Canadian Museum of Nature

A botanical baseline for conservation of Agguttinni, Nunavut’s largest and newest territorial park

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
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OTTAWA, March 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canadian Museum of Nature botanists have completed a comprehensive study of the floristic diversity of Agguttinni Territorial Park, Nunavut’s newest and largest Territorial Park.

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  • OTTAWA, March 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canadian Museum of Nature botanists have completed a comprehensive study of the floristic diversity of Agguttinni Territorial Park, Nunavut’s newest and largest Territorial Park.
  • Agguttinni Territorial Park encompasses over 16,000 square kilometres of towering mountains, long fiords, lush valleys, and massive ice caps, and is a protected area on northern Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada.
  • This park, and all of Nunavut, is Inuit Nunangat – Inuit homeland in Canada – and the park protects sites and biodiversity stewarded by Inuit since time immemorial.
  • The park includes important bird areas, key habitats for polar bears and caribou, and numerous important Inuit cultural sites.

Canadian Museum of Nature announces winners of the 2023 Nature Inspiration Awards

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Friday, November 17, 2023
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OTTAWA, Nov. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Canadian Museum of Nature announced the winners of its national Nature Inspiration Awards at special gala Thursday.

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  • OTTAWA, Nov. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Canadian Museum of Nature announced the winners of its national Nature Inspiration Awards at special gala Thursday.
  • The 2023 awards covered seven categories: Youth (aged 17 and younger), Adult, Not-for-Profit (small to medium), Not-for-Profit (large), Sustainable Business, Community Action and Lifetime Achievement.
  • “Ten years of the Nature Inspiration Awards confirm there’s an abundance of inspiring ways that Canadians are working to maintain a healthy natural world,” says Dr. Danika Goosney, President and CEO of the Canadian Museum of Nature.
  • Winners receive $5,000 that they can ”pay forward” to a nature-related program of their choice, or reinvest into their project or initiative.

Doctors can now prescribe visits to the Canadian Museum of Nature through national Nature Prescription Program

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Wednesday, August 30, 2023
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Today, thanks to a new collaboration with PaRx, a nationwide nature-prescription program, doctors can prescribe patient visits to the Canadian Museum of Nature to improve their health.

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  • Today, thanks to a new collaboration with PaRx, a nationwide nature-prescription program, doctors can prescribe patient visits to the Canadian Museum of Nature to improve their health.
  • “The health benefits of nature are well-known, and through this partnership we can offer a great introduction to many natural-history wonders and to the health benefits of a museum visit,” says Dr. Danika Goosney, President and CEO of the Canadian Museum of Nature.
  • Healthcare providers in the National Capital Region registered with PaRx can now prescribe admission passes to the Canadian Museum of Nature for patients who could benefit from them the most.
  • Collaborating with the Canadian Museum of Nature is a new step in that direction.”
    This isn’t the first time the Canadian Museum of Nature has shone a spotlight on Canada’s national nature prescription program.

Canada’s Crawford Lake selected as top world site to define start of proposed Anthropocene epoch

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Tuesday, July 11, 2023
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Milton, Ont., July 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- An international group of researchers has selected Conservation Halton's Crawford Lake in Milton, Ont., as the site that could formally define the start of the Anthropocene, a proposed new epoch shaped by the significant global impacts of recent human activity.

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  • Milton, Ont., July 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- An international group of researchers has selected Conservation Halton's Crawford Lake in Milton, Ont., as the site that could formally define the start of the Anthropocene, a proposed new epoch shaped by the significant global impacts of recent human activity.
  • “Conservation Halton acquired Crawford Lake in the 1960s, and the site has been contributing to local and international research efforts ever since then,” said Hassaan Basit, President and CEO of Conservation Halton.
  • Now, the latest geological findings add a macro, planetary perspective to the stories told at Crawford Lake.
  • This plutonium signature coincides with the ‘Great Acceleration’ and is the primary marker proposed to identify the start of the Anthropocene epoch.

Study expands knowledge of wild bees and wasps in Canada’s disappearing prairie dune habitats

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Monday, June 19, 2023
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A new study of bees and wasps from these at-risk sites sheds light on changes to biodiversity in Canada’s prairie sandhills, which are increasingly being “stabilized” by plants that take root in the sand.

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  • A new study of bees and wasps from these at-risk sites sheds light on changes to biodiversity in Canada’s prairie sandhills, which are increasingly being “stabilized” by plants that take root in the sand.
  • In their task of comparing species assemblages and abundances across the range of transforming dune habitats, the team identified 374 species of bees and wasps among their samples.
  • There are 16 new records for Canada and several potentially undescribed species of bees and wasps.
  • “While the results are not really unexpected, this study illustrates that more work needs to be done in this region.

Ocean Week Canada 2023, June 2-11: a festival of ocean celebration with over 160 events taking place across the country

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Thursday, June 1, 2023
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Ocean Week Canada is taking place nationwide June 2 - 11, 2023.

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  • Ocean Week Canada is taking place nationwide June 2 - 11, 2023.
  • Now in its second year, Ocean Week Canada brings together local, regional, and national ocean and freshwater-themed events.
  • The festival is part of a multi-sector effort to ensure Canada protects 30% of its ocean area by 2030.
  • Ocean Week Canada is an important nationwide celebration that helps us to recognize and celebrate the connection we all share to the ocean.

Library and Archives Canada Scholar Awards Honour Five Remarkable Canadians

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Thursday, May 11, 2023
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GATINEAU, QC, May 11, 2023 /CNW/ - Tuesday night in Ottawa, five remarkable Canadians received the 2023 Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Scholar Awards during a reception held at the Canadian Museum of Nature.

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  • GATINEAU, QC, May 11, 2023 /CNW/ - Tuesday night in Ottawa, five remarkable Canadians received the 2023 Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Scholar Awards during a reception held at the Canadian Museum of Nature.
  • This event was a celebration of our shared identity, our diverse perspectives, and our collective journey towards a brighter future.
  • The Library and Archives Canada Scholar Awards, proudly co-presented by the LAC Foundation and Library and Archives Canada, with the generous support of founding sponsor Air Canada, recognize remarkable Canadians who have made an outstanding contribution to the creation and promotion of our country's culture, literary heritage and historical knowledge.
  • These awards also serve as a reminder that the creation and dissemination of our heritage are no longer exclusive to traditional environments but are increasingly accessible to all.

Call for Nominations: 2023 Nature Inspiration Awards

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Wednesday, March 29, 2023
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OTTAWA, March 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nominations are now open for the Canadian Museum of Nature’s national Nature Inspiration Awards.

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  • OTTAWA, March 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nominations are now open for the Canadian Museum of Nature’s national Nature Inspiration Awards.
  • The submission deadline for the 2023 awards is May 23.
  • The awards are supported by media partners The Globe and Mail and The Walrus.
  • On November 15, 2023, the Canadian Museum of Nature will host a gala to celebrate the finalists and announce the winners.

Minister Rodriguez announces the appointment of Dr. Karen Dodds as the new Chairperson of the Canadian Museum of Nature's Board of Trustees

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Tuesday, February 21, 2023
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From 2011 to 2016, she served as Assistant Deputy Minister at Environment and Climate Change Canada.

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  • From 2011 to 2016, she served as Assistant Deputy Minister at Environment and Climate Change Canada.
  • Prior to that, she was Assistant Deputy Minister at Health Canada from 2008 to 2011.
  • The Canadian Museum of Nature is a national museum in the Canadian Heritage Portfolio.
  • "Dr. Karen Dodds is a welcome addition to the Canadian Museum of Nature as Chair of the Board of Trustees.

Looking out for Canadian biodiversity

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Wednesday, December 7, 2022
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However, threats from development and introduced plants have reduced the Canadian population to fewer than 50 individuals.

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  • However, threats from development and introduced plants have reduced the Canadian population to fewer than 50 individuals.
  • This way of looking at the plant world makes us pause and reminds us of our collective responsibility."
  • As the world considers global biodiversity issues at the COP15 meeting, Canada faces its own decisions to save species here at home.
  • "More and more people are getting involved in looking for, and looking out for, species at risk," concluded David Lee, Chair of COSEWIC, "That's encouraging."