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URB
AN
ECO
SYST
EMS
AT Y
OU
R D
OO
RSTE
PAr
e yo
u fa
milia
r with
the
anim
als
and
plan
ts n
ear y
our
hom
e? H
ow m
uch
do y
ou k
now
abo
ut th
e bi
odiv
ersi
ty
in y
our n
eigh
bour
hood
? To
hel
p yo
u ex
plor
e yo
ur
surr
ound
ings
, the
Bio
sphè
re, E
nviro
nmen
t Mus
eum
, is
ple
ased
to p
rese
nt th
is u
rban
act
ivity
.
Envi
ronm
ent C
anad
a’s B
iosp
hère
enc
oura
ges
citiz
ens
to ta
ke a
ctio
n an
d ge
t inv
olve
d in
en
viro
nmen
tal i
ssue
s. In
add
ition
to p
rese
ntin
g ex
hibi
ts a
nd s
peci
al e
vent
s, th
e Bi
osph
ère
deve
lops
ed
ucat
iona
l and
aw
aren
ess-
rais
ing
prod
ucts
for
a di
vers
e cl
ient
ele
acro
ss C
anad
a an
d is
a re
cogn
ized
foru
m
for e
nviro
nmen
tal
info
rmat
ion.
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pher
e
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Sea
sons
of Fu
n fo
r th
e W
hole
Fam
ily!
Reco
nnec
t with
you
r env
ironm
ent..
.an
d bu
ild y
our E
coPr
ofi le
w
ww
.ec.
gc.c
a/bi
otro
usse
s-bi
okits
How
the
Bio
Kit W
orks
1. C
hoos
e a
near
by p
ark.
2. G
athe
r up
your
equ
ipm
ent:
mag
nify
ing
glas
s, b
inoc
ular
s,
cam
era,
poc
ket-s
ize m
irror
, pen
cil a
nd c
lipbo
ard.
3. S
tep
out y
our f
ront
doo
r and
con
side
r you
r sur
roun
ding
s in
ord
er to
com
plet
e th
e ac
tivity
on
the
next
pag
e.
4. W
alk
to th
e pa
rk y
ou c
hose
in s
tep
one.
Onc
e th
ere,
con
tinue
ob
serv
ing
the
envi
ronm
ent a
roun
d yo
u (fo
llow
alo
ng w
ith th
e qu
estio
ns in
the
follo
win
g se
ctio
ns o
f the
Bio
Kit).
5. U
pon
your
retu
rn, d
iscu
ss y
our o
utin
g w
ith fr
iend
s an
d fa
mily
an
d sh
are
the
resu
lts o
f you
r dia
gnos
is o
n th
e Bi
oKits
web
site
.
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■■ �
As y
ou s
tep
out th
e do
or a
nd m
ake
your
way
to
the
park
, che
ck o
ff th
e nu
mbe
red
item
s in
the
draw
ing
as y
ou
notic
e th
em. W
hat r
ole
do th
ey p
lay
in y
our s
urro
undi
ngs?
(S
ee th
e ex
ampl
es b
elow
.)
By 20
20, 9
0 pe
rcen
t of C
anad
a’s
popu
latio
n is
exp
ecte
d to
live
in
citie
s. A
ll of
thes
e ci
ties
wer
e bu
ilt in
the
wild
erne
ss a
nd a
re s
till
surr
ound
ed b
y na
ture
, tho
ugh
this
may
not
alw
ays
be o
bvio
us.
Are
your
sur
roun
ding
s w
elco
min
g to
you
and
to n
atur
e?
The
Urba
n En
viron
men
t
illus
tratio
n : C
arol
ine
Brun
et
■■
■■
■■ �
■■ �
■■
■■ �
■■ �
� T
rees, p
lan
ts a
nd
fl o
wers
=
impr
ove
air q
ualit
y an
d pr
ovid
e sh
elte
r for
w
ildlif
e �
In
sects
an
d a
nim
als
= s
how
th
at o
ur u
rban
env
ironm
ent i
s he
alth
y �
An
urb
an
wate
r so
urc
e =
can
ens
ure
life,
hea
lth
and
safe
ty �
A h
ealt
h c
lin
ic =
pro
tect
s th
e w
ell-b
eing
of p
eopl
e an
d th
e co
mm
unity
G
reen
tran
sp
ort
ati
on
= h
elps
redu
ce g
reen
hous
e ga
ses
�
A n
eig
hb
ou
rho
od
bu
sin
ess =
boo
sts
the
loca
l ec
onom
y an
d co
ntrib
utes
to it
s di
vers
ity �
Ob
jects
co
nn
ecte
d w
ith
recyclin
g =
show
resp
onsib
le c
onsu
mer
be
havi
our
� A
co
mm
un
ity
gard
en
= p
rovi
des
a lo
cal
food
sup
ply
and
oppo
rtuni
ties
for s
ocia
lizin
g �
A p
ub
lic
ben
ch
= p
rovi
des
a sp
ot to
rela
x an
d co
nnec
t with
oth
ers
A p
ub
lic g
ath
eri
ng
sp
ot
= n
urtu
res
a se
nse
of b
elon
ging
�
An
acti
vit
y a
rea f
or
yo
un
g p
eo
ple
= a
llow
s fo
r bal
ance
d de
velo
pmen
t �
A c
ult
ura
l lo
cati
on
= e
nric
hes
the
com
mun
ity
�A
n h
isto
ric b
uild
ing
= g
ives
the
city
cha
ract
er a
nd a
ttrac
ts
tour
ists
U
rba
n a
rt =
cre
ates
bea
uty
and
a pl
ace
for r
efl e
ctin
g
� N
am
e a
lo
cal p
lace y
ou
wo
uld
take y
ou
r fr
ien
ds t
o
vis
it =
a s
ourc
e of
com
mun
ity p
ride!
___
____
____
____
____
___
Bet
wee
n yo
ur h
ome
and
the
park
, did
you
obs
erve
gr
een
spac
es?
Are
anim
als
able
to tr
avel
from
one
gre
en s
pace
to a
noth
er?
____
____
__
If so
, you
may
be
stan
ding
in a
wild
life
corr
idor
.
Wild
life
corr
idor
s: In
citi
es, p
arks
, tre
ed w
alkw
ays,
gre
en a
lleys
, fl o
wer
boxe
s, b
alco
ny
plan
ters
and
gar
dens
can
ser
ve a
s ur
ban
wild
life
corr
idor
s. T
hese
env
ironm
ents
pro
vide
pa
thw
ays
to c
onne
ct a
nim
als
and
plan
ts w
ith fo
od, s
helte
r and
bre
edin
g ar
eas.
Par
k vi
site
d: _
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____
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____
City
: ___
____
____
____
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____
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____
_
Dat
e: _
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
__
Dep
artu
re t
ime:
____
____
____
____
____
____
__
Ret
urn
time:
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____
____
____
____
____
____
_
GP
S c
oord
inat
es:
____
____
____
____
____
____
(opt
iona
l)
It’s
a Go
!
Fin
d o
ut
mo
reSe
e “A
ir Is
sues
” on
the
back
cov
er
Eco-
frie
ndly
tip
s fo
r ur
ban
natu
re
ex
plor
ers:
• Do
not
pic
k p
lan
ts(in
clud
ing
fl ow
ers,
fern
s, e
tc.)
durin
g yo
ur o
utin
g.
• Ob
ey a
ny s
igns
ask
ing
you
to s
tay
on p
ath
way
s.
• Le
ave
nat
ure
the
way
yo
u fo
und
it.
• Ob
serv
e w
ild a
nim
als
from
a
dist
ance
and
don
’t fe
ed th
em.
• Pu
t you
r tra
sh in
was
te
cont
aine
rs o
r tak
e it
hom
e w
ith y
ou.
WEA
THER
Toda
y’s te
mpe
ratu
re: _
____
____
____
___°
C
■■ S
unny
■■ R
ainy
■■ P
artly
clo
udy
■■ S
now
y
■■ C
loud
y
■■ W
indy
Curi
ous
abou
t the
air
qua
lity
in y
our c
ity?
Man
y ci
ties
in C
anad
a ha
ve a
n A
ir Q
ualit
y H
ealth
Inde
x th
at h
elps
you
to b
ette
r pla
n yo
ur o
utdo
or a
ctiv
ities
.
Fin
d o
ut
mo
reSe
e “H
ealth
y C
omm
uniti
es”
on th
e ba
ck c
over
Rose
-bre
aste
d G
rosb
eak
TAKE
A B
REAT
HER
!Ta
ke a
dee
p br
eath
and
look
aro
und
you.
W
hat i
s yo
ur fi
rst i
mpr
essi
on?
Talk
abo
ut w
hat y
ou s
ee w
ith th
e pe
ople
you
are
with
.
See
“Hea
lthy
Com
mun
ities
”on
the
back
cov
ery
Rose
-bre
aste
d G
rosb
eak
are
with
.
Park
Vis
it
Prow
ling
for L
iche
nsAi
r pol
lutio
n ca
n w
orse
n he
alth
pro
blem
s lik
e as
thm
a.
Did
you
know
that
the
type
and
am
ount
of l
iche
ns g
row
ing
on tr
ee tr
unks
can
tell
us a
bout
the
air q
ualit
y? M
ost l
iche
ns
are
sens
itive
to a
ir qu
ality
and
det
erio
rate
whe
n ai
r pol
lutio
n le
vels
are
hig
h.
Take
a lo
ok a
t the
tree
trun
ks a
roun
d yo
u.
Do
you
see
any
liche
ns?
Do
you
see
diffe
rent
type
s of
lich
ens?
Lich
en : c
ompo
sed
of a
fung
us a
nd a
n al
ga li
ving
in
sym
bios
is (a
rela
tions
hip
that
ben
efi ts
bot
h). L
iche
n fo
rms
a cl
ump,
som
etim
es c
olou
red,
on
tree
trunk
s an
d ro
cks.
CRIC
K, C
RACK
, TW
EET!
Th
e so
unds
in o
ur e
nvir
onm
ent a
ffect
our
wel
l-be
ing.
Cl
ose
your
eye
s an
d lis
ten.
Wri
te d
own
the
soun
ds y
ou h
ear:
From
nat
ure:
From
hum
an a
ctiv
ity:
Circ
le th
e so
unds
you
’d p
refe
r to
hear
less
ofte
n.
Catc
h th
e Sc
ent!
The
atm
osph
ere
is an
oce
an o
f gas
es th
at w
e liv
e in
and
bre
athe
in
all t
he ti
me.
Des
crib
e th
e od
ours
you
can
smel
l in th
e ai
r:
■ F
ruity
? ■
Flo
ral?
■
Die
sel?
■
Oth
er: _
____
____
____
_
Wha
t di
rect
ion
is t
he w
ind
blow
ing
from
? W
hat
did
you
do t
o fi n
d ou
t?
SEE
AN
Y CL
OU
DS
IN T
HE
SKY?
HO
W A
RE T
HEY
SH
APE
D
AN
D W
HAT
DO
ES T
HEI
R SH
APE
TEL
L YO
U?
The
atm
osph
ere
play
s an
im
porta
nt ro
le in
how
our
pla
net
func
tions
. It p
rote
cts
us fr
om th
e su
n’s
rays
and
regu
late
s ou
r cl
imat
e, m
akin
g ou
r sur
viva
l po
ssib
le.
■ C
irru
s : L
ocat
ed h
igh
in th
e sk
y, c
irrus
clo
uds
som
etim
es in
dica
te th
at
rain
is c
omin
g.
■ C
umul
us : L
ocat
ed lo
w
in th
e sk
y, th
ese
clou
ds o
ften
appe
ar in
goo
d w
eath
er.
In th
e ho
t, hu
mid
day
s of
su
mm
er, t
hey
can
trans
form
in
to c
umul
onim
bus
clou
ds.
■ S
trat
us : U
sual
ly s
ittin
g fa
irly
low
in th
e sk
y, s
tratu
s cl
ouds
ofte
n ca
use
“gre
y”
days
and
can
her
ald
stor
ms
or d
rizzle
.
■ C
umul
onim
bus :
Th
ese
are
larg
e gr
ey c
loud
s,
talle
r tha
n th
ey a
re w
ide;
in
sum
mer
, the
y ar
e a
sign
of
sto
rmy
wea
ther
.
Eco-
frie
ndly
tip
s
for
clea
n ai
r:
• W
alk
, rid
e yo
ur b
icyc
le
or ta
ke p
ublic
tran
sit.
•
Whe
n w
aitin
g, tr
y no
t to
let y
our v
ehic
le id
le.
Turn
off
you
r eng
ine
inst
ead.
•
Did
you
know
that
hea
ting
with
woo
d pollute
s th
e ai
r in
citie
s? S
ome
type
s of
woo
d-bu
rnin
g st
oves
ar
e m
ore
effi c
ient
than
ot
hers
. Fin
d ou
t for
your
self
whi
ch o
nes
are
best
.
A C
erta
in S
omet
hing
in th
e Ai
r
Phot
o : F
rédé
ric D
esbi
ens
Fin
d o
ut
mo
re
See
“Air
Issu
es”
on th
e ba
ck c
over
Are
the
trees
hea
lthy?
Loo
k at
the
leav
es.
Are
they
spo
tted,
inse
ct-e
aten
or y
ello
w?
SHA
PE G
AZI
NG
Gene
rally
spe
akin
g, th
e m
ore
spec
ies
ther
e ar
e, th
e he
alth
ier t
he e
nviro
nmen
t.
How
man
y di
ffere
nt s
hape
s of
tree
s ca
n yo
u fi n
d?Ci
ties
are
teem
ing
with
nat
ural
and
re
stor
ed h
abita
ts.
Both
are
use
ful
beca
use
they
offe
r sh
elte
r and
bre
edin
g ar
eas
for p
lant
s an
d an
imal
s (in
clud
ing
hum
ans)
, and
fo
rm th
e ur
ban
ecos
yste
m.
■■
■■
■■
■■
■■ S
hrub
■■ O
ther
Urba
n Bi
odive
rsity
A h
ealth
y ec
osys
tem
•
clea
ns th
e ai
r and
wat
er,
• pr
oduc
es o
xyge
n,
• tra
ps c
arbo
n di
oxid
e ga
s,
• co
ntro
ls in
sect
s an
d an
imal
pe
sts
natu
rally
,
• en
cour
ages
pol
linat
ion,
• he
lps
cont
rol fl
ood
ing
and
eros
ion,
• pr
oduc
es
ferti
le s
oil,
• pl
ays
an im
porta
nt ro
le
in th
e ec
onom
y, h
ealth
an
d fo
od s
afet
y.
Thes
e ar
e se
rvic
es th
at th
e pu
blic
wou
ld o
ther
wis
e pa
y fo
r.
If yo
u se
e a
bird
or a
sq
uirr
el p
ass
by w
ith
a tw
ig, a
stri
ng o
r som
e-th
ing
else
(som
etim
es
unus
ual)
in it
s m
outh
or
bea
k, fo
llow
it fr
om a
di
stan
ce a
nd w
ith a
little
lu
ck, i
t mig
ht le
ad y
ou
right
to it
s ne
st. T
ake
care
and
rem
embe
r, do
not
dis
turb
the
oc
cupa
nts!
The
Secr
et L
ife o
f Tre
esTa
ke a
clo
ser l
ook.
The
re c
ould
be
a ne
st h
idin
g in
that
hol
low
tree
trun
k!
Look
clo
sely
at t
reet
ops
too.
Do
you
see
any
nest
s m
ade
by s
qu
irre
ls,
bir
ds
or w
asp
s? D
o yo
u se
e an
y co
coon
s bu
ilt b
y in
sect
s?
Hide
and
See
k!
Am
eric
an
Crow
Stri
ped
skun
k
Look
for a
nim
al tr
acks
in th
e sn
ow o
r in
the
mud
. Not
ice
the
diffe
rent
sha
pe a
nd a
rrang
emen
t of
paw
-prin
ts o
r foo
tprin
ts a
nd
follo
w th
e tra
il.
Ske
tch
a pi
ctur
e of
the
trac
ks y
ou fi
nd s
o yo
u ca
n id
entif
y th
em
whe
n yo
u ge
t bac
k ho
me.
Follo
w t
hat
Tra
il!
Chec
k w
heth
er a
nim
als
left
any
clue
s lik
e le
ftove
r foo
d,
scra
tch
mar
ks, d
ung
or tr
acks
as
they
pas
sed
by tr
ees.
Wha
t can
you
see
?
Som
e ke
y th
ings
to lo
ok fo
r:
• Do
es it
hav
e tw
o fe
et o
r fou
r?
• Ar
e th
e fo
otst
eps
clos
e to
geth
er
(may
be in
dica
ting
a sm
alle
r ani
mal
) or
far a
part
(a b
igge
r ani
mal
)?
• Ho
w m
any
toes
are
ther
e?
• Ho
w a
re th
ey o
rient
ed?
Did
you
know
that
the
red
squi
rrel
mak
es it
s ow
n m
aple
syr
up?
It bi
tes
the
bark
to g
et to
the
woo
dy ti
ssue
and
le
ts th
e sa
p fl o
w. O
nce
the
wat
er e
vapo
rate
s, it
retu
rns
to
harv
est t
he “
syru
p”!
Win
ter C
omes
an
d Life
Goe
s On
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_ A
mph
ibia
ns
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_ Re
ptile
s
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_ M
amm
als
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_ B
irds
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_ Fi
sh
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_ O
ther
s
Fin
d o
ut
mo
re
See “
Urb
an B
iodi
vers
ity
Issu
es”
on th
e ba
ck c
over
Racc
oon
HO
W M
AN
Y D
IFFE
REN
T TY
PES
OF
AN
IMA
LS C
AN
YO
U S
EE?
Incl
ude
pets
, stre
et a
nim
als,
farm
ani
mal
s an
d w
ild a
nim
als:
Eco-
frie
ndly
tip
s
for
urba
n
biod
iver
sity
:
• Cr
eate
urb
an g
arden
s:
fl ow
er b
eds,
bal
cony
pl
ante
rs, a
nd s
o on
. Gr
ow n
ativ
e sp
ecie
s.
• Us
e ch
emic
als
spar
ingl
y. Pl
ants
and
an
imal
s ar
e ve
ry s
ensi
tive
to th
em.
• Fi
nd o
ut a
bout
th
reat
ened
spec
ies
in y
our a
rea,
then
you
w
ill b
e be
tter a
ble
to
help
pro
tect
them
.
Mam
mals
, Rep
tiles
and
Frie
nds!
■■ B
utte
rfl ie
s
and
cate
rpill
ars
■■ B
ees,
was
ps
an
d an
ts
■■ D
rago
nfl ie
s
and
dam
selfl
ies
■■ L
adyb
ugs
an
d be
etle
s
■■ F
lies a
nd
m
osqu
itoes
■■ O
ther
s
Hon
ey b
ee
Polli
natin
g In
sect
s:
Thes
e in
sect
s car
ry p
olle
n fro
m fl
ower
to fl
ower
. Bee
s, w
asps
, but
terfl
ies,
beet
les
and
fl ies
are
am
ong
thes
e be
nefi c
ial in
sect
s.W
e ow
e th
em c
redi
t for
ov
er 70
per
cent
of t
he fo
od
we
harv
est.
Thes
e da
ys, p
ollin
atin
g in
sect
s are
thre
aten
ed b
y
• th
e lo
ss o
f hab
itat,
• th
e us
e of
pes
ticid
es,
• co
mpe
titio
n w
ith o
ther
sp
ecie
s (of
ten
alie
n),
• m
onoc
ultu
re,
• di
seas
es a
nd p
aras
ites,
• lig
ht p
ollu
tion.
Spid
ers
and
mill
iped
es a
re n
ot
inse
cts,
but
they
st
ill b
elon
g to
our
en
viro
nmen
tal
fam
ily!
Inse
cts
Are
Ani
mal
s To
o!
Scie
ntis
ts h
ave
iden
tifi e
d up
to a
milli
on s
peci
es o
f ins
ects
so
far,
but e
stim
ate
that
th
ere
may
be
as m
any
as 3
0 m
illio
n. In
sect
s di
ffer f
rom
oth
er a
nim
als
by th
eir t
hree
pa
irs o
f leg
s. W
ith o
r with
out y
our m
agni
fyin
g gl
ass,
sco
ur th
e gr
ound
or s
earc
h am
ong
the
fl ow
ers
for i
nsec
ts. W
ho k
now
s, y
ou m
ight
dis
cove
r a n
ew s
peci
es!
Photo : Dave Bonta, Flickr
a) P
urpl
e lo
oses
trife
c) W
ater
hya
cint
h
b) E
uras
ian
wat
erm
ilfoi
l
d) D
ande
lion
Euro
pean
Sta
rlin
g
Whi
ch o
f the
fo
llow
ing
plan
ts a
re
cons
ider
ed in
vasi
ve
alie
n sp
ecie
s in
Ca
nada
?
INVA
SIVE
ALI
EN S
PECI
ES:
Brou
ght i
nto
Cana
da a
ccid
enta
lly o
r on
purp
ose,
thes
e pl
ant a
nd a
nim
al s
peci
es
are
a m
ajor
thre
at to
bio
dive
rsity
and
are
ver
y di
ffi cu
lt to
con
trol.
Find
the
Inva
der
Fin
d o
ut
mo
re
See
“Urb
an
Bio
dive
rsity
Issu
es”
on th
e ba
ck c
over
If you guessed that all of them are alien species, you w
ere right! How
ever, only a) purple loosestrife and b) Eurasian waterm
ilfoil are a serious threat to habitat in Canada, although c) w
ater hyacinth is causing major problem
s in other parts of the world. Lastly, the m
edicinal properties of d) the dandelion have im
portant health benefi ts, and it gets a lot of applause from
fi ne-food lovers, both human and w
inged!
Did
you
kno
w th
at...
ragw
eed,
alth
ough
nat
ive
to N
orth
Am
eric
a,
is c
onsi
dere
d an
inva
sive
spe
cies
? It
also
tri
gger
s al
lerg
ic re
actio
ns in
mor
e th
an
10 p
erce
nt o
f the
pop
ulat
ion.
Bes
t get
it
off o
f you
r pro
perty
bef
ore
Augu
st w
hen
it re
leas
es it
s po
llen!
Ans
wer
:
Nat
ural
fea
ture
s
hills
, wat
erw
ays,
fi el
ds,
fore
sts
and
lake
s.
Str
uctu
res
and
sign
s of
hum
an a
ctiv
ity
road
s, p
ower
line
s, b
uild
ings
, ind
ustri
al s
ites,
ch
urch
stee
ples
, gre
en ro
ofs (
tota
lly o
r par
tially
co
vere
d w
ith v
eget
atio
n).
Do y
ou s
ee a
ny w
ildlif
e co
rrid
ors
(veg
etat
ion
strip
s)
that
ani
mal
s co
uld
use
to m
ove
from
pla
ce to
pla
ce
in th
e ci
ty?
HEA
D F
OR
THE
HIL
LS!
Over
tim
e, h
uman
s ha
ve tr
ansf
orm
ed th
e na
tura
l la
ndsc
ape.
Loo
k fo
r som
e hi
gh g
roun
d in
the
park
an
d di
vide
wha
t you
see
into
gro
ups.
Urba
n La
ndsc
apes
A D
IFFE
REN
T A
NG
LE!
Som
etim
es, j
ust l
ooki
ng a
t som
ethi
ng fr
om a
di
ffere
nt a
ngle
can
lead
to s
urpr
isin
g di
scov
erie
s.
• Ta
ke o
ut y
our p
ocke
t-size
mirr
or a
nd w
alk
back
war
ds. D
oes
the
land
scap
e lo
ok a
ny d
iffer
ent?
• If
you’
re th
e ac
roba
tic ty
pe, w
alk
on y
our h
ands
an
d de
scrib
e w
hat y
ou s
ee.
• W
hat i
s yo
ur fa
vour
ite p
oint
of i
nter
est?
As
k th
e ot
hers
with
you
to g
uess
.
• Im
agin
e w
hat t
he la
ndsc
ape
arou
nd y
ou lo
oked
lik
e in
you
r gra
ndpa
rent
s’ d
ay.
• W
hat w
ill it
look
like
in th
e fu
ture
?
WAT
ER, W
ATER
, AN
YWHE
RE?
Life
dep
ends
on
wat
er. L
ook
arou
nd y
ou. D
o yo
u se
e a
wat
erw
ay, p
ond
or la
ke?
Do y
ou n
otic
e an
y ne
w
varie
ties
of p
lant
s or
ani
mal
s? If
you
wai
t lon
g en
ough
an
d pa
y ca
refu
l atte
ntio
n, y
ou m
ight
get
a g
limps
e of
the
mor
e sk
ittis
h sp
ecie
s th
at li
ve in
the
wat
er.
Now
that
you
’ve
gath
ered
an
abun
danc
e of
obs
erva
tions
, use
them
to
reac
h yo
ur o
wn
diag
nosi
s ab
out t
he
heal
th o
f you
r urb
an
envi
ronm
ent b
y fi l
ling
in th
e ch
art o
ppos
ite.
You
can
easi
ly c
ompl
ete
it on
the
BioK
its w
ebsi
te
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pare
you
r re
sults
with
oth
ers!
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tors
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te c
an a
lso
build
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eir E
coPr
ofi le
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us?
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llow
the
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c.gc
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rous
ses-
biok
its
Ch
eck
the
Th
ings
boxe
s th
at a
pply
Ex
celle
nt!
Not
bad
but
…
mus
t im
prov
e!
Tree
s, bu
shes
, bal
cony
pla
nter
s an
d ga
rden
s pro
vidin
g a
biol
ogic
al
corri
dor b
etw
een
your
hom
e an
d th
e pa
rk
Firs
t im
pres
sion
of t
he p
ark
Surr
ound
ing
soun
ds
Air q
ualit
y
Biod
iver
sity
: pl
ants
and
tree
s
Urba
n En
viro
nmen
t: M
y Diag
nosis
Fin
d o
ut
mo
re
See
“Way
s to
Impr
ove
the
Envi
ronm
ent”
on
the
back
cov
er
Bla
ck s
wal
low
tail
cate
rpill
ar
Biod
iver
sity
: ani
mal
s Pr
esen
ce
of p
ollin
ator
s
Inva
sive
pl
ant c
ontro
l
Wat
erw
ays,
po
nds
or la
kes R
ecom
men
datio
n:En
joy y
our e
nviro
nmen
t an
d he
lp p
rese
rve
the
thre
aten
ed s
peci
es in
yo
ur a
rea.
Choo
se o
ne th
ing
you
wou
ld li
ke to
impr
ove
and
thin
k up
a fe
asib
le
solu
tion.
Man
y he
ads
are
bette
r tha
n on
e!
Talk
to p
eopl
e ab
out
your
con
cern
s;
they
mig
ht jo
in y
our
impr
ovem
ent e
fforts
.
Thin
k Ba
ck on
You
r Out
ing
PRO
DU
CTIO
N T
EAM
Prod
uctio
n: B
iosp
hère
, Env
iron
men
t Can
ada
Res
earc
h an
d w
ritin
g: A
ndo
Raba
riso
lo a
nd L
inda
Lib
oiro
n
Grap
hic
desi
gn: Y
ves
Bilo
deau
, l’o
eil i
soce
l • id
entit
é et
des
ign
Illu
stra
tions
: Car
olin
e B
rune
t C
oord
inat
ion:
Lin
da L
iboi
ron
and
Ann
Dac
res
Ac
know
ledg
emen
ts: É
tienn
e A
nger
s, K
arin
e B
élan
ger,
Chri
stin
e B
érub
é, S
uzan
ne B
lais
, Sus
an B
one,
And
ré C
ham
poux
, Fré
déri
c D
esbi
ens,
Cl
aude
Joy
al, J
ean
Lang
lais
, Jea
n Le
clai
r, Ch
anta
l Lep
ire,
Cou
rtne
y Pr
ice,
Luc
ie R
oy, L
iz S
auer
and
eve
ryon
e el
se
who
con
trib
uted
dis
cern
ing
sugg
estio
ns a
nd c
omm
ents
dur
ing
the
prod
uctio
n of
this
fi rs
t Bio
Kit.
nda
Libo
iron
and
Ann
Dac
res
Cham
poux
, Fré
déri
c D
esbi
ens,
el
se
Bac
k Hom
eCr
eate
a k
eeps
ake
of y
our e
xcur
sion
by
mak
ing
a dr
awin
g, s
tory
, poe
m, p
hoto
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uality Health Index
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