An invasive aquatic plant, Eurasian milfoil is a weed that grows quickly. Known also as the “zombie plant,” this perennial (plants that live for more than two years) has soft feather-like green leaves ...

The Nature Conservancy of Canada's first project in British Columbia was to help with the 1974 acquisition of Mud Bay, a vibrant intertidal property in Vancouver's Boundary Bay. Since then we have ...

Donation Options With a gift to NCC, you can help protect some of Canada's most ecologically significant areas.

The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) has been creating a natural legacy in Nova Scotia for over 50 years. NCC's work in the province dates back to 1971, with more than 210 hectares conserved at ...

Despite its name, this invasive thistle is not from Canada. It is believed to have come over from the eastern Mediterranean region. It was likely one of the first weeds that early settlers imported to ...

When you join the Nature Conservancy of Canada’s Conservation Volunteers program, you become part of a growing team dedicated to caring for Canada's natural places.

Work With Us Why work with us? There's a special satisfaction to be found in working for a cause you believe in, especially when that cause involves something as important as the protection of ...

Many species of oak are known to exist worldwide. Approximately 500 species of Quercus oaks have been identified by taxonomists, of which 95 occur in North America.

Spotted knapweed, a member of the sunflower family, is an aggressive invader that is especially problematic in native grasslands in western Canada and has recently spread to Manitoba. There are five ...

While the common image of the black widow is its all-black body, eight spindly legs and signature red hourglass boldly displayed across its abdomen, that description is strictly for the ladies.

Since 1989, the Nature Conservancy of Canada has been working to conserve New Brunswick’s most significant natural areas. With its office based in Fredericton, NCC has created more than 40 nature ...

Autumn olive, along with several other non-native invasive shrubs, was planted in southern Ontario in the 1970s by well-meaning land managers thinking that they would provide excellent wildlife ...