How our work impacts conservation across Canada.
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Where we’re working on the ground from coast to coast.
We need your help to protect our water, wildlife, and wetlands. Here’s how you can make an impact.
Wetlands to the Rescue! Summary Sheet
Grade Level: Grade 9 and up
This sheet summarizes all the ways that wetlands help lessen the impacts of climate change. It corresponds with Wetlands to the Rescue! PowerPoint.
Your students will learn how wetlands provide water during droughts, store and slow water during floods, protect coastal regions from storms, provide a cooling effect, and actively fight climate change by absorbing and storing carbon.
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Wetlands to the Rescue
Grade Level: Grade 9 and up Wetlands to the Rescue! combines extensive research on how wetlands play a role in mitigating climate change, while also making…