In The News: Education & Leadership

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.

2023-05-04

Shortly after Russia invaded and occupied parts of Ukraine in 2022, 15-year-old Ukrainian Yaroslav Drukarenko arrived in St. John’s, Newfoundland. While he and his family were staying at a hotel and figuring out their next steps, he heard about the Canadian Wildlife Federation’s WILD Outside program. He went to his first event—a hut-building exercise—within his first two weeks of being in the country. He was hooked. For the rest of the year, he didn’t miss a single WILD Outside event.

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)

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.

2023-04-18

For the second year in a row, the Vanier-based Campus Biodiversity Network (CBN) a group of educational institutions working to protect campus greenspace, is co-hosting the City Nature Challenge from April 28 to May 1, 2023, in Greater Montreal, alongside local conservation group Technoparc Oiseaux.

2023-04-18

The Climate Action Plan is officially being launched at John Abbott's Earth Day celebration on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. Students, employees, and external groups, such as the Canadian Wildlife Federation, will come together for a day filled with activities and information booths.

2023-04-11

Gardening is a fun activity for all ages and beneficial for animals and our health, so it's no surprise that organizations such as the Canadian Wildlife Federation offer intergenerational programs as a way for people to connect

2023-04-11

Cross-generational gardening brings benefits for people and animals Due to the difficulty of conservation issues today, environmental organizations need all stakeholders, with age groups spanning multiple generations. That’s why the Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) wants to bring people of different ages together with their WILD Generations Gardening Club.

2023-02-01

Food sustainability has become an essential part of education, with food scarcity in cities and an alarming trend of youth being disconnected from their food source. Organizations like EcoSource, a hands-on, not-for-profit organization, are actively working with schools and community members to promote sustainability education, waste reduction, urban agriculture and a connection to nature.

2023-01-18

Large-scale environmental challenges require us to work together to affect change.