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Hi ,  

Do you remember the first time you dipped your feet into the ocean? Heard the sounds of the crashing waves, the smell of the fresh salty air and felt the cold water between your toes. Perhaps you’ve seen a whale breaching in the distance or heard the birds along the shoreline. Or perhaps you dream of seeing one of Canada's seascapes soon.

Many Canadians feel the love for oceans and understand how much they give us. Today is World Oceans Day, a day to celebrate and be grateful for our oceans. We cannot survive without the ocean; it provides us oxygen to breathe, provides nourishment, helps us withstand climate change, and supports vibrant coastal communities. 

Unfortunately, Canada’s oceans are vulnerable to overfishing, pollution, industrial activity, and climate change. Amazing animals—like the North Atlantic Right Whale on the east coast and the Southern Resident Orca on the west—are at risk of extinction. 

This is because the vast majority of Canada’s oceans are not legally protected, leaving marine species and their habitats vulnerable and exposed. 

Thousands of Canadians are standing with Nature Canada to fight against proposed projects like the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 expansion on the West Coast and fight for protecting more critical wilderness across Canada. We must work together against activities which threaten our progress towards protecting marine species and their ocean habitats.

You can take action today to protect our oceans against these imminent threats. 

Please give a gift that will ensure this vital work continues.

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Your gift today will: 

• Help marine ecosystems thrive by protecting 25 percent of land and ocean in Canada by 2025; 
• Fight against proposed developments that would threaten our progress towards protecting marine species and their ocean habitats;
• Protect threatened species, including Orcas, Sea Turtles, Great White Sharks & Salmon;
• Invest in sustainable jobs that will strengthen coastal communities, and a sustainable Blue Economy; and
• Ensure that future generations benefit from a healthy ocean and abundant ecosystem services.

You care about Canada’s oceans, and understand why conserving ocean biodiversity keeps our oceans healthy and ensures strong coast communities. Having one of the longest coastlines in the world, we have a responsibility to defend marine areas from coast to coast to coast.

Please give today because all nature needs to be protected. 

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Yours for nature,

Graham Saul 

P.S. Don’t forget that Canada has the longest coastlines in the world, we have a responsibility to defend marine areas from coast to coast to coast.

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Hi ,

Nature lovers like you, are doing incredible nature restoration projects all across Canada. And we can’t wait to support more.

This is your absolute last chance to give towards this matching gift opportunity and double your impact. 

Nature Canada has a Nature Restoration Fund to protect and restore our natural places and time is running out on this opportunity to have your gift matched, dollar for dollar, up to $100,000!

So far we have raised over $97,892! Thank you SO MUCH to all of the incredible donors who have given a gift to protect and restore the nature and wildlife you love. 

Your gift to the Nature Restoration Fund is a way for you to take action to protect and restore nature in your community and across Canada. Your gift saves wild species and protects wild places.

Throughout this unsettling time in our lives, one thing has supported us and remained steadfast: nature. Nature provides us with so much—mental health, physical health, clean air and water, food, the list goes on. Spending time in nature and taking action to protect and restore the nature you love offers a host of benefits for your health and the health of our land and oceans. 

Thank you to all our supporters who shared your plans and promises for nature as part of the Nature Restoration Fund! Here are just two stories of the amazing ways nature lovers like you are taking action everyday.

“I volunteer at a salmon enhancement program and stream restoration. Seeing the salmon come back to the creeks and streams is such a miracle. Counting and monitoring the Coho Smolts  gives my life purpose. Not to mention the chance to spend hours out in the forests, lakes, rivers and oceans truly feeds my soul.“ – Lorie, Member since 2003, from BC

“I try to practice all the good advice Nature Canada provides to protect nature. I have three bee houses, perennials which bloom from early spring through the fall, crabapple tree and holly berries, a bird bath, a birdhouse. The garden is full of different bees and birds. Together we can all take action to protect nature.” Emmy, Member since 1999 from QC

“I pick up garbage from our roadsides and trails. I plant trees on my property each year. I don't use pesticides or herbicides” Michelle, Member since 2015 from ON

“We are hosting two bee hives. What matters most is that we take action to slow global warming by planting trees, reduce the use of harmful pesticides, and put as much land aside for parks and wildlife areas.“ Vera, Member since 2001, from BC

You can take action for nature today too! We are so close to our goal with only $2,108 remaining!

If only 60 people give as little as $35 We will surpass our goal.

This matching gift donation was from an anonymous legacy benefactor. He was a long time donor who believed strongly in the protection and restoration of the natural world and we are so proud to echo his incredible efforts with the Nature Restoration Fund.

Give today and your gift will be matched dollar for dollar to:

• Restore Nearby Nature: Provide support for community actions, such as helping nature groups do crucial restoration work like planting trees or removing invasive species;
• Protect Wilderness and Wildlife: Advocate for new and expanded protected areas and restoration of threatened ecosystems;
• Make Nature Part of Canada’s Recovery Plan: our staff consult with key decision makers to ensure that Canada's emerging social and economic recovery strategy invests in defending and restoring nature.

When you give to this vital new project, your gift of $35 or more today will be matched dollar for dollar!

Your gift today will defend and restore the nature and wildlife you cherish. Together, we can protect and care for what matters most.

Yours for nature,

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Hi ,  

Are you starting to spend more time in the spring sunshine? The tulips are starting to bloom and the birdsong is filling the trees. These moments in nature are so special during this stressful time.

Did you hear the big news? In the spirit of spring and nature renewal, Nature Canada has created a Nature Restoration Fund and your gifts will be matched, dollar for dollar, up to $75,000 from now until July 1!

Your gift to the Nature Restoration Fund is a way for you to take action to protect and restore nature in your community and across Canada. Your gift saves wild species and protects wild places

That’s right! When you give to this vital new project, your gift of $20 or more today will be matched dollar for dollar!

Our world is facing twin environmental crises: mass loss of biodiversity and climate change. Right now, as many as a million species worldwide are heading towards extinction. Over half the planet’s species of fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians and mammals have declined since 1970.

Nature restoration is a concrete strategy to address these two crises. Nature Canada was founded on a strong tradition of inspiring personal action to make a difference to protect and restore nature.

Give today and your gift will be matched dollar for dollar to:

• Restore Nearby Nature: Provide support for community actions, such as helping nature groups do crucial restoration work like planting trees or removing invasive species;
• Protect Wilderness and Wildlife: Advocate for new and expanded protected areas and restoration of threatened ecosystems;
• Make Nature Part of Canada’s Recovery Plan: our staff consult with key decision makers to ensure that Canada's emerging social and economic recovery strategy invests in defending and restoring nature.

Your gift today will protect and restore the nature and wildlife you love.

I know these are difficult times for many, but if you are in a position to give, I would be so grateful to have your support. During these strange times, we can still come together for nature, even as we are apart.    

Yours for nature,

Graham Saul 

P.S. If you can, please give and your gift to the Nature Restoration Fund will be matched, dollar for dollar!

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Hi Friend, 

Right now, 50% of Canadian wildlife are in decline. Endangered species and common species alike are in dire need of protection now.

Your generous support has done so much to protect Canadian wildlife and the nature you love. We can't thank you enough for your kindness and generosity to defend nature. Will you show your support once again and give a gift that will continue to protect the precious wild spaces and endangered species that you love?

2020 was a year like no other. 2021 will be a Year for Nature. And it starts now—with your support! 

Your gift today will help us:

• Mobilize Canadians like you to push our leaders take action for the hundreds of at-risk species not yet protected by law;
• Help establish more Protected Areas to preserve Canada’s wild habitats;
• Strengthen laws that protect nature and reduce the effects of climate change on our planet; and
• Protect at-risk species by preserving their key habitats all across Canada.

As the year draws to a close, you still have time to make a final tax-deductible gift to Nature Canada. Your holiday gift has impact in your province and across our spectacular country.

Please choose to give nature a chance by making your year-end gift today. 

Together, we are building stronger laws to protect wildlife, connecting more families to nature and fighting for protection of our most cherished wild species and wild places.

Please consider making a holiday gift to Nature Canada today. With your support, we can make 2021 an historic year for wildlife protection and climate action. 

Happy holidays!

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Hi ,  

In the few short weeks since I last sent you an email, things have admittedly become even more uncertain and daunting. Beyond the worries we all have for the health of our friends and family, many folks I have chatted with in the Nature Canada community have conveyed to me their struggles staying cooped up inside.

In this unprecedented moment, so many of us have been reminded how central the great outdoors is to our physical and emotional well-being. Indeed, the moments of solace I have been able to find on my solo morning walks have reaffirmed to me why I’m so proud to be part of a team that fights to preserve and expand our natural surroundings.

I am asking for your generous support of $22 today so Nature Canada can continue the hard work of protecting species at risk and defending Canada’s valuable wilderness.

This coming Wednesday, April 22, is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. At the beginning of the year, our team set an ambitious Earth Day fundraising goal of $10,000. Though a lot has changed since January, our mission has not. Our team remains committed to hitting our Earth Day fundraising target because protecting nature remains as critical today as it has ever been.

With your generous support, our team can continue to work from home on key projects, including:

• Protecting Wilderness and Wildlife: our campaign staff are working hard to identify marine and terrestrial places in Canada that need further protection, and developing campaigns to establish and expand parks, sanctuaries and conservation areas.
• Making Nature Part of Canada’s Recovery Plan: our staff are consulting with key decision makers to ensure that Canada's emerging social and economic recovery strategy invests in defending and restoring nature.
• Strengthening Environmental Laws: in the coming months our team will be mobilizing advocates and nature groups across the country to push for legislative changes that will protect fragile ecosystems from industrial pressures and pipeline expansion.

, if you think this work is as important as I do, please consider donating $22 today.

Finally—as your local health regulations allow— get outside, connect with nature, and enjoy the first beautiful signs of spring.

Yours for nature,

Graham Saul 

P.S. Don’t forget that Canada has a generous tax credit system for donors to charities. That means you’ll get up to 15% of your donation back at the end of the year.

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Hi Friend,

This is about the birds.         

You already know the big issues for birds: habitat loss, climate change with its floods and droughts, glass windows, introduced species, toxicity and poisoning, both from oil and chemical spills and from plastic pollution and pesticides and herbicides. One in three North American bird species now need urgent conservation action.

That's why I'm writing you to ask to ask you to please join me and take action for Canada’s birds by making a special gift to Nature Canada’s Save Bird Lives. I will match every gift made today, up to $15,000, for a total of $30,000. Not much when you consider what's at stake!

The situation is urgent. When you make a gift today, your donation will go to work immediately – defending critical habitat, fighting harmful pesticides such as neonics, and educating Canadians about what they can do for birds in the own backyards.

You can help Nature Canada to protect vital bird habitats, and to take action in urban neighbourhoods, as well as rural communities and wild parts of Canada.

Your gift today will have double the impact. I will double your gift of $35, $100 or even more – you can save two birds with one coin! And your gift will mean twice as much to our Canadian bird species in the fastest decline, such as grassland birds, shorebirds and migrating swallows.

We are almost there, at 95% of our goal  – will you please chip in today?

As Emily Dickinson said, “Hope is the thing with feathers.” Hope hasn’t stopped singing yet. There is still hope. There are still feathers. Please join in today to save bird lives and species.

Thank you!

Yours, for the birds,

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Margaret Atwood

Author & Fellow Bird Lover

P.S. Don’t forget that if you make your gift before Dec. 31st I will double it! Please join me help save Canada’s birds and make your special gift today! Thank you.

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Hi Friend, 

What is responsible for absorbing nearly one-third of all the greenhouse gases that humans release each year?

The answer is simple: our forests.

Forests are crucial in the fight against climate change. The act as giant carbon vaults, storing away in their wood, leaves, mosses and soil twice as much carbon as can be found in all the accessible oil reserves on earth! 

In Canada, we are privileged to have some of the largest old-growth forests anywhere on the planet. Indeed, some estimates suggest Canada is home to a quarter of the world's remaining untouched forests. This pristine wilderness is critical habitat to some of the most iconic wildlife on the continent - Canada Lynx, Moose, Woodland Caribou, Black Bears and Wood Bison all call our boreal forest home.

Friend, Canada's boreal forest is under threat, and we need your help to ensure it's protected. Please consider donating $25 today.

Over the last year, Nature Canada has been working with some of the leading environmental organizations across North America to explore the impacts of the logging industry. We recently published a detailed report that highlighted troubling evidence that:

• Canadian logging companies are consistently downplaying their impacts on the global climate to secure government backing for new projects;
• Industry and its representatives are overselling the capacity of untouched forests to regenerate after they are logged; and
• Canadian law is currently full of loopholes, allowing logging companies to exclude detailed emissions and life-cycle analysis from their impact reporting, creating a false narrative of long-term sustainability. 

Nature Canada has come up with a comprehensive list of policy recommendations to ensure existing loopholes are closed. But our advocacy staff need your support to get those recommendations in front of policy makers on Parliament Hill.

A donation of just $25 will support that work, helping save our boreal forest form destruction and iconic wildlife that call it home from extinction.

Can I count on your support? 

Yours for nature,

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Hi Friend, 

Right now, 50% of Canadian wildlife are in decline. Endangered species and common species alike are in dire need of protection now.

Your generous support has done so much to protect Canadian wildlife and the nature you love. We can't thank you enough for your kindness and generosity to defend nature. Will you show your support once again and give a gift that will continue to protect the precious wild spaces and endangered species that you love?

2020 was a year like no other. 2021 will be a Year for Nature. And it starts now—with your support! 

Your gift today will help us:

• Mobilize Canadians like you to push our leaders take action for the hundreds of at-risk species not yet protected by law;
• Help establish more Protected Areas to preserve Canada’s wild habitats;
• Strengthen laws that protect nature and reduce the effects of climate change on our planet; and
• Protect at-risk species by preserving their key habitats all across Canada.

As the year draws to a close, you still have time to make a final tax-deductible gift to Nature Canada. Your holiday gift has impact in your province and across our spectacular country.

Please choose to give nature a chance by making your year-end gift today. 

Together, we are building stronger laws to protect wildlife, connecting more families to nature and fighting for protection of our most cherished wild species and wild places.

Please consider making a holiday gift to Nature Canada today. With your support, we can make 2021 an historic year for wildlife protection and climate action. 

Happy holidays!

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Hi ,

Nature lovers like you, are doing incredible nature restoration projects all across Canada. And we can’t wait to support more.

This is your absolute last chance to give towards this matching gift opportunity and double your impact. 

Nature Canada has a Nature Restoration Fund to protect and restore our natural places and time is running out on this opportunity to have your gifts will be matched, dollar for dollar, up to $100,000!

So far we have raised over $91,736! Thank you SO MUCH to all of the incredible donors who have given a gift to protect and restore the nature and wildlife you love. 

Your gift to the Nature Restoration Fund is a way for you to take action to protect and restore nature in your community and across Canada. Your gift saves wild species and protects wild places.

Throughout this unsettling time in our lives, one thing has supported us and remained steadfast: nature. Nature provides us with so much—mental health, physical health, clean air and water, food, the list goes on. Spending time in nature and taking action to protect and restore the nature you love offers a host of benefits for your health and the health of our land and oceans. 

Thank you to all our supporters who shared your plans and promises for nature as part of the Nature Restoration Fund! Here are just two stories of the amazing ways nature lovers like you are taking action everyday.

“I try to practice all the good advice Nature Canada provides to protect nature. I have three bee houses, perennials which bloom from early spring through the fall, crabapple tree and holly berries, a bird bath, a birdhouse. The garden is full of different bees and birds. Together we can all take action to protect nature.” Emmy, Member since 1999 from QC

“We are hosting two bee hives. What matters most is that we take action to slow global warming by planting trees, reduce the use of harmful pesticides, and put as much land aside for parks and wildlife areas.“ Vera, Member since 2001, from BC

You can take action for nature today too! We are so close to our goal with only $8,264 remaining!

If only 230 people give as little as $35 We will surpass our goal.

This matching gift donation was from an anonymous legacy benefactor. He was a long time donor who believed strongly in the protection and restoration of the natural world and we are so proud to echo his incredible efforts with the Nature Restoration Fund.

Give today and your gift will be matched dollar for dollar to:

• Restore Nearby Nature: Provide support for community actions, such as helping nature groups do crucial restoration work like planting trees or removing invasive species;
• Protect Wilderness and Wildlife: Advocate for new and expanded protected areas and restoration of threatened ecosystems;
• Make Nature Part of Canada’s Recovery Plan: our staff consult with key decision makers to ensure that Canada's emerging social and economic recovery strategy invests in defending and restoring nature.

When you give to this vital new project, your gift of $35 or more today will be matched dollar for dollar!

Your gift today will defend and restore the nature and wildlife you cherish. Together, we can protect and care for what matters most.

Yours for nature,

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Hi  ,

I just wanted to check in with you and make sure you saw Graham's email below. I was so impressed with how many stepped up to support our work, even in this time of crisis. We couldn't be more grateful. We are still working hard to keep nature in the picture. Will you join us? 

Thanks and stay safe, 

Emily

Emily McMillan

Deputy Executive Director
613-562-3447 ext. 240 | 1-800-267-4088
300-240 Bank Street, Ottawa

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Hi  , 

How are you feeling after a week or so of this strange new reality? Like me, perhaps you are still feeling a tad anxious and unsettled? I wanted to take a moment to reach out to you.

Just a month ago, there were devastating fires across the world, warnings of potential floods coming this spring, and now this global pandemic. It seems that Mother Nature is giving us another red flag that as humans we need to do more to protect and restore the delicate balance with nature.

Nature unites us and can nurture us at this time of great uncertainty. There is a restorative power of spending time in nature. In times like these, you and I see the undeniable connection between wildlife and people. 

We are all worried about the future. Could you give $20 to keep nature in the picture? 

Now more than ever, wildlife and wild spaces need to remain wild and protected.

Even in the current pandemic that puts so many human lives under threat, I still worry that nature is also under threat. Species collapse continues is unfolding before our very eyes. Since 1970, 50% of wildlife species in Canada have declined and those species have declined on average by more than 80 percent. 

It too might feel overwhelming but there is hope. You can take action today! 

Let’s not forget:

• There are only 76 Orca Whales individuals in the Southern Resident pods found off the coast of British Columbia in the Salish Sea. 
• The Burrowing Owl is one of the most endangered birds in Canada's prairie grasslands, with fewer than 1,000 pairs thought to exist in this country.
• Iconic Canadian wildlife you love, such as Grizzly Bears, Caribou, Blanding's Turtles and Barn Swallows are sitting on the species at risk list with their numbers dwindling. 

You know that nature is worth defending. Your donation of $20 makes our vital conservation work possible. In the midst of uncertainty, Nature Canada will continue to ensure that nature is part of the picture, as we have always done. 

Canada has the longest coastline in the world, we have about 20 percent of the world’s fresh water resources, 24 percent of the world’s wetlands and more than 30 percent of the world’s remaining boreal forest. This means that you and I have a responsibility and opportunity to defend nature. 

Your gift to Nature Canada is your way to take action today, for the world we want in the future. Thank you for caring about  protecting wildlife and wilderness, for creating and restoring new nature and for valuing nature for the benefits it brings to us. Nature can help us cope with the overwhelming anxiety many of us feel right now. I hope you consider spending some time in nature today; take a deep breath of fresh air, feel the sunshine on your face, watch the birds in your backyard. Nature matters. And you can protect it. 

Please give to protect the nature you love.

Yours for nature,

Graham Saul

P.S. We know it’s a tough time. Thank you for donating now and helping us keep nature in the picture.

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Hi ,  

It’s Earth Day!

I just wanted to make sure you saw Graham's email below because I was so impressed with how many stepped up to support our work, even in this time of crisis. We couldn't be more grateful.

As our way of celebrating, the team here at Nature Canada set an extremely ambitious target of raising $10,000 by midnight tonight to support your vision of vital conservation work across the country.

Will you help us reach our Earth Day goal by donating now?

We hope you and your loved ones are staying safe and healthy.

All the best,

Jodi Joy

Director of Development
613-562-3447 ext. 239 | 1-800-267-4088
300-240 Bank Street, Ottawa ON K2P 1X4

Hi ,  

In the few short weeks since I last sent you an email, things have admittedly become even more uncertain and daunting. Beyond the worries we all have for the health of our friends and family, many folks I have chatted with in the Nature Canada community have conveyed to me their struggles staying cooped up inside.

In this unprecedented moment, so many of us have been reminded how central the great outdoors is to our physical and emotional well-being. Indeed, the moments of solace I have been able to find on my solo morning walks have reaffirmed to me why I’m so proud to be part of a team that fights to preserve and expand our natural surroundings.

I am asking for your generous support of $22 today so Nature Canada can continue the hard work of protecting species at risk and defending Canada’s valuable wilderness.

This coming Wednesday, April 22, is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. At the beginning of the year, our team set an ambitious Earth Day fundraising goal of $10,000. Though a lot has changed since January, our mission has not. Our team remains committed to hitting our Earth Day fundraising target because protecting nature remains as critical today as it has ever been.

With your generous support, our team can continue to work from home on key projects, including:

• Protecting Wilderness and Wildlife: our campaign staff are working hard to identify marine and terrestrial places in Canada that need further protection, and developing campaigns to establish and expand parks, sanctuaries and conservation areas.
• Making Nature Part of Canada’s Recovery Plan: our staff are consulting with key decision makers to ensure that Canada's emerging social and economic recovery strategy invests in defending and restoring nature.
• Strengthening Environmental Laws: in the coming months our team will be mobilizing advocates and nature groups across the country to push for legislative changes that will protect fragile ecosystems from industrial pressures and pipeline expansion.

, if you think this work is as important as I do, please consider donating $22 today.

Finally—as your local health regulations allow— get outside, connect with nature, and enjoy the first beautiful signs of spring.

Yours for nature,

Graham Saul 

P.S. Don’t forget that Canada has a generous tax credit system for donors to charities. That means you’ll get up to 15% of your donation back at the end of the year.

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Hi ,

Nature lovers like you, are doing incredible nature restoration projects all across Canada. And we can’t wait to support more.

This is your absolute last chance to give towards this matching gift opportunity and double your impact. 

Nature Canada has a Nature Restoration Fund to protect and restore our natural places and time is running out on this opportunity to have your gifts will be matched, dollar for dollar, up to $100,000!

So far we have raised over $91,736! Thank you SO MUCH to all of the incredible donors who have given a gift to protect and restore the nature and wildlife you love. 

Your gift to the Nature Restoration Fund is a way for you to take action to protect and restore nature in your community and across Canada. Your gift saves wild species and protects wild places.

Throughout this unsettling time in our lives, one thing has supported us and remained steadfast: nature. Nature provides us with so much—mental health, physical health, clean air and water, food, the list goes on. Spending time in nature and taking action to protect and restore the nature you love offers a host of benefits for your health and the health of our land and oceans. 

Thank you to all our supporters who shared your plans and promises for nature as part of the Nature Restoration Fund! Here are just two stories of the amazing ways nature lovers like you are taking action everyday.

“I try to practice all the good advice Nature Canada provides to protect nature. I have three bee houses, perennials which bloom from early spring through the fall, crabapple tree and holly berries, a bird bath, a birdhouse. The garden is full of different bees and birds. Together we can all take action to protect nature.” Emmy, Member since 1999 from QC

“We are hosting two bee hives. What matters most is that we take action to slow global warming by planting trees, reduce the use of harmful pesticides, and put as much land aside for parks and wildlife areas.“ Vera, Member since 2001, from BC

You can take action for nature today too! We are so close to our goal with only $8,264 remaining!

If only 230 people give as little as $35 We will surpass our goal.

This matching gift donation was from an anonymous legacy benefactor. He was a long time donor who believed strongly in the protection and restoration of the natural world and we are so proud to echo his incredible efforts with the Nature Restoration Fund.

Give today and your gift will be matched dollar for dollar to:

• Restore Nearby Nature: Provide support for community actions, such as helping nature groups do crucial restoration work like planting trees or removing invasive species;
• Protect Wilderness and Wildlife: Advocate for new and expanded protected areas and restoration of threatened ecosystems;
• Make Nature Part of Canada’s Recovery Plan: our staff consult with key decision makers to ensure that Canada's emerging social and economic recovery strategy invests in defending and restoring nature.

When you give to this vital new project, your gift of $35 or more today will be matched dollar for dollar!

Your gift today will defend and restore the nature and wildlife you cherish. Together, we can protect and care for what matters most.

Yours for nature,

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Hi Friend,

This is about the birds.         

You already know the big issues for birds: habitat loss, climate change with its floods and droughts, glass windows, introduced species, toxicity and poisoning, both from oil and chemical spills and from plastic pollution and pesticides and herbicides. One in three North American bird species now need urgent conservation action.

That's why I'm writing you to ask to ask you to please join me and take action for Canada’s birds by making a special gift to Nature Canada’s Save Bird Lives. I will match every gift made today, up to $15,000, for a total of $30,000. Not much when you consider what's at stake!

The situation is urgent. When you make a gift today, your donation will go to work immediately – defending critical habitat, fighting harmful pesticides such as neonics, and educating Canadians about what they can do for birds in the own backyards.

You can help Nature Canada to protect vital bird habitats, and to take action in urban neighbourhoods, as well as rural communities and wild parts of Canada.

Your gift today will have double the impact. I will double your gift of $35, $100 or even more – you can save two birds with one coin! And your gift will mean twice as much to our Canadian bird species in the fastest decline, such as grassland birds, shorebirds and migrating swallows.

We are almost there, at 95% of our goal  – will you please chip in today?

As Emily Dickinson said, “Hope is the thing with feathers.” Hope hasn’t stopped singing yet. There is still hope. There are still feathers. Please join in today to save bird lives and species.

Thank you!

Yours, for the birds,

?

Margaret Atwood

Author & Fellow Bird Lover

P.S. Don’t forget that if you make your gift before Dec. 31st I will double it! Please join me help save Canada’s birds and make your special gift today! Thank you.

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Hi  , 

How are you feeling after a week or so of this strange new reality? Like me, perhaps you are still feeling a tad anxious and unsettled? I wanted to take a moment to reach out to you.

Just a month ago, there were devastating fires across the world, warnings of potential floods coming this spring, and now this global pandemic. It seems that Mother Nature is giving us another red flag that as humans we need to do more to protect and restore the delicate balance with nature.

Even in the current pandemic unfortunately nature remains under threat too.  Species collapse continues unfolding before our very eyes. Since 1970, 50% of wildlife species in Canada have declined and those species have declined on average by more than 80 percent. 

It too might feel overwhelming but there is hope. You can take action today to protect species we have left:

• There are only 76 Orca Whales individuals in the Southern Resident pods found off the coast of British Columbia in the Salish Sea. 
• The Burrowing Owl is one of the most endangered birds in Canada's prairie grasslands, with fewer than 1,000 pairs thought to exist in this country.
• Iconic Canadian wildlife you love, such as Grizzly Bears, Caribou, Blanding's Turtles and Barn Swallows are sitting on the species at risk list with their numbers dwindling. 

You know that nature is worth defending... our wetlands, grasslands, forests, freshwater and clean air. Your donation today makes our vital conservation work possible. In the midst of this uncertainty, you can count on Nature Canada to keep nature as part of the picture, as we've always done. 

Your gift to Nature Canada is your way to take action today, for the world we want in the future. Nature matters. And you can protect it. 

Please give to protect the nature you love.

Yours for nature,

Graham Saul

P.S. We know it’s a tough time. Thank you for donating now and helping us keep nature in the picture.

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Hi ,  

Do you remember the first time you dipped your feet into the ocean? Heard the sounds of the crashing waves, the smell of the fresh salty air and felt the cold water between your toes. Perhaps you’ve seen a whale breaching in the distance or heard the birds along the shoreline. Or perhaps you dream of seeing one of Canada's seascapes soon.

Many Canadians feel the love for oceans and understand how much they give us. Today is World Oceans Day, a day to celebrate and be grateful for our oceans. We cannot survive without the ocean; it provides us oxygen to breathe, provides nourishment, helps us withstand climate change, and supports vibrant coastal communities. 

Unfortunately, Canada’s oceans are vulnerable to overfishing, pollution, industrial activity, and climate change. Amazing animals—like the North Atlantic Right Whale on the east coast and the Southern Resident Orca on the west—are at risk of extinction. 

This is because the vast majority of Canada’s oceans are not legally protected, leaving marine species and their habitats vulnerable and exposed. 

Thousands of Canadians are standing with Nature Canada to fight against proposed projects like the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 expansion on the West Coast and fight for protecting more critical wilderness across Canada. We must work together against activities which threaten our progress towards protecting marine species and their ocean habitats.

You can take action today to protect our oceans against these imminent threats. 

Please give a gift that will ensure this vital work continues.

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Your gift today will: 

• Help marine ecosystems thrive by protecting 25 percent of land and ocean in Canada by 2025; 
• Fight against proposed developments that would threaten our progress towards protecting marine species and their ocean habitats;
• Protect threatened species, including Orcas, Sea Turtles, Great White Sharks & Salmon;
• Invest in sustainable jobs that will strengthen coastal communities, and a sustainable Blue Economy; and
• Ensure that future generations benefit from a healthy ocean and abundant ecosystem services.

You care about Canada’s oceans, and understand why conserving ocean biodiversity keeps our oceans healthy and ensures strong coast communities. Having one of the longest coastlines in the world, we have a responsibility to defend marine areas from coast to coast to coast.

Please give today because all nature needs to be protected. Gifting monthly is hugely helpful and any amount you can afford makes a big difference for defending and restoring nature in Canada.

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Yours for nature,

Graham Saul 

P.S. Don’t forget that Canada has longest coastlines in the world, we have a responsibility to defend marine areas from coast to coast to coast.

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Hi ,  

On April 22, 1970, environmental advocates from around the world gathered to celebrate the very first Earth Day. This Wednesday, we will join (virtually) with environmentalists from around the world to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, and set our minds to this year’s theme: Act on Climate Change.

Donate today to help Nature Canada hit our Earth Day fundraising goal of $10,000.

Since the very beginning, supporters like you have helped Nature Canada stay at the forefront of the environmental movement in Canada. For 80 years, we’ve helped protect over 110 million acres of parks and wildlife areas in Canada and the countless species that depend on this habitat.

Just to name a few of our shared accomplishments:

1977: Nature Canada plays a lead role in establishing The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC).  An independent advisory panel to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, COSEWIC tracks the status of wildlife species at risk of extinction and plays a critical role in preventing habitat loss.

1981: Nature Canada and its supporters help found one of the largest and most successful environmental groups in history: the Canadian Coalition on Acid Rain.

1984: Nature Canada publishes The Greenhouse Effect, one of the first nationally prominent articles to draw political attention to the threat of climate change.

1999: Nature Canada pulls together major environmental groups from across the country to present a unified request that the federal budget invest in nature conservation. A coordinated campaign that has secured billions of dollars of investment in nature over the subsequent two decades.

2002: After years of pressure and campaigning, led by Nature Canada and our partners, the federal government finally adopts the Species at Risk Act.

2013: With the support of our members, Nature Canada leads a successful campaign to prevent a proposal by energy giant Cenovus to add 1,275 shallow gas wells and 220 km of pipeline within the Suffield National Wildlife Area.

2019: Thanks in part to a large letter-writing campaign led by Nature Canada, the Laurentian Channel south of Newfoundland was officially designated as a Marine Protected Area, helping protect the twenty species of whales and dolphins that travel through the channel every year.

, not a single one of these accomplishments would have been possible without volunteers and donors like you, working together across Canada to support our conservation efforts.

I know these are difficult times for many Canadian families, but if you are in a position to give, I would be so grateful to have your support. Help us keep up the good work and hit our Earth Day fundraising goal by donating $22 today.

Yours for nature,

Graham Saul 

P.S. The wildlife you love need urgent protection. Please give today.

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Hi , 

Just off the coast of Vancouver Island, about 2,200 metres below the ocean surface, is one of the most unique natural treasures in Canada - the Deepsea Oasis. 

Once described as an "Underwater Yellowstone," the Deepsea Oasis is crawling with completely unique marine life, from glowing coral and sponges to fish that can't be found anywhere else on the planet. This abundance of life is part of a one-of-a-kind ecosystem that owes its existence to hydrothermal vents that spew minerals, nutrients and superheated water. 

, the Deepsea Oasis is in dire need of stronger environmental protections.  

Please consider donating $25 today to help Nature Canada ensure this ecosystem can continue to thrive free from the threat of mining and pollution.

Over the last few decades, scientific research has painted a clear picture of the essential role a biodiverse ocean plays in protecting our planet from climate change. However, changes in water temperature, ocean acidification and deoxygenation are leading areas like the Deepsea Oasis towards disaster. 

In order to protect the abundance of life that calls the Deepsea Oasis home, Nature Canada has launched a four-step campaign that will turn the tide on an environmental crisis. With your support, we will push government to:

1. Designate the entire Deepsea Oasis area as a Marine Protected Area (MPA), to ensure it is legally protected and managed to achieve long-term conservation; 
2. Introduce seabed-to-surface protections for the Deepsea Oasis and other critical marine ecosystems;
3. Prohibit oil and gas exploration, deep sea mining and bottom trawling in any area that will threaten vital marine environments; and
4. Employ meaningful engagement with Coastal First Nations, ensuring that Indigenious Peoples' rights and visions are centred in any future solutions.

Together, we have the power to protect the Deepsea Oasis and ensure that our oceans remain healthy for generations to come. But it's going to take a lot of hard work. 

If you can, please donate $25 now so our team can continue that hard work, and protect the Deepsea Oasis and the incredible marine life that calls it home. 

Yours for nature,

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Hi  , 

How are you feeling after a week or so of this strange new reality? Like me, perhaps you are still feeling a tad anxious and unsettled? I wanted to take a moment to reach out to you.

Just a month ago, there were devastating fires across the world, warnings of potential floods coming this spring, and now this global pandemic. It seems that Mother Nature is giving us another red flag that as humans we need to do more to protect and restore the delicate balance with nature.

Nature unites us and can nurture us at this time of great uncertainty. There is a restorative power of spending time in nature. In times like these, you and I see the undeniable connection between wildlife and people. 

We are all worried about the future. Could you give $20 to keep nature in the picture? 

Now more than ever, wildlife and wild spaces need to remain wild and protected.

Even in the current pandemic that puts so many human lives under threat, I still worry that nature is also under threat. Species collapse continues is unfolding before our very eyes. Since 1970, 50% of wildlife species in Canada have declined and those species have declined on average by more than 80 percent. 

It too might feel overwhelming but there is hope. You can take action today! 

Let’s not forget:

• There are only 76 Orca Whales individuals in the Southern Resident pods found off the coast of British Columbia in the Salish Sea. 
• The Burrowing Owl is one of the most endangered birds in Canada's prairie grasslands, with fewer than 1,000 pairs thought to exist in this country.
• Iconic Canadian wildlife you love, such as Grizzly Bears, Caribou, Blanding's Turtles and Barn Swallows are sitting on the species at risk list with their numbers dwindling. 

You know that nature is worth defending. Your donation of $20 makes our vital conservation work possible. In the midst of uncertainty, Nature Canada will continue to ensure that nature is part of the picture, as we have always done. 

Canada has the longest coastline in the world, we have about 20 percent of the world’s fresh water resources, 24 percent of the world’s wetlands and more than 30 percent of the world’s remaining boreal forest. This means that you and I have a responsibility and opportunity to defend nature. 

Your gift to Nature Canada is your way to take action today, for the world we want in the future. Thank you for caring about  protecting wildlife and wilderness, for creating and restoring new nature and for valuing nature for the benefits it brings to us. Nature can help us cope with the overwhelming anxiety many of us feel right now. I hope you consider spending some time in nature today; take a deep breath of fresh air, feel the sunshine on your face, watch the birds in your backyard. Nature matters. And you can protect it. 

Please give to protect the nature you love.

Yours for nature,

Graham Saul

P.S. We know it’s a tough time. Thank you for donating now and helping us keep nature in the picture.

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Hi ,  

In the few short weeks since I last sent you an email, things have admittedly become even more uncertain and daunting. Beyond the worries we all have for the health of our friends and family, many folks I have chatted with in the Nature Canada community have conveyed to me their struggles staying cooped up inside.

In this unprecedented moment, so many of us have been reminded how central the great outdoors is to our physical and emotional well-being. Indeed, the moments of solace I have been able to find on my solo morning walks have reaffirmed to me why I’m so proud to be part of a team that fights to preserve and expand our natural surroundings.

I am asking for your generous support of $22 today so Nature Canada can continue the hard work of protecting species at risk and defending Canada’s valuable wilderness.

This coming Wednesday, April 22, is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. At the beginning of the year, our team set an ambitious Earth Day fundraising goal of $10,000. Though a lot has changed since January, our mission has not. Our team remains committed to hitting our Earth Day fundraising target because protecting nature remains as critical today as it has ever been.

With your generous support, our team can continue to work from home on key projects, including:

• Protecting Wilderness and Wildlife: our campaign staff are working hard to identify marine and terrestrial places in Canada that need further protection, and developing campaigns to establish and expand parks, sanctuaries and conservation areas.
• Making Nature Part of Canada’s Recovery Plan: our staff are consulting with key decision makers to ensure that Canada's emerging social and economic recovery strategy invests in defending and restoring nature.
• Strengthening Environmental Laws: in the coming months our team will be mobilizing advocates and nature groups across the country to push for legislative changes that will protect fragile ecosystems from industrial pressures and pipeline expansion.

, if you think this work is as important as I do, please consider donating $22 today.

Finally—as your local health regulations allow— get outside, connect with nature, and enjoy the first beautiful signs of spring.

Yours for nature,

Graham Saul 

P.S. Don’t forget that Canada has a generous tax credit system for donors to charities. That means you’ll get up to 15% of your donation back at the end of the year.

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Hi  , 

How are you feeling after a week or so of this strange new reality? Like me, perhaps you are still feeling a tad anxious and unsettled? I wanted to take a moment to reach out to you.

Just a month ago, there were devastating fires across the world, warnings of potential floods coming this spring, and now this global pandemic. It seems that Mother Nature is giving us another red flag that as humans we need to do more to protect and restore the delicate balance with nature.

Nature unites us and can nurture us at this time of great uncertainty. There is a restorative power of spending time in nature. In times like these, you and I see the undeniable connection between wildlife and people. 

We are all worried about the future. Could you give $20 to keep nature in the picture? 

Now more than ever, wildlife and wild spaces need to remain wild and protected.

Even in the current pandemic that puts so many human lives under threat, I still worry that nature is also under threat. Species collapse continues is unfolding before our very eyes. Since 1970, 50% of wildlife species in Canada have declined and those species have declined on average by more than 80 percent. 

It too might feel overwhelming but there is hope. You can take action today! 

Let’s not forget:

• There are only 76 Orca Whales individuals in the Southern Resident pods found off the coast of British Columbia in the Salish Sea. 
• The Burrowing Owl is one of the most endangered birds in Canada's prairie grasslands, with fewer than 1,000 pairs thought to exist in this country.
• Iconic Canadian wildlife you love, such as Grizzly Bears, Caribou, Blanding's Turtles and Barn Swallows are sitting on the species at risk list with their numbers dwindling. 

You know that nature is worth defending. Your donation of $20 makes our vital conservation work possible. In the midst of uncertainty, Nature Canada will continue to ensure that nature is part of the picture, as we have always done. 

Canada has the longest coastline in the world, we have about 20 percent of the world’s fresh water resources, 24 percent of the world’s wetlands and more than 30 percent of the world’s remaining boreal forest. This means that you and I have a responsibility and opportunity to defend nature. 

Your gift to Nature Canada is your way to take action today, for the world we want in the future. Thank you for caring about  protecting wildlife and wilderness, for creating and restoring new nature and for valuing nature for the benefits it brings to us. Nature can help us cope with the overwhelming anxiety many of us feel right now. I hope you consider spending some time in nature today; take a deep breath of fresh air, feel the sunshine on your face, watch the birds in your backyard. Nature matters. And you can protect it. 

Please give to protect the nature you love.

Yours for nature,

Graham Saul

P.S. We know it’s a tough time. Thank you for donating now and helping us keep nature in the picture.

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