Biodiversity Education & Awareness Network

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Biodiversity Education & Awareness Network (BEAN) is an Ontario based group working to increase understanding of biodiversity & what we can do to conserve it.

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.

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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.👇

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.

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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/

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

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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

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✨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!

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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

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 MartinsTwo 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.

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

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🌱✨ 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

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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

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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!

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