{"id":19710,"date":"2016-10-31T22:04:39","date_gmt":"2016-10-31T22:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/162.217.168.59\/?p=19710"},"modified":"2023-03-22T13:06:32","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T17:06:32","slug":"nature-conservancy-of-canada-earth-rangers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forests.org\/fr\/nature-conservancy-of-canada-earth-rangers\/","title":{"rendered":"Nature Conservancy of Canada, Earth Rangers and SFI Want to Make Life Less Scary for Amphibians at Halloween and All Year Round"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u00a0OTTAWA, ON<\/strong> \u2014 Slimy, slithery creatures take centre stage at Halloween, but\u00a0they fascinate children all year round. Kids are onto something because these\u00a0animals are important to the health and biodiversity of Canada\u2019s forests. That\u2019s\\\u00a0why the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) is proud to support important\u00a0conservation research on amphibians and their habitat led by the Nature\u00a0Conservancy of Canada (NCC) and the Earth Rangers\u2019 School Assembly\u00a0Program, which leverages kids\u2019 love of nature \u2014 even the slimy and slithering\u00a0kind.<\/p>\n

\u201cAmphibians have been declining worldwide for nearly two decades, and little\u00a0is known about the causes of these declines,\u201d said Peter Kendall, Executive\u00a0Director of Earth Rangers. \u201cSFI\u2019s support of this important research and of our\u00a0School Assembly Program helps increase students\u2019 understanding of the key\u00a0role amphibians play in forest ecosystems, and inspires optimism in our\u00a0children for what\u2019s possible when we all work together to protect the\u00a0environment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Through the power of live animal demonstrations and exciting audience\u00a0interaction, the Earth Rangers cross-Canada school tour helps students learn\u00a0about the importance of protecting and conserving biodiversity, while\u00a0highlighting important conservation initiatives across Canada. This year\u2019s show features, among other topics,\u00a0an engaging look at NCC research sponsored by SFI into vernal pools.<\/p>\n

Vernal pools are temporary water bodies that form during periods of high precipitation or spring snow melt.\u00a0They provide important habitat for a variety of plant and wildlife species of concern, including frogs,\u00a0salamanders and other amphibians. A key feature of vernal pools is the absence of fish, which means\u00a0amphibians\u2019 eggs don\u2019t get eaten. An SFI Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant is supporting\u00a0research in these important ecosystems, in partnership with the NCC and Kenauk Canada.<\/p>\n

The vernal pools are on the Kenauk Nature property, 140 km west of Montreal. This vast territory also\u00a0contains working forests. Kenauk is a great example of how forests can provide multiple values focused\u00a0simultaneously on conservation, recreation and economic productivity. Kenauk Canada is an SFI Program\u00a0Participant.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith Halloween around the corner, the school year is well underway, and I\u2019m so impressed that Earth\u00a0Rangers is on track to make more than 800 school presentations in 2016. Engaging youth on biodiversity\u00a0issues, like species of concern in vernal pools, is a key part of the SFI mission and central to our partnership\u00a0with Earth Rangers,\u201d said Kathy Abusow, President and CEO of SFI Inc.<\/p>\n

The Kenauk research project features cooperation between academic institutions, forest managers and\u00a0conservation groups, and presents an exceptional learning opportunity as these organizations share their\u00a0findings publicly through workshops, reports and outreach. \u201cStudy results will play a key role in improving\u00a0understanding of the important vernal pool ecosystems in North American deciduous forests, including the\u00a0Kenauk Reserve, and responsible forest management in these ecosystems,\u201d said Caroline Gagn\u00e9, Project\u00a0Manager at NCC.<\/p>\n

For this project NCC has partnered with SFI Program Participant Kenauk Canada, Institut des Sciences de la\u00a0For\u00eat temp\u00e9r\u00e9e, Centre d\u2019enseignement et de recherche en foresterie de Sainte-Foy, and Centre GEOTOP,\u00a0Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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