Biodiversity Education & Awareness Network

It’s going to be a wild year on campus! 🦋

WWF-Canada is excited to announce the recipients of this year’s Go Wild campus grants. These grants will support on-the-ground projects to protect and restore nature at post-secondary institutions across the country.

Today is World Wetlands Day!

Wetlands are often overlooked and undervalued. However, acre for acre, few places on Earth give back to our water, climate, and wildlife more than wetlands.

Learn about wetlands and how to protect them with our e-library resources:
library.watersheds.ca/search/?q=we...

Ten youth-powered projects that have made communities wilder thanks to Go Wild Grants - WWF.CA It's the 10th anniversary of Go Wild Grants, a program that supports youth in fighting biodiversity loss and climate change while learning hands-on skills.

What happens when you give young people the tools to care for nature? 🌿

For 10 years, Go Wild Grants have supported student-led projects across Canada — from pollinator gardens to forest restoration.

Read about ten inspiring examples of youth turning learning into action.👇

From wasteland to wetland: re-naturalizing Toronto’s Don River into Lake Ontario The $1.3-billion flood prevention project in Toronto’s Port Lands is one of the most ambitious urban nature restoration projects in Canada’s history

From wasteland to wetland: re-naturalizing Toronto’s Don River into Lake Ontario.

The $1.3-billion flood prevention project in Toronto’s Port Lands is one of the most ambitious urban nature restoration projects in Canada’s history: https://canadiangeographic.ca/articles/donriver/

Winter Walk at Sheelah Dunn Dooley Nature Sanctuary ❄️

Join HNC staff Jen and Brittany for a winter walk to explore the property in a new season and see what animals might be active.

📅 Sat Jan 31, 2026 | 1:00 - 3:00 PM
📍 Burlington, ON
✉️ RSVP to land@hamiltonnature.org

We’re excited to announce London Bug Day, hosted by Western’s Entomology Club! 🐞🐜🐛🦋

📅 Saturday, January 31, 2026
🕘 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
📍 Western University — Mustang Lounge (University Community Centre)
🚗 Parking details to come

🚀𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗕𝗔 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴!

Our new KBA Community space on Discourse allows you to:

✅Engage directly on different topics and join focused discussions
✅Search for answers to previous queries if similar to yours
✅Get answers more quickly

Join here: community.keybiodiversityareas.org/signup

$1000 grant applications now open!

Do you have a great project idea on how to engage Canadians to discover and protect nature? Apply for the Young Nature Leaders Grant today!

Open to youth (under 30), deadline February 20, 2026.

https://naturecanada.ca/young-leader-grant/

For peat’s sake: Why Canada’s “waste lands” are worth saving Canada’s peatlands are vast, underappreciated and could be a vanguard against the impacts of climate change

For peat’s sake, Canada’s “waste lands” are worth saving.

Learn why these bogs and fens matter more than ever, and how they’re a vanguard against climate impacts: https://canadiangeographic.ca/articles/for-peats-sake-why-canadas-wastelands-are-worth-saving/

✨2025 was a year of growth, learning, and many achievements for biodiversity. As the year wraps up, we look back and reflect on five key highlights.

In 2026, we will keep working and advocating for the protection of nature's most significant sites for biodiversity worldwide. 🌿🌎

🐦 Since 1970, chimney swift populations have 📉 by 90%.

Once nesting in hollow trees, chimney swifts adapted to city life — raising their young in chimneys after forests were cleared. But as old chimneys disappear & insect populations decline, these agile flyers are losing both homes & food.

Food chains show the transfer of energy from one organism to the next in an ecosystem. In other words - 'who eats who'!

For this activity, unscramble the letters of each step to uncover the underlying food chain. To print the activity, right-click on desktop or hold down with your finger on mobile!

Think birdwatching ends when the snow falls? Think again. Feathers in the Frost shares expert tips for spotting and supporting your local flock in winter. #NatureTalks natureconservancy.ca/events/feath...

Green Job Alert! 📢

The Royal Botanical Gardens is hiring a full-time Cootes to Escarpment EcoPark System Coordinator!

▪️ Contract: Nov 17, 2025 - Dec 18, 2026 with possibility of extension
▪️ Salary range: $66,300 - $78,000
▪️ Applications due Oct 19, 2025 >> buff.ly/xMkX6xp

Today is International Walk to School Day, and the start of #Walktober – International Walk to School Month! 🍂👟🚸

Every day in October, we encourage children to keep healthy by walking + wheeling to school.

Check out our resources: buff.ly/9tz5vRW

Are you passionate about using social media to spark curiosity, build community, and drive real impact? We’re looking for a creative and strategic storyteller to join our team. If you're ready to turn likes into lasting connections, we’d love to hear from you! ➡️ workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/defau...

Two Purple Martins perch on a gourd-shaped nest box, with overlay text reading The Birds Canada Community Grant in Action: New Homes for Purple Martins

Two people work on installing a nest box structure for Purple Martins.

A Purple Martin nesting box structure stands next to a sign explaining the project.

Thanks to the Birds Canada Community Grant, the Hamilton Naturalists’ Club recently installed two new Purple Martin nesting colony structures at Saltfleet and Fifty Point Conservation Areas.

Learn more about the grant and apply today! Applications are open until Sep 29: tinyurl.com/mwbc2m37

Cartwright Nature Sanctuary Tour 🌿

Join Warren Beacham for a tour of this 46-acre parcel acquired as a joint agreement between HNC and Conservation Halton in 2004.

📅 Wed Sept 17, 2025 | 6:00 - 8:00 PM
📍 Meeting location >> buff.ly/xyu3HXP
🚗 Park along the edge of the road, avoiding the grass

🌱✨ Calling all educators & K–12 students!

Do you have a big idea to help nature thrive at your school? 💡🐝 Our #WWFGoWild School Grants can help bring your vision to life.

💵 Apply for $1,500 in funding
📅 Applications open Sept 8 – Oct 24, 2025

👉 Learn more & apply: https://bit.ly/3JKvkCs

Our Fish Habitat program creates real impacts for our trout species! 💧

Trout are a very sensitive, so they are negatively impacted by silt on their spawning beds. Our work removes it through washing and supplementation.

Learn more about our Fish Habitat program: https://shorturl.at/Ywhma

🌍 It’s International Youth Day! Our latest edition of iNews spotlights inspiring stories that show how engaging youth as co-creators in climate solutions empowers cities and communities to lead a climate-ready future!
📥 mailchi.mp/iclei.org/in...

Join rare on Sunday, September 21, 2025, for our 16th annual TRAIL PARTY! We hope you will Step up for Nature and join the party! Fundraise, walk, hike and run to educate the next generation of stewards and protect natural environments now and forever.

LCN in collaboration with Myotistar have installed 3 new Motus towers in Niagara! These towers are part of a global network that records signals from radio transmitters attached to wildlife, including bats, birds and even insects!

All of the data is publicly available for you to see- motus.org

A picture of Mont Saint Michel (France) at sunset surrounded by greenery and sheep. Overlay text reads: Mont Saint-Michel France 240 km² of mudflats, hermella reefs and salt marshes; serving as habitat for 22 protected plant species and over 100 thousand water birds.

Aerial view of tropical forest and water ecosystem. Overlay text reads: El Pantanal Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay One of the world's largest freshwater wetland ecosystem, supports rich biodiversity and provides ecosystem services to over 2000 people.

Aerial view of sandy dunes intertwined with clear water, bordered with some greenery. Overlay text reads: Banc d’Arguin Mauritania Important coastal wetland that provides a haven for migratory birds, fish, and other wildlife.

View of a lake at dusk with the reflection of the trees and the moon accompanied by an alligator. Overlay text reads: The Everglades United States of America An exceptional variety of water habitats make it a sanctuary for a large number of birds and reptiles, as well as the manatee.

Wetlands provide essential ecosystem services for people and #ForNature!

🏞️ Some are both @unesco.org World Heritage and @ramsar.org sites.

Recognizing the values of wetlands is key to protecting and restoring them. 🌍🧪

🔗 IPBES Values Assessment: ipbes.net/values-asses...

Infographic explaining how to join the Canadian Lakes Loon Survey: 1 - learn more, 2 - decide your lake, 3 - decide if you are on the lake enough, 4 - sign up, 5 - choose your kit type, 6 - go survey.

Infographie expliquant comment participer au l'inventaire canadien des Plongeons huards : 1 - en savoir plus, 2 - choisir votre lac, 3 - déterminer si vous passez suffisamment de temps sur le lac, 4 - vous inscrire, 5 - choisir votre type de kit, 6 - participer au recensement.

Help monitor Common Loons. These special #birds are a part of #Canada that many of us love.
Learn more at birdscanada.org/loons
Register before Aug 1st & share this with other loon and #lake lovers.
Shareable stewardship images available at: birdscanada.mediavalet.com/portals/clls...
#cottages

You may think all maple leaves look alike, but being able to identify them can help you find invasive species. Norway Maple leaves are often mistaken for Sugar Maple leaves, but they do have some distinguishing features. Check out our graphic to learn how to ID this invasive #tree species!

Want to be part of the #NCCBioBlitz? It’s simple:
🔍 Find a plant, animal or fungi
📸 Snap a photo
📲 Upload your observation
🌎 Contribute to science

Be part of something big: buff.ly/8DL6YQb

tops ways you can help loons: Steer Clear, Dispose Responsibly.

tops ways you can help loons: Use lead-free tackle, Reduce your impact

tops ways you can help loons: Keep it Wild, Keep it calm and play smart

What are the best ways to help loons on your lake; Here are our tips from the Canadian Lakes Loon Survey.
Learn more at www.birdscanada.org/bird-science...
Please share these tips! They are available at: birdscanada.mediavalet.com/portals/clls...