Biodiversity Education & Awareness Network
@beanontario.bsky.social
Biodiversity Education & Awareness Network (BEAN) is an Ontario based group working to increase understanding of biodiversity & what we can do to conserve it.
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#DYK that we have free, #biodiversity focused & curriculum-linked, resources available on our website? Topics covered include tree identification, ecological footprint, invasive species, backyard birds, island ecology and more! Visit biodiversityeducation.ca to check out our catalogue!
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🐦 Since 1970, chimney swift populations have 📉 by 90%.
Once nesting in hollow trees, chimney swifts adapted to city life — raising their young in chimneys after forests were cleared. But as old chimneys disappear & insect populations decline, these agile flyers are losing both homes & food.
Once nesting in hollow trees, chimney swifts adapted to city life — raising their young in chimneys after forests were cleared. But as old chimneys disappear & insect populations decline, these agile flyers are losing both homes & food.
November 2, 2025 at 7:46 PM
🐦 Since 1970, chimney swift populations have 📉 by 90%.
Once nesting in hollow trees, chimney swifts adapted to city life — raising their young in chimneys after forests were cleared. But as old chimneys disappear & insect populations decline, these agile flyers are losing both homes & food.
Once nesting in hollow trees, chimney swifts adapted to city life — raising their young in chimneys after forests were cleared. But as old chimneys disappear & insect populations decline, these agile flyers are losing both homes & food.
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Food chains show the transfer of energy from one organism to the next in an ecosystem. In other words - 'who eats who'!
For this activity, unscramble the letters of each step to uncover the underlying food chain. To print the activity, right-click on desktop or hold down with your finger on mobile!
For this activity, unscramble the letters of each step to uncover the underlying food chain. To print the activity, right-click on desktop or hold down with your finger on mobile!
October 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Food chains show the transfer of energy from one organism to the next in an ecosystem. In other words - 'who eats who'!
For this activity, unscramble the letters of each step to uncover the underlying food chain. To print the activity, right-click on desktop or hold down with your finger on mobile!
For this activity, unscramble the letters of each step to uncover the underlying food chain. To print the activity, right-click on desktop or hold down with your finger on mobile!
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Think birdwatching ends when the snow falls? Think again. Feathers in the Frost shares expert tips for spotting and supporting your local flock in winter. #NatureTalks natureconservancy.ca/events/feath...
October 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Think birdwatching ends when the snow falls? Think again. Feathers in the Frost shares expert tips for spotting and supporting your local flock in winter. #NatureTalks natureconservancy.ca/events/feath...
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Green Job Alert! 📢
The Royal Botanical Gardens is hiring a full-time Cootes to Escarpment EcoPark System Coordinator!
▪️ Contract: Nov 17, 2025 - Dec 18, 2026 with possibility of extension
▪️ Salary range: $66,300 - $78,000
▪️ Applications due Oct 19, 2025 >> buff.ly/xMkX6xp
The Royal Botanical Gardens is hiring a full-time Cootes to Escarpment EcoPark System Coordinator!
▪️ Contract: Nov 17, 2025 - Dec 18, 2026 with possibility of extension
▪️ Salary range: $66,300 - $78,000
▪️ Applications due Oct 19, 2025 >> buff.ly/xMkX6xp
October 7, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Green Job Alert! 📢
The Royal Botanical Gardens is hiring a full-time Cootes to Escarpment EcoPark System Coordinator!
▪️ Contract: Nov 17, 2025 - Dec 18, 2026 with possibility of extension
▪️ Salary range: $66,300 - $78,000
▪️ Applications due Oct 19, 2025 >> buff.ly/xMkX6xp
The Royal Botanical Gardens is hiring a full-time Cootes to Escarpment EcoPark System Coordinator!
▪️ Contract: Nov 17, 2025 - Dec 18, 2026 with possibility of extension
▪️ Salary range: $66,300 - $78,000
▪️ Applications due Oct 19, 2025 >> buff.ly/xMkX6xp
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Today is International Walk to School Day, and the start of #Walktober – International Walk to School Month! 🍂👟🚸
Every day in October, we encourage children to keep healthy by walking + wheeling to school.
Check out our resources: buff.ly/9tz5vRW
Every day in October, we encourage children to keep healthy by walking + wheeling to school.
Check out our resources: buff.ly/9tz5vRW
October 1, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Today is International Walk to School Day, and the start of #Walktober – International Walk to School Month! 🍂👟🚸
Every day in October, we encourage children to keep healthy by walking + wheeling to school.
Check out our resources: buff.ly/9tz5vRW
Every day in October, we encourage children to keep healthy by walking + wheeling to school.
Check out our resources: buff.ly/9tz5vRW
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Are you passionate about using social media to spark curiosity, build community, and drive real impact? We’re looking for a creative and strategic storyteller to join our team. If you're ready to turn likes into lasting connections, we’d love to hear from you! ➡️ workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/defau...
September 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Are you passionate about using social media to spark curiosity, build community, and drive real impact? We’re looking for a creative and strategic storyteller to join our team. If you're ready to turn likes into lasting connections, we’d love to hear from you! ➡️ workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/defau...
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Thanks to the Birds Canada Community Grant, the Hamilton Naturalists’ Club recently installed two new Purple Martin nesting colony structures at Saltfleet and Fifty Point Conservation Areas.
Learn more about the grant and apply today! Applications are open until Sep 29: tinyurl.com/mwbc2m37
Learn more about the grant and apply today! Applications are open until Sep 29: tinyurl.com/mwbc2m37
September 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Thanks to the Birds Canada Community Grant, the Hamilton Naturalists’ Club recently installed two new Purple Martin nesting colony structures at Saltfleet and Fifty Point Conservation Areas.
Learn more about the grant and apply today! Applications are open until Sep 29: tinyurl.com/mwbc2m37
Learn more about the grant and apply today! Applications are open until Sep 29: tinyurl.com/mwbc2m37
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Cartwright Nature Sanctuary Tour 🌿
Join Warren Beacham for a tour of this 46-acre parcel acquired as a joint agreement between HNC and Conservation Halton in 2004.
📅 Wed Sept 17, 2025 | 6:00 - 8:00 PM
📍 Meeting location >> buff.ly/xyu3HXP
🚗 Park along the edge of the road, avoiding the grass
Join Warren Beacham for a tour of this 46-acre parcel acquired as a joint agreement between HNC and Conservation Halton in 2004.
📅 Wed Sept 17, 2025 | 6:00 - 8:00 PM
📍 Meeting location >> buff.ly/xyu3HXP
🚗 Park along the edge of the road, avoiding the grass
September 9, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Cartwright Nature Sanctuary Tour 🌿
Join Warren Beacham for a tour of this 46-acre parcel acquired as a joint agreement between HNC and Conservation Halton in 2004.
📅 Wed Sept 17, 2025 | 6:00 - 8:00 PM
📍 Meeting location >> buff.ly/xyu3HXP
🚗 Park along the edge of the road, avoiding the grass
Join Warren Beacham for a tour of this 46-acre parcel acquired as a joint agreement between HNC and Conservation Halton in 2004.
📅 Wed Sept 17, 2025 | 6:00 - 8:00 PM
📍 Meeting location >> buff.ly/xyu3HXP
🚗 Park along the edge of the road, avoiding the grass
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🌱✨ Calling all educators & K–12 students!
Do you have a big idea to help nature thrive at your school? 💡🐝 Our #WWFGoWild School Grants can help bring your vision to life.
💵 Apply for $1,500 in funding
📅 Applications open Sept 8 – Oct 24, 2025
👉 Learn more & apply: https://bit.ly/3JKvkCs
Do you have a big idea to help nature thrive at your school? 💡🐝 Our #WWFGoWild School Grants can help bring your vision to life.
💵 Apply for $1,500 in funding
📅 Applications open Sept 8 – Oct 24, 2025
👉 Learn more & apply: https://bit.ly/3JKvkCs
September 8, 2025 at 8:28 PM
🌱✨ Calling all educators & K–12 students!
Do you have a big idea to help nature thrive at your school? 💡🐝 Our #WWFGoWild School Grants can help bring your vision to life.
💵 Apply for $1,500 in funding
📅 Applications open Sept 8 – Oct 24, 2025
👉 Learn more & apply: https://bit.ly/3JKvkCs
Do you have a big idea to help nature thrive at your school? 💡🐝 Our #WWFGoWild School Grants can help bring your vision to life.
💵 Apply for $1,500 in funding
📅 Applications open Sept 8 – Oct 24, 2025
👉 Learn more & apply: https://bit.ly/3JKvkCs
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Our Fish Habitat program creates real impacts for our trout species! 💧
Trout are a very sensitive, so they are negatively impacted by silt on their spawning beds. Our work removes it through washing and supplementation.
Learn more about our Fish Habitat program: https://shorturl.at/Ywhma
Trout are a very sensitive, so they are negatively impacted by silt on their spawning beds. Our work removes it through washing and supplementation.
Learn more about our Fish Habitat program: https://shorturl.at/Ywhma
September 4, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Our Fish Habitat program creates real impacts for our trout species! 💧
Trout are a very sensitive, so they are negatively impacted by silt on their spawning beds. Our work removes it through washing and supplementation.
Learn more about our Fish Habitat program: https://shorturl.at/Ywhma
Trout are a very sensitive, so they are negatively impacted by silt on their spawning beds. Our work removes it through washing and supplementation.
Learn more about our Fish Habitat program: https://shorturl.at/Ywhma
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🌍 It’s International Youth Day! Our latest edition of iNews spotlights inspiring stories that show how engaging youth as co-creators in climate solutions empowers cities and communities to lead a climate-ready future!
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August 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM
🌍 It’s International Youth Day! Our latest edition of iNews spotlights inspiring stories that show how engaging youth as co-creators in climate solutions empowers cities and communities to lead a climate-ready future!
📥 mailchi.mp/iclei.org/in...
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Join rare on Sunday, September 21, 2025, for our 16th annual TRAIL PARTY! We hope you will Step up for Nature and join the party! Fundraise, walk, hike and run to educate the next generation of stewards and protect natural environments now and forever.
August 7, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Join rare on Sunday, September 21, 2025, for our 16th annual TRAIL PARTY! We hope you will Step up for Nature and join the party! Fundraise, walk, hike and run to educate the next generation of stewards and protect natural environments now and forever.
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LCN in collaboration with Myotistar have installed 3 new Motus towers in Niagara! These towers are part of a global network that records signals from radio transmitters attached to wildlife, including bats, birds and even insects!
All of the data is publicly available for you to see- motus.org
All of the data is publicly available for you to see- motus.org
August 1, 2025 at 7:36 PM
LCN in collaboration with Myotistar have installed 3 new Motus towers in Niagara! These towers are part of a global network that records signals from radio transmitters attached to wildlife, including bats, birds and even insects!
All of the data is publicly available for you to see- motus.org
All of the data is publicly available for you to see- motus.org
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Wetlands provide essential ecosystem services for people and #ForNature!
🏞️ Some are both @unesco.org World Heritage and @ramsar.org sites.
Recognizing the values of wetlands is key to protecting and restoring them. 🌍🧪
🔗 IPBES Values Assessment: ipbes.net/values-asses...
🏞️ Some are both @unesco.org World Heritage and @ramsar.org sites.
Recognizing the values of wetlands is key to protecting and restoring them. 🌍🧪
🔗 IPBES Values Assessment: ipbes.net/values-asses...
July 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Wetlands provide essential ecosystem services for people and #ForNature!
🏞️ Some are both @unesco.org World Heritage and @ramsar.org sites.
Recognizing the values of wetlands is key to protecting and restoring them. 🌍🧪
🔗 IPBES Values Assessment: ipbes.net/values-asses...
🏞️ Some are both @unesco.org World Heritage and @ramsar.org sites.
Recognizing the values of wetlands is key to protecting and restoring them. 🌍🧪
🔗 IPBES Values Assessment: ipbes.net/values-asses...
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Help monitor Common Loons. These special #birds are a part of #Canada that many of us love.
Learn more at birdscanada.org/loons
Register before Aug 1st & share this with other loon and #lake lovers.
Shareable stewardship images available at: birdscanada.mediavalet.com/portals/clls...
#cottages
Learn more at birdscanada.org/loons
Register before Aug 1st & share this with other loon and #lake lovers.
Shareable stewardship images available at: birdscanada.mediavalet.com/portals/clls...
#cottages
July 11, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Help monitor Common Loons. These special #birds are a part of #Canada that many of us love.
Learn more at birdscanada.org/loons
Register before Aug 1st & share this with other loon and #lake lovers.
Shareable stewardship images available at: birdscanada.mediavalet.com/portals/clls...
#cottages
Learn more at birdscanada.org/loons
Register before Aug 1st & share this with other loon and #lake lovers.
Shareable stewardship images available at: birdscanada.mediavalet.com/portals/clls...
#cottages
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You may think all maple leaves look alike, but being able to identify them can help you find invasive species. Norway Maple leaves are often mistaken for Sugar Maple leaves, but they do have some distinguishing features. Check out our graphic to learn how to ID this invasive #tree species!
July 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
You may think all maple leaves look alike, but being able to identify them can help you find invasive species. Norway Maple leaves are often mistaken for Sugar Maple leaves, but they do have some distinguishing features. Check out our graphic to learn how to ID this invasive #tree species!
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Want to be part of the #NCCBioBlitz? It’s simple:
🔍 Find a plant, animal or fungi
📸 Snap a photo
📲 Upload your observation
🌎 Contribute to science
Be part of something big: buff.ly/8DL6YQb
🔍 Find a plant, animal or fungi
📸 Snap a photo
📲 Upload your observation
🌎 Contribute to science
Be part of something big: buff.ly/8DL6YQb
July 8, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Want to be part of the #NCCBioBlitz? It’s simple:
🔍 Find a plant, animal or fungi
📸 Snap a photo
📲 Upload your observation
🌎 Contribute to science
Be part of something big: buff.ly/8DL6YQb
🔍 Find a plant, animal or fungi
📸 Snap a photo
📲 Upload your observation
🌎 Contribute to science
Be part of something big: buff.ly/8DL6YQb
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What are the best ways to help loons on your lake; Here are our tips from the Canadian Lakes Loon Survey.
Learn more at www.birdscanada.org/bird-science...
Please share these tips! They are available at: birdscanada.mediavalet.com/portals/clls...
Learn more at www.birdscanada.org/bird-science...
Please share these tips! They are available at: birdscanada.mediavalet.com/portals/clls...
June 27, 2025 at 7:53 AM
What are the best ways to help loons on your lake; Here are our tips from the Canadian Lakes Loon Survey.
Learn more at www.birdscanada.org/bird-science...
Please share these tips! They are available at: birdscanada.mediavalet.com/portals/clls...
Learn more at www.birdscanada.org/bird-science...
Please share these tips! They are available at: birdscanada.mediavalet.com/portals/clls...
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Join Ontario Nature for our free Bill 5 Explained: What It Means for Ontario's Nature and What We Can Do webinar.
Happening Wed July 9 from 7-8:30 pm on Zoom.
RSVP here:
shorturl.at/FwiOu
Share widely!
#RepealBill5
Happening Wed July 9 from 7-8:30 pm on Zoom.
RSVP here:
shorturl.at/FwiOu
Share widely!
#RepealBill5
June 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Join Ontario Nature for our free Bill 5 Explained: What It Means for Ontario's Nature and What We Can Do webinar.
Happening Wed July 9 from 7-8:30 pm on Zoom.
RSVP here:
shorturl.at/FwiOu
Share widely!
#RepealBill5
Happening Wed July 9 from 7-8:30 pm on Zoom.
RSVP here:
shorturl.at/FwiOu
Share widely!
#RepealBill5
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Today is World Environment Day! The theme for this year is ending plastic pollution.
Here's a short clip from one of our past webinars on plastic pollution, featuring Eden Hataley from @uoft.bsky.social
Watch the full webinar here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvmQGqBr77c
Here's a short clip from one of our past webinars on plastic pollution, featuring Eden Hataley from @uoft.bsky.social
Watch the full webinar here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvmQGqBr77c
June 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Today is World Environment Day! The theme for this year is ending plastic pollution.
Here's a short clip from one of our past webinars on plastic pollution, featuring Eden Hataley from @uoft.bsky.social
Watch the full webinar here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvmQGqBr77c
Here's a short clip from one of our past webinars on plastic pollution, featuring Eden Hataley from @uoft.bsky.social
Watch the full webinar here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvmQGqBr77c
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Be for the birds this #WorldMigratoryBirdDay! 🐦
Even small actions can make a big impact for our feathered friends. Migratory birds rely on safe stopovers and healthy habitats. Will you take the #MySmallAct challenge and support their journey? brnw.ch/21wSynb #WMBD2025 #MigratoryBirds #BirdSky
Even small actions can make a big impact for our feathered friends. Migratory birds rely on safe stopovers and healthy habitats. Will you take the #MySmallAct challenge and support their journey? brnw.ch/21wSynb #WMBD2025 #MigratoryBirds #BirdSky
May 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Be for the birds this #WorldMigratoryBirdDay! 🐦
Even small actions can make a big impact for our feathered friends. Migratory birds rely on safe stopovers and healthy habitats. Will you take the #MySmallAct challenge and support their journey? brnw.ch/21wSynb #WMBD2025 #MigratoryBirds #BirdSky
Even small actions can make a big impact for our feathered friends. Migratory birds rely on safe stopovers and healthy habitats. Will you take the #MySmallAct challenge and support their journey? brnw.ch/21wSynb #WMBD2025 #MigratoryBirds #BirdSky
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The latest update of the KBA Dashboard, available on the KBA website, is live. As of March 2025, we went from 16,510 to 16,589 KBAs.
Discover more in our latest Newsletter 🌐 bit.ly/44qftB9
And don't forget to visit the KBA Dashboard 📊 www.keybiodiversityareas.org/kba-data
Discover more in our latest Newsletter 🌐 bit.ly/44qftB9
And don't forget to visit the KBA Dashboard 📊 www.keybiodiversityareas.org/kba-data
April 29, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The latest update of the KBA Dashboard, available on the KBA website, is live. As of March 2025, we went from 16,510 to 16,589 KBAs.
Discover more in our latest Newsletter 🌐 bit.ly/44qftB9
And don't forget to visit the KBA Dashboard 📊 www.keybiodiversityareas.org/kba-data
Discover more in our latest Newsletter 🌐 bit.ly/44qftB9
And don't forget to visit the KBA Dashboard 📊 www.keybiodiversityareas.org/kba-data
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The rare Plant Sale and Eco Market is just around the corner! Choose from a wide variety of fruit and vegetable, herb, or flower seedlings to get your garden started - 100% of proceeds benefit rare's Food Bank Garden!
April 25, 2025 at 8:41 PM
The rare Plant Sale and Eco Market is just around the corner! Choose from a wide variety of fruit and vegetable, herb, or flower seedlings to get your garden started - 100% of proceeds benefit rare's Food Bank Garden!