That’s (almost) a wrap on STEM Storytime for this school year! 📖 Join us for our final sessions on Tuesdays at 1 p.m., and learn all about birds nesting, bees buzzing, and our neighbour the Moon! 🪺🐝🌕 Save your spot now: bit.ly/4j2Iis5

It doesn't end with No Mow May: Increasing native habitat helps pollinators thrive >> act.gp/3GMA6Og #NowMowMay #PlantNativeFlowers #Rewild #Rewilding

Looking for some funding to attend our OPC Breathe of Fresh Air Summit? We have grants available! 🏞️✨ To learn more and to apply, click here: Travel grants: ⬇ www.outdoorplaycanada.ca/2025/03/28/n... Registration micro grants: ⬇ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Deadline: May 30, 2025.

Playing and exploring outdoors brings risk, and that's good for children phys.org/news/2025-04...

Chicken Jockey! Steve! Let’s Craft! If these phrases sound all too familiar to you, now’s the time to capitalize on your class’s obsession with the Minecraft movie take learning to the next level. Download Tomatosphere Adventure for FREE today → bit.ly/42cy5Dl #MinecraftEdu #LetsTalkScience

How do you build reflection into your lessons? This teacher uses a simple question to be sure this crucial step in the learning process is part of every class. 💪 #60SecondStrategies #EduSky

During Earth Week, check out the Climate Games Showcase—a chance to explore six engaging games designed to support climate education. The events are free but registration is required: bit.ly/Climate-Game.... All sessions will be recorded.

#OCDSB #OCSB

🌳Celebrate the start of spring by helping restore and care for an old growth forest in Ontario!🌳 Join us at Gillies Grove Nature Reserve in Arnprior on May 1st for a hands-on volunteer event focused on invasive species removal. For full event details: brnw.ch/21wRSS0

#ocsbEco #ocsbOutdoors #ocsbScience

Always learning from S. McIntyre about the importance of risky play. #EOCCC #ocsb

Remember all those photos of excessive salting we shared? And then the rains yesterday and last weekend? Yep: all that salt is now entering our soil, groundwater, and streams. Next Wed, Mar 26, Council considers a review of the City's salting practices. www.ecologyottawa.ca/salting_revi...

New season. New trends. Buy more. Buy cheap. Move on. Throw away. Overconsumption fuels waste, strains resources, and pollutes the air, land, and water around us. Think before you buy and help #BeatWastePollution: youtu.be/0v7f0KeNpv8?...

So many amazing things to check out during #ocsb Standing Against Racism week including our keynote from Indigenous cultural advisor Josh Lewis, which will be available as of March 17th. OCSB staff can check out all the other events and resources too on the site for the week on OCSB Central.

🙌🏻 #ocsbSTEAM

We were pleased to speak with @ctvnewsottawa.bsky.social for their coverage of OC Transpo's salting practices. “It needs to be reduced. There are good ways to reduce it. This is a manageable problem.” #Ecology #Biodiversity #OttCity www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...

Forests are teeming with life, even in winter! While you're out on a snowy walk or heading to work, you might spot footprints left behind by unseen wildlife. 🐾 Each track is a clue, revealing the presence of animals thriving in the winter landscape. Read more: brnw.ch/21wQaXQ

Bird Friendly Ottawa, of which we're a member, is offering tips on winter bird identification Sunday, Jan 19 by the Adàwe Crossing of the Rideau River, 12-3 pm. Bring your binoculars—or borrow a pair from the Ottawa Outdoor Gear Library! Please join us. #OttBird

Beavers may simply look like fluffy, furry, oversized rodents, but they actually play a crucial role in enhancing ecosystem resilience to climate change. Their dam-building activities make them key contributors to the long-term survival of their habitats: wwf.to/3BYR2zg

Study says myopia rates are soaring around the world - "parents urged to boosting outdoor time" www.cbc.ca/news/health/...

Filmmaker Len Morissette spoke with Can Geo’s Biinaagami on creating the first Indigenous docuseries on water protection, taking viewers into a confluence between worlds. Take a look at the full interview by Katie Doreen here:

🎵'Tis the season to take our brand-new Innovator Courses. 🎵 🎵 Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la. 🎵 Learn creative strategies and access ready-to-use resources in Quizizz for your subject of expertise. 🧑‍🎄 Learn more ➡️: t.co/Dd7bOOEKjR

Canada’s waste volume increases by 25% over the holidays - a statistic that materializes right before your very eyes on the first garbage day post-holidays. While corporations need to take the lion’s share of responsibility for overconsumption, there are a few things we can do 👇 act.gp/4gHNoII

Missed this webinar in November? Not to worry - we've got you covered. The webinar recording is available on our YouTube channel, here: 👇 youtu.be/BP0ILtQgBZE ___ #Play #OutdoorPlay #OutdoorPlayCA #Canada #ECE #Framework #ProfessionalDevelopment #ProfessionalLearning

Morgantown native Emily Calandrelli, and host of Emily’s Wonder Lab and Emily’s Science Lab, the Space Gal becomes the 100th woman to rocket into space. - WV MetroNews wvmetronews.com/2024/11/22/m...

Happy #WorldSoilDay! 🌱 Did you know Canada holds 327 billion tonnes of carbon? AND 94% of that natural carbon in Canada is stored in the top one metre of soil, which is why our soil-stored carbon must be protected.