Curious by Nature

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By now, you’ve stopped to appreciate the wonder of nature across our land – and maybe even in your own backyard. You’ve listened to its stories. You’ve learned from its lessons. Most importantly, you’ve started to understand your place in it all – the remarkable web of life: biodiversity.

But you’re still curious by nature. You want to explore, learn, and do more. Let’s do just that.

Your guides to the wonder of nature

Hero of the City

Protector of Nature

 

Why Nature?

 

Though nature is around us every day, shaping our world, it’s hard to see how it makes our lives better. Yet as you now understand, one beaver family, a remarkable fox, or even a single person has the power to shape our world. Sometimes in small ways – and sometimes in very big ways.

When we each work to see that we’re part of nature, we can begin to appreciate that not only does nature matter, but that everything matters.

Has nature made you more curious?

Stories to help connect what you experienced in nature to what you’re learning in class – and to your life, today and every day!

Birds

Our daily window into the incomprehensible web of life

Caribou

The iconic guardians of Canada’s threatened species

Frogsicles

Popsicle-like superheroes of our freshwater ecosystems

Great Grey Owl

Ruler of Canada’s biodiversity superpower: the boreal forest

Lynx

Connecting predators and prey across our northern landscape

Weasel

Tiny genetic magicians control our most annoying pests

Nature’s Remarkable Partnership

Salmon, bears, and trees work together to help us all

Canada's Natural Spaces

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Nature Labs & Environment and Climate Change Canada

Nature Labs is a free Canadian virtual high school textbook that helps students challenge their assumptions and unlock their full potential​, today and every day. We use nature as a captivating metaphor to bring the lessons of five high school subjects to life, using story to connect students to experts, from former prime ministers to top chefs, and real-world issues.

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) is protecting and conserving our natural heritage, predicting weather and environmental conditions, preventing and managing pollution, promoting clean growth and a sustainable environment for present and future generations.