Om nom nom! We teamed up with Chef Sam from Maple Leaf Foods to turn leftovers into something new and delicious. Talk about a tasty way to help reduce food waste!
Hello, Earth Rangers! It’s me, Beatrice Bear. I’ve been looking for the perfect hibernation location, and I think I’ve found one! A hollow under the roots of a giant tree looks really nice. I know what you’re thinking: don’t bears hibernate in caves? Some bears do, but most bears dig their dens into hillsides or find nice cozy hollows like mine.
There’s only ONE problem: there’s a hole in the side and the cold air is downright chilly. It’s a good thing I’m a handy bear! I’m going to patch the hole. When it snows, it’ll provide insulation that will keep me (and my future cubs) warm and toasty.
But what about humans? What happens when you get a drafty breeze in your home? Unlike bears, lots of humans heat their homes with electricity. When there’s a crack around a window or door frame, the warm air escapes, and the cold air comes blowing in. That’s a waste of energy. Wasting energy is definitely NOT eco-friendly, so it’s important to stop that draft!
To find out if you have a draft in your house, just run your hands around your windows and doors. If you feel cold air, tell an adult. They’ll be able to get to work and fix it!
I hope you have a warm, toasty winter. After I patch the hole in my den, I’m going to get ready for a lovely rest. See you in the spring!
What do you do if you encounter a Tiger in the wild? Just ask Earth Ranger Emma: She’s been there and done that, and she has all the survival tips you need!
This episode, we learned about tigers! You’d think tigers would be easy to spot, but their stripes actually help them camouflage right into their surroundings, like this!
The tiger that Earth Ranger Emma found on her research expedition was a Bengal tiger, which is the second biggest tiger in the world! The biggest is the Siberian tiger, and the smallest is the Sumatran tiger.
Stay tuned for more episodes to find out what happens next!
Once upon a time, fungi were grouped within the Plant Kingdom. But upon further investigation, they were given their own Kingdom. Unlike plants that use the sun’s energy to make sugars (a process called photosynthesis), fungi decompose organic matter into particles that other living things can use.
Which do you think is worse for the planet: 2 million cars on the road or all the food Canadians throw out in a year? If you guessed wasted food…ding ding! You’re right!
Food waste is a big problem, and as Canadians, we waste a lot of it—2.2 million tonnes of food a year, to be exact. That’s like throwing away the weight of 1000 elephants worth of food every day! As that food breaks down, it releases more greenhouse gases than 2 million cars.
Time:15 min
Difficulty:Medium
One of the trickiest things about growing plants indoors is figuring out how much water they need. This self-watering slow and steady planter will take the guesswork out of watering!
Step 1: Ask an adult to cut off the top third of your bottle.
Step 2. Ask an adult to drill a small hole in the cap.
Step 3. Pull the string through the hole.
Step 4. Pour some water into the bottom part of the bottle.
Step 5. Flip the top part upside-down and put it into the bottom part.
Step 6. Fill the top part with soil and plant your seeds.
You won’t have to worry about watering your plant from above! That’s because the string soaks up the water and carries it up into the soil. All you need to do is add more water when the bottom is empty.
Hey, Earth Rangers! It’s me, your old pal, Dreck. Do you see that white bag in the picture? That’s me! That’s when I was hanging out with all my litter friends, polluting the environment. Ah, good times! But know where I really wanted to be? The Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Never heard of it? Let me fill you in.
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a collection of floating trash in the Pacific Ocean. It’s mostly made of plastic, and it contains everything from toys to toothbrushes to abandoned fishing nets. It’s party central for garbage like me! And this big bash never ends because plastic doesn’t go away. It just breaks down into tiny pieces called microplastics, so our party can go on forever!
My friends and I were all ready to join the celebration in the Pacific. All we needed was a gust of wind to blow us into a stream or river, then eventually we’d get to the ocean. But then someone snatched us up! They were wearing rubber gloves, carrying garbage bags, and picking up trash! I guess they heard about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and wanted to stop it from getting any bigger.
You see, as fun as our party is for my friends and me, it isn’t so great for sea creatures. Turtles, birds, and fish sometimes mistake us for food, which can make them really sick. And those fishing nets? They are like traps for animals to get tangled up in.
So after I was picked up, can you guess what happened to ol’ Dreck next? I was picked up by an Earth Ranger. Now I’m at the recycling centre. I don’t think I’ll ever get to visit the ocean, all because of people like YOU.
You might want to think twice before you invite a koala over for dinner because they are very picky eaters. Koalas only eat certain species of Eucalyptus trees and are even picky about which tree they collect leaves from! The size of the tree, the neighbourhood it is found in, and the taste of the leaves matter the most to koalas looking for a tasty snack.
Our NEW Project 2050 Challenge is tackling the issue of food waste and we have lots of ideas to help. The goal of each Challenge is to encourage families to adopt climate friendly habits in the home that have the potential to change the world if we all work together. Our All Taste, No Waste Challenge has just launched in the Earth Rangers App.
One particular habit we’re suggesting is to rethink how you look at veggies. Next time you’re in the grocery store, think about choosing that misshapen carrot or awkward pepper. Since many of us are drawn to more perfect looking produce, these oddly shaped but still perfectly tasty vegetables get tossed away.
In Canada, we throw out 2.2 million tons of food a year. We’re not talking about bones, eggshells, fruit cores and peels, but food that was meant to be eaten, like leftovers or forgotten fruits that hid in the back of the fridge. All of this wasted food produces a huge amount of greenhouse gases. But we can make a difference when we work together. Adopting a few new habits can go a long way to help planet earth. Cool rewards are up for grabs including a sustainable cookbook in collaboration with Maple Leaf Foods Chef Sam!
Check out this video to learn more:
Project 2050 is named after Canada’s climate goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
In our last “Ask an Expert”, we asked you to send in questions for real-life Arctic fox researcher, Kayla Buhler. Wow, did you ever listen!? We got over 200 questions! Now, we couldn’t ask Kayla all of them—that interview would take all day—but we did get to ask her a whole bunch!
Press play to check out the interview! You’ll find out if your question was asked AND learn a lot about fluffy white foxes from the north. Psst! You’ll also get to meet one of our FASTEST Animal Ambassadors!
Our next “Ask an Expert” will be all about peatlands and the amazing animals that call it home: wood frog, polar bear, and caribou. Start thinking of your questions now!
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