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Individual actions for the environment do make a difference. There are many steps you can take to help clean the air, save energy, conserve water and prevent pollution.
Visit this section for fact sheets, quizzes, guides, success stories, models, tips, tutorials and other resources on how to actively support Canada's environment. Learn how to green your home, workplace, school and community, and about stewardship projects such as clean-ups and monitoring programs.
Resources for teachers and volunteers can also be found here.
This section provides a wealth of information on acid rain.
Through this program, local communities in Atlantic Canada are mobilized to address their own environmental and developmental challenges.
Explore the exhibits and activities presented by the Biosphère to learn about water, climate change and the sustainable development of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence ecosystem.
Here you will find a guide for the identification of birds controlled under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species.
During Environment Week, thousands of events are held in communities, workplaces, and schools across Canada to raise awareness of environmental issues and to promote activities aimed at preserving, protecting and restoring our environment.
This section provides information Canadians need to prevent pollution, and includes useful links related to topics such as hybrid vehicles, "buying green," and home energy efficiency.
Find links to information about the ways in which individuals, communities, industry, government, and non-governmental organizations are taking action to reduce air pollution.
This section describes the work many citizens and organizations have done in British Columbia and the Yukon to make a positive environmental impact in their communities.
Learn about the aquatic environment of the Fraser River Estuary by using this illustrated guide that may be downloaded for free.
The EcoAction Community Funding Program provides financial support to community groups for projects that have measurable, positive impacts on the environment. Funding can be requested for projects that focus on imporving the environment and increasing environmental awareness and capacity in the community.
Use this section to find information about the environment in Ontario. The information is tailored for kids, youth and educators.
Come here to share your information and successes, find answers to your questions, network with others, discover organizations involved and become a part of the environmental learning and sustainability movement in Canada.
These articles contain information about important lifestyle choices you can make in order to maintain a healthy environment.
This section contains a list of water related publications for teachers of primary, intermediate, secondary and post-secondary levels.
Use the links on this page to search through a variety of websites to find information related to Great Lakes science and research issues.
This page provides information on how citizens can become engaged in environmental activities in the Great Lakes region and beyond.
This is a series of five fact sheets that present lots of ecological advice for the care of your lawn, flowers, shrubs and trees. Find interesting information here on alternatives to chemical pesticides
This is a guide to best practices to help meeting organizers plan and implement meetings that are as environmentally responsible as possible.
This do-it-yourself guide for building an interactive pollution model is a totally interactive environmental education tool for understanding pollution, where it comes from and what we, as individuals, can do about it.
These technical bulletins highlight the success stories of facilities in Canada that use landfill gas to generate electricity and heat.
This section provides information on marine debris and how we can all help.
Find publications and teacher's guides that explain topics such as climate, weather, and meteorology.
The Northwest Territories/Nunavut Bird Checklist Survey is a bird monitoring program that relies on the observation and reports of volunteers.
Learn how individuals and organizations can reduce greenhouse emissions and help address climate change.
Access this inventory of stories to learn about the environmental and economic benefits of pollution prevention projects that are taking place across Canada.
These fact sheets cover pollution prevention activities, best practices and activities that individual Canadians, companies and government departments can incorporate into everyday life.
This tutorial provides a step-by-step guide that explains the basics of developing a pollution prevention plan.
Sky Watchers is an educational program for elementary schools, designed to help students learn the science of meteorology.
Test your knowledge of severe summer weather by answering this 17-question quiz.
With severe summer weather, knowing what to do in a weather event is the key to safety and health. Here are some tips.
You can make a difference. There are many simple actions that you or your organization can take to reduce waste, save resources and prevent pollution.
This section contains exciting volunteer opportunities for people from every walk of life. The programs reflect the diversity of Canadian environmental concerns and include water, wildlife, weather, and environmental action.
This is list of weather terminology is an excellent resource for school projects.
Through this database, you can find out where and when a particular goose was collared and you can help collect scientific data by entering your observations.
This section contains winter activities related to meteorology.
Test your knowledge of severe winter weather by answering this 16-question quiz.
This guide provides an overview of ways to create an environmentally friendly office.
This section offers information of interest to youth who are concerned about the environment. Find links about environmental action, jobs and internships, and programs such as the Youth Round Table on the Environment.