Environmental Conservation Volunteering
Protect and restore natural ecosystems
Why It Matters
Strong for environmental science, biology, and public policy programs. Shows your academic interest translates into real-world action.
How to Start
Contact Conservation Ontario, Ducks Unlimited Canada, or your local watershed authority. Many run weekend planting and restoration events open to student volunteers.
Commitment
- Low commitment: a few hours a month, easy to fit around school.
- Best starting grade: G7
- G7 - conservation events run year-round and are very accessible for younger students.
Programs It Supports
- Environmental Science
- Biology
- Public Policy
- Geography
Majors it supports
- Environmental Science – mid to high 80s
- Biology – mid to high 80s at most schools
- Geography – mid to high 80s
Universities where it fits
Our profiles for these schools suggest Environmental Conservation Volunteering as a good fit for their applicants.
- University of Guelph – Guelph, ON
- University of British Columbia – Vancouver, BC
- University of Victoria – Victoria, BC
- University of Northern BC – Prince George, BC
- Thompson Rivers University – Kamloops, BC
- Université Laval – Quebec City, QC
- Dalhousie University – Halifax, NS
- University of New Brunswick – Fredericton, NB
- Mount Allison University – Sackville, NB
- Memorial University of Newfoundland – St. John's, NL
- University of Prince Edward Island – Charlottetown, PE
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