Youth engagement
Young people are the future of conservation in Canada.
Through outreach and training programs, we're helping young people in Canada learn new skills and become the stewards of tomorrow.
Projects
Learning from Lake Sturgeon
Big fish need healthy rivers.
How you can help bats
Take part in citizen science, and learn more about bats
Stories and op-eds
Focus on Fellows: Cale Gushulak
We spoke with Weston Fellow Cale Gushulak about his PhD research on the impacts of millennial-scale climate change on lake ecosystems in boreal Northern Ontario.
Focus on Fellows: Brandon Laforest
We spoke with 2012 Weston Fellow Brandon Laforest, now Lead Specialist in Arctic Conservation at WWF Canada, about his journey in conservation, his research on polar bears, and the important role of mentorship in shaping his career.
Focus on Fellows: Mary-Kate Craig
We caught up with 2017 Weston Fellow Mary-Kate Craig about her research on Indigenous-led approaches to conservation research.Media coverage
Meet the people trying to keep a prehistoric fish alive
Lake sturgeon have long been culturally significant and nutritionally important to First Nations in Ontario, but dams and commercial fishing have put them at risk.
2025-04-30 | The Narwhal
'Challenging' canoe trip helps local sisters connect with ancestors
Neemamo Mishkanan participant gives first hand account of her experience paddling hundreds of kilometres down two northern Ontario rivers.
2024-09-24 | Bradford Today
