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Make the most of fallen leaves! Thousands of bags of leaves get tossed into already overcrowded landfill sites every fall. Create a container to collect leaves in your backyard or schoolyard and start making mulch to perk up unhealthy habitats!
Nov 5th, 2020
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Students identify their ecozone, assess its general health, then prescribe “treatments”
to cure any negative “symptoms” they identify.
Nov 5th, 2020
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Many of Canada’s wildlife need trees as safe places to nest in the warmer months and escape poor weather and predators the rest of the year. Putting up birdhouses – aka nesting boxes – and roosting boxes can also make a big different for bird species.
Apr 23rd, 2021
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Mar 5th, 2021
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Students create a personal habitat map to explore their own habitat requirements and conduct research to discover how they fit into the bigger picture.
Nov 5th, 2020
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Take a look at our unique series of field-guide style posters!
Feb 1st, 2021
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By examining habitat needs from wildlife’s point of view students will explore the impacts of human development and activity and make the case for conservation.
Nov 5th, 2020
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A miniature water garden can offer critical breeding habitat for insects and amphibians.
Nov 5th, 2020
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For more than 50 years, Hinterland Who’s Who has proudly been bringing Canada’s iconic wildlife directly into Canadians’ homes. Check out the HWW website to learn how you can help ensure wildlife remains part of what it means to be Canadian.
Feb 1st, 2021
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Through this educational kit, kids will learn the importance of habitat to wildlife, themselves, their communities, provinces or territories, country and planet.
Jan 6th, 2021
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Climate change is at the root of rising global temperatures, the melting of Arctic sea ice, changing weather patterns and a rise in the amount and intensity of extreme natural events – from forest fires to hurricanes. Since carbon dioxide is one of the big culprits in the greenhouse effect, it’s up to us to find ways to remove that carbon dioxide from the air. One of those ways? Gardening!
Jan 14th, 2023
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Welcome to iNaturalist.ca, Canada's gateway to a global species data sharing community. Every observation can contribute to biodiversity science, from the rarest butterfly to the most common backyard weed.
Mar 18th, 2021
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"Get quacking" and help keep the waterfowl comeback on track by creating nesting cylinders where waterfowl can feed, breed, nest, and rest.
Oct 28th, 2020
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Starting plants from seed is a great way to learn about plant growth firsthand! Get kids involved in growing seedlings for their home or school garden by creating a window box filled with newspaper plant pots. To further support wildlife, consider growing plant species that are native to your region.
Mar 23rd, 2022
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Canada is home to approximately 451 bird species and billions of individual birds. Despite their numbers, the threats leading to declines in North American bird populations continue to grow. Find out how you can incorporate bird-friendly trees and shrubs into your garden and landscaping projects.
May 5th, 2021
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Pollution results from the introduction of harmful materials into the environment. Pollution can be spread in different ways, including through the land or soil, through the air, and by water. Here are some examples of pollution sources.
Nov 28th, 2024
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Walk around your home, school, or community and identify potential sources of water pollution. For each pollution source, record the impact on people and wildlife, as well as how the item could be responsibly disposed of so that it does not make its way into oceans, lakes, or rivers.
Nov 28th, 2024
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Although some birds, like American robins, barn swallows, and eastern phoebes, won't nest in boxes, they'll gladly accept nesting shelves mounted on trees or tucked under the overhanging eaves of your home!
Nov 4th, 2020
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Check out these quick and easy outdoor projects to create habitat for toads in your backyard or schoolyard!
Oct 28th, 2020
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Creating a mini wetland in your backyard or schoolyard is fairly simple, and worth doing as it can attract a host of wet and wild creatures.
Jan 5th, 2021
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