Info Sheets

First: Take the Challenge
 It's good to have a goal in mind
  The Conservation Challenge
  Other online calculators

Now, find help.
 Use our info sheets, or search the Great Green Directory and create your own info sheet.

Top Ten Conserver Actions
  Help nature
  Save water
  Save energy
  Use green power
  Drive Less
  Eat smart
  Waste less
  Prevent pollution
  Buy green
   Live local

 

 

  

 

Help Nature
 General  |  At Home with Nature

Nature, or “the natural environment,” is often confused with a place/space that is untouched, unscathed, undisturbed (etc.) by human beings.  This is, however, a myth!  To “help nature” you can take action in many ways!  

Searching “nature” at www.ted.com provides an excellent platform to think about the diverse ways people are looking at nature on the planet and the impact “helping nature” can have on the world: Ted Videos about “nature”

 1. Individual Actions  

·         Design a workshop. “Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable Future” is a multimedia education programme published by UNESCO.  Check out some samples of their workshops here.

·         Naturalize! - Naturalizing your local park or backyard can provide a multitude of benefits to you, your community and the environment.  Here is a guide to explain what it is, why it matters, and how to start your own project.  LandOwner Resource Centre’s “Extension Notes for Naturalizing”

·         Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle at home.  What might that look like at home?  Check out this breakdown.

·         Did you know that 2010 is the International Year of Biodiversity?  Here is a list of organizations around the global working to protect and advocate for nature: Get involved with the International Year of Biodiversity

·         Get information from the experts. Visit World Wildlife Fund's Conservation Action Network, where you can speak out for wildlife and wild places around the globe: WWF

·         Ontario Nature stays informed using these methods.  They also send out helpful “Action Alerts” via email to help inform you of resent conservation issues in Ontario.  Sign up here.
 

2. Community Projects and Campaigns 

·         Children’s Garden / Explore Toronto Programs

·         City of Toronto’s “Community Gardens Program”

·         Conservation Action Network at the World Wildlife Federation (WWF)

·         Evergreen’s projects in schools and parks found here

·         Organic Landscape Alliance promotes horticultural education here, where you might find a few interesting ideas for projects!

·         Ontario’s EcoSchool “5 Step Program”

·         Friends of the Rouge Watershed’s Projects 
 

Campaigns 

·         Ontario Nature’s Campaigns

·         Nature Canada’s “Raise Your Voice for Nature” Campaigns

·         Earth Ranger’s “Bring Back the Wild” 
 

3. Key Organizations/Networks 

·         Garden Ontario: Ontario Horticultural Association on the Web

·         Ontario Land Trust Alliance

·         Ontario Nature

·         Ontario EcoSchools

·         Evergreen Brick Works

·         Environment Network

 

4. More Resources 

·         Delicious – to see articles and websites that CCO has recently tagged with “nature”, please visit this link

·         Great Green Directory – search the Great Green Directory for products, services, programs, financial incentives, and resources specific to the “Help Nature” conserver action

·         EcoScore – learn what your ECOscore is! Take five minutes to rate yourself and find out where you want to improve as a conserver.