2025 Year in Review As 2025 comes to a close, we’re reflecting on a year filled with community connection, conservation outreach, and exciting growth. At 8Trees Inc., every event, partnership, and project is guided by our mission to protect Ontario’s wildlife, especially species at risk, through education, advocacy, and creative public engagement. This year was […]
🐾 Join the Wildlife Words Contest! 🌿 Are you ready to put your curiosity to the test and learn something wild along the way? Introducing the 8Trees Wildlife Words Contest! This is a monthly educational game that celebrates nature vocabulary! Here’s how it works:Each month, we’ll post a “Wildlife Word ” on our social media.
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October Highlights: Boo at the Zoo & Having a Sustainable Halloween October was full of energy, creativity, and community spirit for 8Trees Inc.! We were thrilled to take part in Boo at the Zoo at Safari Niagara on October 4th, 5th, 10th, and 11th, where families came out to enjoy a weekend of Halloween fun.
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Kicking Off Boo Season, 8Trees-Style! What a weekend! The 8Trees team had an amazing time connecting with families, young explorers, and fellow nature lovers at Boo at the Zoo, hosted by Safari Niagara. We noticed some awesome costumes over the weekend – Mario & Luigi, Spider-Man, Disney Characters (particularly Elsa and Lilo & Stitch) ,
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Come Join us for a “What’s Under That Log?” Book Signing Event! Come and join us for a book signing event with Dr. Katharine Yagi, for her recently published children’s book called “What’s Under That Log?”. Katharine was inspired to write this book because of her son’s enthusiasm and interest in nature and wildlife. With
8Trees Biology Day Camp Recently we hosted our first 8Trees Biology Day Camp and we are proud to say it was a HUGE success! We want to thank all of the children and parents for your interest and help to support our day camp. We are so grateful for all the wonderful feedback received by the
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We are excited to announce that 8Trees Inc. has published a brand-new children’s book called, “What’s Under That Log?” written by our Research Associate and herpetologist, Dr. Katharine Yagi, and illustrated by our very own digital artist, Heather Yagi. This book is all about investigating the nature around you and introduces children to the study of herpetology.
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It’s here folks! The biggest event 8Trees Inc. has encountered! – the Reptile Expo! With thousands of visitors from the Reptile Community, we were surrounded in support. Our President and Founder, Anne Yagi lead the charge, along with Luc Goulet, our Field Technician, and Sharaya McCollum-Brown, our Outreach Specialist Ecologist and Administrative Extraordinaire! We showed
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8Trees with Pride in the Park It’s PRIDE MONTH! A wonderful time to celebrate, uplift, and support the 2SLGBTQ+ community! To kick off Pride Month we were so excited to participate in the 10th annual Pride in the Park hosted by Pride Niagara. It was a fantastic event full of love, fun, and rainbows! Seeing
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Ontario Supports Environmental Action in Fort Erie to Continue Protecting and Restoring the Great Lakes . Yesterday the team headed over to a project site in Fort Erie, ON of regenerated farmland, funded through the Great Lakes Local Action Fund. The Great Lakes Local Action Fund aims to build healthier communities while protecting and improving
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