This beautiful sight, according to Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) intern Colin DeCoste, was the best part of a week of ...

World Wetlands Day on February 2 is an opportunity to highlight the importance of wetlands and the value they provide. Canada is home to over a quarter of the world’s wetlands, and it is estimated ...

Balsam fir trees are medium-sized evergreen conifers. They are often used as Christmas trees because of their pleasant smell and the fact that their needles remain in place long after the trees have ...

Located in Lake Huron, the internationally significant Manitoulin Island is the largest freshwater island in the world. It supports some of the highest quality alvar habitat on the planet, ...

La plupart des sites protégés par CNC sont ouverts au public. Pour connaître les conditions d’accès et restrictions particulières à chaque site, veuillez visiter la page s’y rapportant sur ce site Web ...

The Weston Family Tallgrass Prairie Interpretive Centre is 65 hectares (160 acres) nestled within the heart of the Manitoba Tall Grass Prairie Preserve, just 80 kilometres southeast of Winnipeg. It ...

What does the semipalmated sandpiper look like? The semipalmated sandpiper is a small shorebird with a short neck, long, black legs and a thin blunt-tipped bill. It is named for the partial webbing ...

In Alberta’s Crowsnest Pass, a chipmunk dashes around beneath tall, gnarled trees. The ground is littered with long, bracketed cones. Their seeds are an important food source for this small mammal.

Phragmites (or common reed) is a non-native, invasive reed from Eurasia, and it is quickly spreading throughout North America. Found mostly in wetlands, this towering plant takes over moist areas, ...

What does the short-eared owl look like? Short-eared owls are medium-sized with distinct black-rimmed yellow eyes and a pale facial disk. Mottled brown with pale chests and thin streaks, they’re ...

Large, gnarled oaks stand guard in the Cowichan Garry Oak Preserve (CGOP), weathering the wind and rain of West Coast winters. They provide shelter for gartersnakes, black-tailed deer and a variety of ...

The Oak Lake Sandhills and Wetlands are where lush marshes meet rolling sandhills. This creates critical habitat for Manitoba’s only lizard, the endangered prairie skink. The surrounding prairie and ...