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Your support helps create and protect opportunities for all Canadians to experience nature’s health benefits—now and for generations to come.
DonateLearning by Nature empowers students, educators, and communities across Canada to connect with the outdoors, take meaningful climate and biodiversity action, and learn from Indigenous-led stewardship.
From transforming school grounds into vibrant Nature Parks, to accessing grants, field trips, and curriculum-linked resources, there are many ways to get involved. Explore opportunities to enhance outdoor learning, strengthen community connections, and inspire the next generation of environmental leaders.
BC Parks Foundation is transforming school grounds into Nature Parks, creating shade, increasing biodiversity, and providing opportunities for outdoor learning.
Eligibility: BC schools in the districts already partnering with the Learning by Nature program. If your district would like to partner, please email learning@healthybynature.ca.
Environmental stewardship led by Indigenous peoples and local communities is the best pathway to effective long-term conservation of biodiversity. Students engaged in the Learning by Nature program learn about real examples of Indigenous-led stewardship happening today.
Our synchronous webinars offer students and teachers the chance to learn from experts, connect with others from across the province, and get more involved in global biodiversity action.
Welcome Webinar: Your Year of Action
Map Your Impact: Storytelling with Data
Roots of Change: Native Plants & Indigenous Knowledge
Taking Action: From Schoolyard to World Stage
Community Science: How to Track Impact Like a Pro
Year-End Celebration: Student Projects in Action
Canadian K-12 schools can submit a Student Project plan before April 15, 2026 for the opportunity to be randomly selected for reimbursement of up to $1000. Where the number of eligible submissions exceeds available funding, schools will be selected through a random allocation process.
Eligibility: Any K-12 school in Canada.
Projects:
Eligible items include:
In collaboration with Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation, BC Parks Foundation is providing grants of up to $800 to support classes in K-12 to get outdoors and experiencing and learn about BC’s fish, wildlife and their habitats.
Eligibility: Any K-12 class in BC.
Successful grant requirements:
Eligible items include:
To empower students, Learning by Nature offers two curriculum-linked student workbooks, one designed for ages 6-12 and another for ages 13-18. The workbooks are designed to be flexible guides, whether you are installing a single birdhouse, planting a small pollinator garden, or transforming your entire school ground.
Each workbook contains 10-15 activities that help students connect to nature, improve biodiversity on their school ground, and take real action on climate change as a youth leader. Along the way, they’ll learn about examples of Indigenous-led conservation and see how caring for nature can support their health and the health of planet.
