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Habitat Conservation
Canadian Boreal Initiative
The Canadian Boreal Initiative is an independent organisation working with a wide range of conservation groups, First Nations, industry and other interested parties, to link science, policy and conservation activities in Canada's boreal forest. The boreal forest is one of the largest remaining intact ecosystems in the world.
http://www.borealcanada.ca/index-e.php
Carolinian Canada
Carolinian Canada is a non-profit coalition of more than 40 governmental and non-governmental conservation groups and many individuals working to conserve the ecological diversity of one of Canada's most threatened natural regions. A narrow band of Carolinian forest extends along the north shores of Lake Erie and western Lake Ontario. Although this Carolinian zone comprises less than a quarter of one percent of Canada's land area, it is home to more types of flora and fauna than anywhere else in the country.
http://www.carolinian.org/index.htm
Garry Oak Ecosystems Recovery Team (GOERT)
GOERT is a partnership of a number of governmental and non-governmental agencies and First Nations that takes an ecosystem approach to biodiversity conservation. In Canada, Garry oak ecosystems are confined to a narrow coastal strip of southeast Vancouver Island, the nearby Gulf Islands, and two small areas of the Fraser River Valley in British Columbia. Less than 5% of Garry oak ecosystems remain in a near-natural condition.
http://www.goert.ca
Limestone Barrens Habitat Stewardship Project
The Limestone Barrens of the Great Northern Peninsula of the island of Newfoundland is an ecosystem at risk. The barrens are a "hotspot" of plant diversity: 114 of the 271 vascular plants considered rare on the island occur there, and 29 of these species are found only on the Limestone Barrens. To protect this unique habitat, the Limestone Barrens Habitat Stewardship Project was established.
http://www.swgc.mun.ca/limestone/index.html
Tall Grass Prairie Preserve
The tallgrass prairie habitat is one of the most endangered ecosystems in Canada. Tallgrass prairie in Manitoba is only a fraction (less than 1%) of its former 6000 km2 area. The Tall Grass Prairie Preserve was established through Manitoba's Critical Wildlife Habitat Program, a cost-shared partnership between governments and local and national conservation agencies. Today, more than 2000 hectares of tallgrass prairie are protected within this preserve.
http://www.gov.mb.ca/conservation/wildlife/managing/
cwhp_tgp.html
Peatland Ecology Research Group
Peatlands cover 11% of Canada's territory. However, they are poorly known and have often been considered as unproductive land, but their value is now widely recognized. The Peatland Ecology Research Group is concerned with various aspects related to peatlands, including conservation, ecology, restoration, natural regeneration and impacts of climate change.
http://www.gret-perg.ulaval.ca/
Invasive Alien Species
A Canadian Action Plan to Address the Threat of Invasive Alien Plants and Plant Pests
This action plan proposes means by which to address the increasing threat in Canada of invasive alien terrestrial plants as well as plant pests, including insects, mites, nematodes, fungi, bacteria and other micro-organisms.
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/invenv/action/
phase1e.shtml
Fletcher Wildlife Garden -- Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club
Volunteers at the Fletcher Wildlife Garden have been documenting their efforts in the control of invasive plants, including such species as the pale swallow-wort (Cynanchum rossicum) (also known as dog-strangling vine and Vincetoxicum rossicum), common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) and glossy buckthorn (Rhamnus frangula).
http://www.ofnc.ca/fletcher/research/index_e.php
Guide to Monitoring Exotic and Invasive Plants, by Erich Haber
This guide has been prepared primarily as a means of encouraging naturalists, young and old, to participate in some form of observation and recording of data for exotic and invasive plants within their local area or region.
http://www.eman-rese.ca/eman/ecotools/protocols/
terrestrial/exotics/exotic3.htm
The Historical Ecology Laboratory
The Historical Ecology Laboratory of the Centre de recherche en aménagement et développement was created in 1996 by Dr. Claude Lavoie, professor of environmental management at Université Laval in Quebec. It is an example of research projects carried out in Canada to the study of invasive plant species -- in this case, their ecology, biogeography and impacts on wetland ecosystems.
http://www.crad.ulaval.ca/leh/index.html
An Invasive Alien Species Strategy for Canada
This strategy highlights Canada's approaches to respond to the threat of invasive alien species.
http://www.ec.gc.ca/eee-ias/default.asp?lang=En&n=98DB3ACF
Invasive Plant Council of British Columbia
The newly formed Invasive Plant Council of British Columbia stems from a call to action from the Fraser Basin Council on the issue of invasive plants in British Columbia. The Fraser Basin Council led the development of the Invasive Plant Strategy, which identifies the 'top ten' challenges to invasive plant management in British Columbia.
http://www.invasiveplantcouncilbc.ca/
Invasive Plants of Canada
This Web site includes a variety of documents, such as fact sheets and survey reports. Most recently, the Invasive Plant Alert initiative was undertaken as an outreach program to foster monitoring and control activities by naturalist clubs across Canada. This was done to promote their activities and thereby also encourage other groups to undertake similar local actions to stem the spread of invasive plants.
http://www.rbg.ca/cbcn/en/projects/invasives/invade1.html
Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG)
The ISSG is part of the Species Survival Commission of IUCN - The World Conservation Union. Its aim is to reduce threats to natural ecosystems and native species by increasing awareness of invasive alien species and of ways to prevent, control or eradicate them.
http://www.issg.org
Natural Invaders -- Ontario Nature
This section of the Ontario Nature's Web site provides information for gardeners that alerts them to the dangers of many common flowers and nursery varieties that threaten to replace native vegetation.
http://www.ontarionature.org/pdf/natural invaders.pdf
Pollination
Arizona Sonora Desert Museum
This Web site describes the Migratory Pollinators Program and explains the importance of migratory (nectar) corridors that extend from southern Mexico, north to the Intermountain West of the United States of America and Canada.
http://www.desertmuseum.org/pollination/index.html
Canadian Pollination Initiative (CANPOLIN)
NSERC-CANPOLIN is a five-year NSERC Strategic Network (begun in 2009) that will address the growing problem of pollinator decline in agricultural and natural ecosystems in Canada. Researchers at 26 universities across the country are working with government agencies, NGO’s and industry to deliver critical insights and sustainable solutions to the pollination problem. As well as describing the work of the network, this site provides relevant online publications and presentations.
http://www.uoguelph.ca/canpolin/
Columbia University
A fact sheet on Pollination Services from the Fathom Archive of Columbia University.
http://www.fathom.com/course/10701045/session4.html
EnviroZine
A fact sheet on protecting plant pollinators, from Environment Canada's online magazine.
http://www.uoguelph.ca/~iucn/news/ezine.html
Hinterland Who's Who
Hinterland Who's Who invites its readers to action by nurturing a nectar corridor for pollinators.
http://www.hww.ca/hww2.asp?id=161
LifeCycles Project Society
This non-governmental organization, based in Victoria, British Columbia, offers two fact sheets on how to create pesticide-free habitat for bees in your backyard and the use of native plants. This information was prepared with the support of EcoAction 2000 of Environment Canada.
http://www.lifecyclesproject.ca/resources/downloads/
bees_and_pesticides.pdf
http://www.lifecyclesproject.ca/resources/downloads/
home_for_bees.pdf
The North American Pollinator Protection Campaign
A group of affiliated organizations and individuals that are working together to protect the pollinators of the North America.
http://www.nappc.org
Wild about Gardening
The Canadian Wildlife Federation's Wild about Gardening Web site offers information on how to build nesting sites for pollinators and how to attract pollinators to your garden.
http://www.wildaboutgardening.org/en/dig_dwell_den/section3/index.htm
http://www.wildaboutgardening.org/en/attracting/section1/index.htm
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