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Activity Catalogue
Participation in native plant conservation can take many forms. In our Activity Catalogue you'll find a range of possibilities, from native plant gardening to shoreline rehabilitation, ecological monitoring to school-ground transformation.

People in Action
Looking for inspiration? Want to get involved? Meet some people who turned passion for native plants into action. Each of these real-life stories opens a door to native plant conservation.

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Common bearberry, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi S84-4844.
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Common bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) is so-called because it is a favourite food of bears. It is also known as kinnikinick, which comes from an expression of the native peoples who used to smoke the leaves and bark of this evergreen shrub like tobacco. The berries are edible by humans, and they are also a favourite of grouse. The fruits are red and contain several hard nutlets that are fused together to form a single stone.


 
 
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