stunning natural splendor of Clayoquat Sound on the west coast of Vancouver Island.