{"id":52524,"date":"2026-04-02T10:37:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T15:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/?p=52524"},"modified":"2026-04-02T10:37:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T15:37:52","slug":"forest-floors-alive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/forest-floors-alive\/","title":{"rendered":"Des sols forestiers vivants"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-d8maqq4-1eea6d34843cba302015a37c8fe20176 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  blog-inner avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-52524'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mnhm9gkf-cd8597073536d49339b974bede6d78f4\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mnhm9gkf-cd8597073536d49339b974bede6d78f4 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mnhm9gkf-cd8597073536d49339b974bede6d78f4 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mnhm9gkf-cd8597073536d49339b974bede6d78f4 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first  inner-blog-banner-full-width-img'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-52525 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-52525 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ForestFloorsAlive_YellowTroutLilyWithBeetle_AnnikaWilcox.jpg' alt='Yellow wildflower with speckled leaves, surrounded by dry brown leaves and fresh green sprouts. A small beetle rests on a petal.' title='ForestFloorsAlive_YellowTroutLilyWithBeetle_AnnikaWilcox'  height=\"738\" width=\"1019\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mnhm7foi-699a7f0ddd9a283b45fdc86341617a25\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mnhm7foi-699a7f0ddd9a283b45fdc86341617a25{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mnhm7foi-699a7f0ddd9a283b45fdc86341617a25 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mnhm7foi-699a7f0ddd9a283b45fdc86341617a25 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mnhm7foi-699a7f0ddd9a283b45fdc86341617a25 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_post_metadata'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Forest floors alive: spring ephemerals and their native pollinators<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mnhm87s0-a2985cd1a181f85a9d6c3264fb6fb9b9\">\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-mnhm87s0-a2985cd1a181f85a9d6c3264fb6fb9b9{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-mnhm87s0-a2985cd1a181f85a9d6c3264fb6fb9b9 .av-post-metadata-container-inner{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-mnhm87s0-a2985cd1a181f85a9d6c3264fb6fb9b9 av-metadata-container-align-left  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last  av-metadata-container-1'><div class='av-post-metadata-container-inner'><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-meta-content\"><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-published\"><span class=\"av-metadata-before av-metadata-before-published\">Publi\u00e9 le<\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-published-date\" >2 avril 2026<\/span><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-separator\"><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-author\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"av-metadata-before av-metadata-before-author\">par<\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-author-name\" >Annika Wilcox<\/span><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-separator\"><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-category\"><span class=\"av-metadata-before av-metadata-before-categories\">|<\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/bumble-bee-recovery\/\" >R\u00e9tablissement des bourdons<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/bumble-bees\/\" >Les bourdons<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/native-pollinator-initiative\/\" >Initiative pour les pollinisateurs indig\u00e8nes<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/news-and-events\/\" >Actualit\u00e9s et \u00e9v\u00e9nements<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-after-meta\">Photo: yellow trout lily with beetle, A. Wilcox.<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-b4cyv70-959b294a2a138fd6a2c1a5afc8cdccfd main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  species-inner-content-intro-wrapper avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-52524'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ao1zlvw-832a9d0be53395cc9d63fe49b5212091\">\n.flex_column.av-ao1zlvw-832a9d0be53395cc9d63fe49b5212091{\npadding:25px 25px 25px 25px;\nbackground-color:#f8fbf4;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-ao1zlvw-832a9d0be53395cc9d63fe49b5212091 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-5  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  light-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mnhm8o18-afc7802c3b0dac802f460068c3185bee'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Qu'est-ce que le Programme de r\u00e9tablissement des bourdons? <\/strong>Depuis les ann\u00e9es 1990, le nombre de bourdons a chut\u00e9 de fa\u00e7on spectaculaire, ce qui repr\u00e9sente un d\u00e9sastre \u00e9cologique. Ici, \u00e0 Conservation de la faune au Canada, nous travaillons \u00e0 pr\u00e9venir la disparition des esp\u00e8ces de bourdons en p\u00e9ril en les surveillant \u00e0 l'\u00e9tat sauvage, en les \u00e9levant pour les rel\u00e2cher dans notre laboratoire de conservation en Ontario, et en \u00e9tudiant leurs excr\u00e9ments pour y trouver des parasites ! Nous organisons m\u00eame des \u00e9v\u00e9nements sp\u00e9ciaux de science citoyenne \u00e0 travers la province pour suivre la taille des populations, localiser les populations en d\u00e9clin et offrir des programmes de formation pratiques dans le but d'\u00e9largir nos efforts \u00e0 travers le Canada. Nous sommes la seule organisation au pays \u00e0 travailler \u00e0 r\u00e9tablir les populations de bourdons en p\u00e9ril gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 l'\u00e9levage de conservation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-119vvqk-6e5f62417723856694fc01ca5e33d943 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mnhm97zm-061b08e55dfd1bc71003bfdca1737849'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Happy wildflower season! Specifically, welcome to the wonderful time of the year where we get to share our forested areas with <\/span><b>spring ephemerals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, woodland wildflowers that take advantage of the brief window of sunlight after the snow melts but before the forest canopy fills in. In just a few short weeks, these flowers emerge, bloom, and set seed before disappearing again until next year.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-z65jl8-53fdaceafdabe36a8a9e6de0a51ebffe av_one_full  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mnhm9rpo-2875373c51b24d51ca1c14ae5f51a13d\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mnhm9rpo-2875373c51b24d51ca1c14ae5f51a13d img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mnhm9rpo-2875373c51b24d51ca1c14ae5f51a13d .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mnhm9rpo-2875373c51b24d51ca1c14ae5f51a13d av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-10  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-52535 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-52535 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ForestFloorsAlive_MarshMarigoldandWildColumbine_AnnikaWilcox.jpg' alt='Split image with the left side showing a bright yellow flowers with five petals bloom among lush green leaves. The right side shows a pinkish-red flowers hang upside down against a blurred green background.' title='ForestFloorsAlive_MarshMarigoldandWildColumbine_AnnikaWilcox'  height=\"738\" width=\"1019\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-9c04nqk-6813a19451dd47578ae260868050016f\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-9c04nqk-6813a19451dd47578ae260868050016f{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-9c04nqk-6813a19451dd47578ae260868050016f hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mnhmag3z-e88f726162d987fc9593ad1d48c8599b'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>(Left) <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marsh marigold (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Caltha palustris<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), a spring ephemeral found in wet meadows, wetlands, and steam banks all across Canada and down into the United States. Marsh marigold is primarily pollinated by hoverflies, bee flies, and small native bees like sweat bees and mining bees. Photo by Annika Wilcox.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0(Right) Wild columbine (<i>Aquilegia canadensis<\/i>), a beautiful ephemeral flower whose primary pollinator is the ruby-throated hummingbird! Photo by Annika Wilcox.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-90t30s-721d323ba7e2d8dc78588680d554403f av_one_full  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mnhmrubt-4fec3855bb43104a9dc6e31296cb21c5'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of the most familiar spring ephemerals include the delicate white blossoms of bloodroot (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sanguinaria canadensis<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), the nodding yellow flowers of trout lily (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Erythronium americanum<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), and the tiny pink-striped blooms of spring beauty (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Claytonia virginica<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">). While the exact mix of species varies from region to region, many of these early flowers can be found in woodlands across Canada. Their brief appearance transforms the forest floor into a patchwork of colour just as winter finally loosens its grip.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But as much as we may love to see them, these flowers aren\u2019t blooming for us. Early spring is a challenging time for insects: temperatures are still cool, and nectar and pollen are in short supply. Spring ephemerals help to fill that gap, providing some of the first reliable food sources of the season.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-1yg5a30-0f4f1e161665ce11dfd5717ee0dbfe03 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-15  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1qhy7l8-142c95b07434075ab55a1d71a469d686\">\n.avia-image-container.av-1qhy7l8-142c95b07434075ab55a1d71a469d686 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-1qhy7l8-142c95b07434075ab55a1d71a469d686 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-1qhy7l8-142c95b07434075ab55a1d71a469d686 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-16  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-52526 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-52526 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ForestFloorsAlive_SkunkCabbage_AnnikaWilcox.jpg' alt='A dark, maroon and green mottled plant emerging from leaf-littered ground, set against a dark background.' title='ForestFloorsAlive_SkunkCabbage_AnnikaWilcox'  height=\"738\" width=\"1019\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1bgr6p8-1fc3bed6ecb7b661850f79fb9db6fc31\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-1bgr6p8-1fc3bed6ecb7b661850f79fb9db6fc31{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-1bgr6p8-1fc3bed6ecb7b661850f79fb9db6fc31 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-nxf2jw-d7889506bfb28d17c131aed16e0ac61e'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Skunk cabbage (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Symplocarpus foetidus<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), an alien-looking eastern wetland specialist whose leaves smell like skunk when bruised.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Photo by Annika Wilcox.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-8w9ga5o-1976e00d508af2dafa914d60402a456a av_one_full  avia-builder-el-19  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-8bk3pxo-df153934212b750543ced55c25170f1f'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the earliest flowers to pop up here in eastern Canada is the wonderfully strange skunk cabbage (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Symplocarpus foetidus<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">). Long before most flowers appear, skunk cabbage pushes its way up through wet soil in swamps and woodland seeps. Its mottled purple hood surrounds a dense cluster of tiny flowers and releases a smell that many people compare to\u2026 well, a skunk. That smell is no accident, however. It attracts early spring pollinators like flies and beetles, which crawl inside the hood to investigate. Even more impressively than its stink, skunk cabbage can generate its own heat, sometimes melting the surrounding snow to make its flowers accessible to these cold-weather visitors.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-49foai4-e3f475f015c7c6dd2292e45f9edc99fb av_one_full  avia-builder-el-21  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mnhmc6i7-23d78e5586307553c5493144002cba30\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mnhmc6i7-23d78e5586307553c5493144002cba30 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mnhmc6i7-23d78e5586307553c5493144002cba30 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mnhmc6i7-23d78e5586307553c5493144002cba30 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-22  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-52529 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-52529 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ForestFloorsAlive_SpringBeautyMiner_RileyBrendanWalsh.jpg' alt='A bee with pink pollen-covered legs sits on a delicate pink flower.' title='ForestFloorsAlive_SpringBeautyMiner_RileyBrendanWalsh'  height=\"738\" width=\"1019\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3xij1nw-e98bc253f87ab6631dde91e13fa90a84\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-3xij1nw-e98bc253f87ab6631dde91e13fa90a84{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-3xij1nw-e98bc253f87ab6631dde91e13fa90a84 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-23  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mnhmcj36-7a1a1a8343debccae699dfe1b332f643'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spring beauty mining bee (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Andrena erigeniae<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), a small native bee who has specialized on the spring beauty flower. Photo by Riley-Brendan Walsh on iNaturalist.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-3egrz3g-69f1cf202839e4f1cea674501574d867 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-25  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mnhmfife-6a377376c5c5f73c76bed929d0fe3f07'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the season warms slightly, bees begin joining the mix. One group that takes full advantage of the early bloom is the mining bees in the genus Andrena (mining bees). These small, ground-nesting bees emerge in early spring and are especially fond of ephemeral flowers, with some species being closely tied to particular plants. For example, certain mining bees specialize in collecting pollen from spring beauties, forming a partnership that has likely existed for thousands of years.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-2uyrrpo-298d44364bfedf0fe5e335258508168f av_one_full  avia-builder-el-27  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mnhmg2sv-ed33cac830e7110dd65b83940020a252\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mnhmg2sv-ed33cac830e7110dd65b83940020a252 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mnhmg2sv-ed33cac830e7110dd65b83940020a252 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mnhmg2sv-ed33cac830e7110dd65b83940020a252 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-28  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-52530 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-52530 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ForestFloorsAlive_DutchmansBreechesandBumble_KarenDWadeShutterstock.jpg' alt='A bumble bee hangs from a white, upside down pants-shaped wildflower in a sunlit forest.' title='ForestFloorsAlive_DutchmansBreechesandBumble_KarenDWadeShutterstock'  height=\"738\" width=\"1019\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2ghzwvg-388b4d2c5fd2ce5e254d899c02d537f8\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-2ghzwvg-388b4d2c5fd2ce5e254d899c02d537f8{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-2ghzwvg-388b4d2c5fd2ce5e254d899c02d537f8 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-29  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mnhmgbpe-a3f283923ef807d93806dfef5a11eed2'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dutchman\u2019s breeches (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dicentra cucullaria<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), a beautiful woodland ephemeral that provides much-needed pollen and nectar to native pollinators like bumble bees. Photo by Karen D Wade on Shutterstock.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-285gap8-fb2e2a3bd5f405585dd0b9284be6a5e4 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-31  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mnhmgpt8-6d8a80bb5ac2a1ac2a6dbacbaa16a6b0'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you take a closer look at the forest floor, you might just find some dutchman\u2019s breeches (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dicentra cucullaria<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), named for their upside-down white flowers that resemble tiny pairs of pantaloons hanging on a line. This species produces nectar deep within its blossoms, making it especially attractive to long-tongued pollinators. Early in the season, queen bumble bees are among the few insects able to reach that nectar, though they sometimes take a shortcut by nibbling a small hole in the flower, in a behaviour known as nectar robbing.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-1qpt4rw-0302e707eeac9bf48441827f1e498c52 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-33  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mnhmhfyg-b3be2497bd51c1522daa3655a8d389e0\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mnhmhfyg-b3be2497bd51c1522daa3655a8d389e0 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mnhmhfyg-b3be2497bd51c1522daa3655a8d389e0 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mnhmhfyg-b3be2497bd51c1522daa3655a8d389e0 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-34  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-52531 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-52531 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ForestFloorsAlive_WildGinger_EmilioConcariINaturalist.jpg' alt='' title='ForestFloorsAlive_WildGinger_EmilioConcariINaturalist'  height=\"738\" width=\"1019\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-f5jak-eec109aa450f4f6101acb07b27ad46fa\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-f5jak-eec109aa450f4f6101acb07b27ad46fa{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-f5jak-eec109aa450f4f6101acb07b27ad46fa hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-35  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mnhmhnsv-c77a82bc4de22a918e4f51d10e6f2402'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wild ginger (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asarum canadense<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), a groundcover ephemeral flower whose roots smell and taste faintly of culinary ginger. Photo by Emilio Concari on iNaturalist.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-rs77nw-490b411e91f0b807ffa006a9e6c1cc06 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-37  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mnhmhzrs-59714aaedabf444dc5d40c774c3c0df8'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In sunnier woodland edges, you might also find Wild Ginger (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asarum canadense<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), whose unusual maroon flowers hide beneath its leaves close to the forest floor. Rather than attracting bees, wild ginger relies mostly on flies and beetles that crawl into the flower. Later in the season, ants help disperse its seeds, carrying them away to their nests thanks to a nutritious appendage attached to each seed.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-1lidvjg-f468745a7649710920beca79c1e033a8 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-39  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mnhmoj0r-791d16f510dc68fa7394c3ae6097b3e6\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mnhmoj0r-791d16f510dc68fa7394c3ae6097b3e6 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mnhmoj0r-791d16f510dc68fa7394c3ae6097b3e6 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mnhmoj0r-791d16f510dc68fa7394c3ae6097b3e6 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-40  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-52533 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-52533 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ForestFloorsAlive_WhiteTrillium_AnnikaWilcox.jpg' alt='Countless white trillium flowers with green leaves bloom on a forest floor. The ground is covered in dry leaves.' title='ForestFloorsAlive_WhiteTrillium_AnnikaWilcox'  height=\"738\" width=\"1019\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-147x6ks-e9da5c0a9d413fc26c16d79859fd98df\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-147x6ks-e9da5c0a9d413fc26c16d79859fd98df{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-147x6ks-e9da5c0a9d413fc26c16d79859fd98df hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-41  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mnhmor2p-ffad7e0b4ec722e25c4b6fcbc83408e7'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">White trillium (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trillium grandiflorum<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">). Though it is the official flower of Ontario, it is found across eastern Canada and the United States. Photo by Annika Wilcox.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-n5fp4c-0e5d75715ab7002908b5bfe69ca2917e av_one_full  avia-builder-el-43  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_hr  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mnhmp7bc-97b3db82bfe1609395bd0032092c3337'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Back under the forest canopy, the iconic white trillium (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trillium grandiflorum<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) may be opening its beautiful three-petaled flowers. Unlike most flowers that bumble bees visit, white trilliums don\u2019t produce nectar. However, they make up for it with their abundant pollen, which is a valuable food source for early-flying insects like bumble bees. Interestingly, white trilliums are effectively pollinated through <\/span><b>buzz pollination<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a strategy where bees hold onto the flower and \u2018buzz\u2019, vibrating their flight muscles to shake the pollen loose.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As you explore your local woodlands this spring, look closely for flowers peeking up through the leaf litter, and keep an ear out for the low hum of bumble bees getting to work. The blooms of spring ephemerals are brief, but for enthusiastic flower-finders and hungry springtime pollinators alike, they are nothing short of magical!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-7vpz11o-6dcbeebc7b9d8033eb4fdbd9052c6683\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-7vpz11o-6dcbeebc7b9d8033eb4fdbd9052c6683{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-7vpz11o-6dcbeebc7b9d8033eb4fdbd9052c6683 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-45  el_after_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-last'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section av-7orwyz0-0f2b8eda4bbfda9c25973d59f4b13416 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-46  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  blog-inner avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-52524'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-74uscto-13432c6288e4469b74a316f19084102b av_one_full  avia-builder-el-47  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  author-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-6nif2q4-98e0aee14d6010cab60588460d18f2b3'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Annika Wilcox<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">Coordonnatrice des programmes en Ontario \u2013 Programme de r\u00e9tablissement des bourdons<\/h5>\n<p>Annika a rejoint l'\u00e9quipe de CFC de la Pie-gri\u00e8che migratrice en tant que biologiste en recherche en 2025 avant de passer \u00e0 l'Initiative pour les pollinisateurs indig\u00e8nes en tant que coordonnatrice des programmes en Ontario. Elle poss\u00e8de une vaste exp\u00e9rience en sensibilisation environnementale, r\u00e9habilitation de la faune, et surveillance \u00e9cologique des oiseaux, des amphibiens, des reptiles et des insectes \u00e0 risque. Annika est titulaire d'une ma\u00eetrise en biologie int\u00e9grative de l'Universit\u00e9 de Guelph, o\u00f9 elle a men\u00e9 des recherches sur les facteurs limitants des zones humides agricoles restaur\u00e9es comme habitat de reproduction pour les oiseaux, en mettant l'accent sur les esp\u00e8ces en p\u00e9ril.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-69f1gzw-17fc79c510ead199607f568bd0ce713e\">\n.avia-image-container.av-69f1gzw-17fc79c510ead199607f568bd0ce713e img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-69f1gzw-17fc79c510ead199607f568bd0ce713e .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-69f1gzw-17fc79c510ead199607f568bd0ce713e av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-49  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  author-pic'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-50029 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-50029 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/AnnikaWilcox_Thumbnail.jpg' alt='' title='AnnikaWilcox_Miniature'  height=\"400\" width=\"400\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='blog-inner'  class='avia-section av-4d74emk-ddf1b4f39ba9bcf528325edb878a36d9 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-50  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  blog-section avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-52524'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  id=\"recent-articles-project\"  class='flex_column av-euhya4-6179f44aadeaa940a850473cc59c52c4 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-51  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  more-articles-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-3jwyax8-7269e671738e25cb81562dbce36e2f0b'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Articles r\u00e9cents sur le projet<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2w644jw-e751f785989d80bb807e6c26686ebc01\">\n#top .flex_column.av-2w644jw-e751f785989d80bb807e6c26686ebc01{\nmargin-top:20px;\nmargin-bottom:15px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-2w644jw-e751f785989d80bb807e6c26686ebc01{\nmargin-top:20px;\nmargin-bottom:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-2w644jw-e751f785989d80bb807e6c26686ebc01 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-53  el_after_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><div  class='av-alb-blogposts template-blog  blog-home'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Blog\" ><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-53322 post-loop-1 post-parity-odd single-big with-slider post-53322 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-bumble-bee-recovery category-news-and-events project-native-pollinator-initiative specific-species-bumble-bees\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: Fieldwork forays\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title'  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/fieldwork-forays\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Fieldwork forays\">S'aventurer sur le terrain<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/bumble-bee-recovery\/\" rel=\"tag\">R\u00e9tablissement des bourdons<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/news-and-events\/\" rel=\"tag\">Actualit\u00e9s et \u00e9v\u00e9nements<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/native-pollinator-initiative\/\" rel=\"tag\">Initiative pour les pollinisateurs indig\u00e8nes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/bumble-bees\/\" rel=\"tag\">Les bourdons<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/header><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/fieldwork-forays\/\"  title=\"Reformatage de photo de blog - FieldworkForays_GoldBumbleBees_AnnikaWilcox\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"492\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FieldworkForays_GoldandBlackBumbleBee_AnnikaWilcox_Thumbnail-492x423.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-53325 avia-img-lazy-loading-53325 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/fieldwork-forays\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-big' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewbox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveaspectratio=\"xMidYMid meet\" role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<path d=\"M0.416 27.84l11.456-11.84-11.456-11.904q-0.832-0.832 0-1.536 0.832-0.832 1.536 0l12.544 12.608q0.768 0.832 0 1.6l-12.544 12.608q-0.704 0.832-1.536 0-0.832-0.704 0-1.536z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2026-06-16T17:37:56-05:00\" >16 juin 2026<\/time><span class=\"text-sep\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">par <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/author\/catwoodurand\/\" rel=\"author\">Catherine Woo-Durand<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FieldworkForays_GoldandBlackBumbleBee_AnnikaWilcox_Thumbnail.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>492<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>492<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Catherine Woo-Durand<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WPC_Frn-scaled.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Catherine Woo-Durand<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2026-06-16T17:37:56-05:00\" >2026-06-16 17:37:56<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2026-06-30 15:49:53<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>S'aventurer sur le terrain<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-53249 post-loop-2 post-parity-even single-big with-slider post-53249 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-bumble-bee-recovery category-news-and-events project-native-pollinator-initiative specific-species-bumble-bees\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: Why saving bees means saving microbes\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title'  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/saving-bees-means-saving-microbes\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Why saving bees means saving microbes\">Pourquoi sauver les abeilles, c'est sauver les microbes<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/bumble-bee-recovery\/\" rel=\"tag\">R\u00e9tablissement des bourdons<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/news-and-events\/\" rel=\"tag\">Actualit\u00e9s et \u00e9v\u00e9nements<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/native-pollinator-initiative\/\" rel=\"tag\">Initiative pour les pollinisateurs indig\u00e8nes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/bumble-bees\/\" rel=\"tag\">Les bourdons<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/header><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/saving-bees-means-saving-microbes\/\"  title=\"ChristineMacphersonPhoto\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"572\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ChristineMacphersonPhoto-572x423.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-53253 avia-img-lazy-loading-53253 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/saving-bees-means-saving-microbes\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-big' 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class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ChristineMacphersonPhoto.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>572<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>572<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Christine Macpherson<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WPC_Frn-scaled.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Christine Macpherson<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2026-05-26T12:39:36-05:00\" >2026-05-26 12:39:36<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2026-06-11 12:45:14<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Pourquoi sauver les abeilles, c'est sauver les microbes<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-52897 post-loop-3 post-parity-odd post-entry-last single-big with-slider post-52897 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-bumble-bee-recovery category-news-and-events project-native-pollinator-initiative specific-species-bumble-bees\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: Flies in disguise\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title'  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/flies-in-disguise\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Flies in disguise\">Des mouches d\u00e9guis\u00e9es<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/bumble-bee-recovery\/\" rel=\"tag\">R\u00e9tablissement des bourdons<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/news-and-events\/\" rel=\"tag\">Actualit\u00e9s et \u00e9v\u00e9nements<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/native-pollinator-initiative\/\" rel=\"tag\">Initiative pour les pollinisateurs indig\u00e8nes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/bumble-bees\/\" rel=\"tag\">Les bourdons<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/header><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/flies-in-disguise\/\"  title=\"Reformatage de blog photo - Mouche d&#039;hoverfly d\u00e9guis\u00e9e en abeille - JohnKlymko\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FliesInDisguise_FlowerFly_JohnKlymko_Thumbnail.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-52930 avia-img-lazy-loading-52930 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" 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