Hankering to make a change? Want to get your hands dirty (or, at least, slightly scuffed)? Take a look at our Take Action Fact Sheets, which will give you the tools you need to make a difference for wildlife — and feel good about yourself!
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Building a Pond with Wildlife in Mind
2025-11-24
13 Dos and Don’ts to Creating a Pond That Animals Will Benefit From
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How can you nurture the birds in your backyard as the temperature dips?
2025-11-24
Make no mistake. Stocking up on birdseed and stocking your feeder on a regular basis is an incredibly helpful way to support the birds in your backyard through the fall and winter. They need nutrients as they molt and migrate. That said, you can also supply other beneficial nutrients by planting fruit producing shrubs that’ll keep your favourite feathered friends satiated. Here are five shrubs you might consider adding to your property!
Coasts & Oceans
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DIY Projects and Fact Sheets: Coasts & Oceans
2025-11-24
Are you just aching to know how to help make a difference for wildlife? The Canadian Wildlife Federation has lots of easy, fun projects and activities that you can take on to help your wild neighbours have a bright future.
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Friend or Foe? Caterpillars
2025-11-24
We tend to give a lot of focus to butterflies and moths once they’ve become these beautiful-winged creatures. But what about when they are caterpillars?
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A Garden Stream
2025-11-24
Cascading water enhances a garden and attracts a larger variety of birds. The sound of a gurgling stream is an intoxicating draw to both people and wildlife. It enhances relaxation and helps filter out background noises that invade our lives.
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The Water Challenge
2025-11-24
What does your spring cleaning have to do with Canada’s water? Plenty.
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Connecting With Nature
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Building a Pond with Wildlife in Mind
2025-11-24
13 Dos and Don’ts to Creating a Pond That Animals Will Benefit From
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Friend or Foe? Caterpillars
2025-11-24
We tend to give a lot of focus to butterflies and moths once they’ve become these beautiful-winged creatures. But what about when they are caterpillars?
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Making Ice Lanterns
2025-11-24
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How to Make the Perfect Pollinator Garden
2025-11-24
Canada’s pollinators are mostly insects, with some pollination thanks to hummingbirds. Together these important animals provide us with so much of the food we need and love like tomatoes, carrots, blueberries and chocolate
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Backyard Camping
2025-11-24
Before you trek your five year old through the woods to set up camp, you might want to do a practice run in your backyard.
Education & Leadership
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Friend or Foe? Caterpillars
2025-11-24
We tend to give a lot of focus to butterflies and moths once they’ve become these beautiful-winged creatures. But what about when they are caterpillars?
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DIY Projects and Fact Sheets: Education & Leadership
2025-11-24
Are you just aching to know how to help make a difference for wildlife? The Canadian Wildlife Federation has lots of easy, fun projects and activities that you can take on to help your wild neighbours have a bright future.
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Plant Project Maintenance Tips
2025-11-24
A little maintenance goes a long way in any planting project. Cleaning up an area, removing competing vegetation, and making water available will ensure that your project provides lasting benefits to wildlife.
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How to Plant Trees and Shrubs for Wildlife
2025-11-24
One of the simplest and most effective ways to attract wildlife to your backyard is to plant native trees and shrubs. But, remember - moving day is a shock for seedlings and saplings. Make sure trees and shrubs get a healthy start on your property.
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Water’s Worth It! Video Contest
2025-11-24
The Canadian Wildlife Federation is celebrating Rivers to Oceans Week in 2011 by launching the new Water’s Worth It! video contest. Send us a one-minute video telling us what’s so special about your local body of water and why it’s worth conserving!
Endangered Species & Biodiversity
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Friend or Foe? Caterpillars
2025-11-24
We tend to give a lot of focus to butterflies and moths once they’ve become these beautiful-winged creatures. But what about when they are caterpillars?
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DIY Projects and Fact Sheets: Endangered Species & Biodiversity
2025-11-24
Are you just aching to know how to help make a difference for wildlife? The Canadian Wildlife Federation has lots of easy, fun projects and activities that you can take on to help your wild neighbours have a bright future.
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How to Plant Trees and Shrubs for Wildlife
2025-11-24
One of the simplest and most effective ways to attract wildlife to your backyard is to plant native trees and shrubs. But, remember - moving day is a shock for seedlings and saplings. Make sure trees and shrubs get a healthy start on your property.
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Help Aquatic Species at Home
2025-11-24
You can improve habitat for aquatic species in your area by taking on one of these Hinterland Who’s Who projects:
Forests & Fields
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DIY Projects and Fact Sheets: Fields & Forests
2025-11-24
Are you just aching to know how to help make a difference for wildlife? The Canadian Wildlife Federation has lots of easy, fun projects and activities that you can take on to help your wild neighbours have a bright future.
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Friend or Foe? Caterpillars
2025-11-24
We tend to give a lot of focus to butterflies and moths once they’ve become these beautiful-winged creatures. But what about when they are caterpillars?
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Making Ice Lanterns
2025-11-24
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A Garden Stream
2025-11-24
Cascading water enhances a garden and attracts a larger variety of birds. The sound of a gurgling stream is an intoxicating draw to both people and wildlife. It enhances relaxation and helps filter out background noises that invade our lives.
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Bee bungalow
2025-11-24
Believe it or not, Canada has about 2,000 species of bees! There are not only honey and bumble-bees but also leafcutter, carpenter, sweat, mason, orchard, and digger bees to name a few. All are important pollinators.
Lakes & Rivers
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DIY Projects and Fact Sheets: Lakes & Rivers
2025-11-24
Are you just aching to know how to help make a difference for wildlife? The Canadian Wildlife Federation has lots of easy, fun projects and activities that you can take on to help your wild neighbours have a bright future.
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Friend or Foe? Caterpillars
2025-11-24
We tend to give a lot of focus to butterflies and moths once they’ve become these beautiful-winged creatures. But what about when they are caterpillars?
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Restore a Ribbon of Life
2025-11-24
<p>Help promote biodiversity along Canada’s shorelines by providing a buffer zone of lush greenery for our aquatic friends. <br> </p>
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Shoreline Cleanup
2025-11-24
From plastic straws to coffee lids, everything we throw away ends up somewhere. If it doesn’t make it to a landfill, it will find its way to waterways like rivers, lakes and oceans. It really doesn’t belong there – animals can mistake that junk for food and they can get tangled up in it too. Spend some time this June making a body of water near you a cleaner environment for the animals that live there with your own shoreline cleanup.
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