From hidden trails and migratory birds to its deep Indigenous heritage, discover why Gatineau Park deserves to be enshrined in federal legislation—and how you can help ensure its legacy for generations to come. Ottawa-Gatineau is a city of greenspaces — with Gatineau Park as the jewel in the crown so to speak. What’s your favourite…
The King Charles III’s Coronation Medal commemorates the coronation of His Majesty King Charles III as King of Canada. According to the federal government’s Canadian Medals Chart, the medal is “awarded to those who have made a significant contribution to Canada or to a particular province, territory, region or community of Canada, or have made…
“To have something be uncanny, you must first introduce the familiar,” says Lizzie Gill. Likening her compositions to a dining table’s place settings, the artist paints elaborate still lifes that explore the matriarchal lineages and how objects passed down shift in meaning over time. The vivid works feature flat backdrops met by boldly striped or…
Unceded Algonquin Territory — Ottawa, ON | January 23, 2025 Nature Canada is proud to announce the winners of its 2024 annual awards, celebrating individuals and organizations making exceptional contributions to nature conservation. These awards highlight the passion and dedication of those who work tirelessly to protect and restore the natural world. From inspiring youth…
Following up on last week’s call for the Trump Administration to restore U.S. climate data… The post Earth911 Inspiration: Farmers Pay The Price For Climate Data Purges appeared first on Earth911.
“Listening to the material is a central principle in my work,” Matias Karsikas says. Combining elements of glass, wood, and ceramics, the Helinski-based artist draw upon nature’s persistence despite human intervention. Karsikas’ botanical sculptures rest between artificial and organic. While bold hues of hand-blown glass neatly bloom into symmetrical petals and small bits of fired…
Take a trip back to February 2020, when the Earth911 team assembed at the microphone… The post Classic Earth911 Podcast: Plastic, Sustainability, and You appeared first on Earth911.
Unceded Algonquin Territory — Ottawa, ON | February 3, 2025 Last fall, Nature Canada’s naturalist team visited the Cree Nation of Chisasibi, a community where they’ve been partnering with locals to monitor birds for several years. But this time they came to town for a different reason. Nature Canada has just launched a new project…
Nature has always been a subject of fascination for Clara Lacy, who roamed the fields and streams around her home in Hampshire when she was young, spurring an interest in studying biology. Art also emerged as a way for her to channel her interest in animals and plants, tapping into the long-held tradition of artists…
“I want to explode the idea of beautiful ikebana,” says Kosen Ohtsubo, one of the foremost conceptual artists working in the Japanese tradition. Since the 1970s, Ohtsubo has been unsettling the ancient art of flower arranging. Incorporating atypical botanicals like cabbage leaves or weaving in unconventional materials like bathtubs and scrap metal, the artist approaches…