Long Point National Wildlife Area / Tim Hagen

Create a wild garden to shelter and feed wildlife at your home, work or school.

Erect bird feeders at a school and post the pictures and names of native birds at nearby windows.

Coordinate an "eye-spy" nature hike and see who can spot the most wild plants and animals. Give bonus points for identifying wildlife correctly.

Ask your local field naturalist group to host a bird and birdsong identification walk in your community.

Install and use a composter for food scraps at your home, work or school.

Read about Canada's Species At Risk and teach someone else what you've learned.

Organize a letter-writing campaign and ask local politicians to protect wetlands and old-growth forests threatened by development.

Advocate to preserve your local woodlands.

Join a volunteer wildlife monitoring program.

Visit a local wetland with friends and discover the unique plants and animals that live there.

Organize a lunchtime lecture series featuring local environmental activists, scientists, or authors.

Teach a wildlife photography or painting class for students of all ages.

Organize an environmental fair for students. Invite local businesses to offer "green" prizes for the most interesting projects.

Choose "Climate Change and Wildlife" as a topic for a school project or letter to your local newspaper.

Learn to identify frogs by their songs and mating calls. Adopt and protect a nearby pond or marsh.

Join a naturalization project in your community and bring a stream, wetland or field back to its natural state. Hold a "garbage-free" community picnic to celebrate your accomplishment.

Visit a local wild area and draw the animal tracks you find there. Go to the library and identify the animal tracks.

Display information about birds, fish or animals at your local library or community centre.

Host a wildlife film festival in your community and distribute information about restoring wildlife habitat.

Ask your municipality to proclaim National Wildlife Week.