Taking Care of Earth, Taking Care of Us. Reconnecting people with nature through art + science 📸 🌎
Mission: The Roberta Bondar Foundation connects people to the natural world, inspiring curiosity, respect for and conservation of the environment while building healthier lives.
06/17/2026
Final reminder! There’s still time for summer camps to register for the Summer Camp Bondar Challenge and bring photography and environmental education into this season’s programming. Details here: https://bit.ly/4tVAyNN
06/15/2026
Piping Plovers around the Great Lakes are starting to hatch. These tiny chicks weigh only 6 grams at hatching (about the same as a postcard), but they’ll be flying in just a few weeks!
06/13/2026
A little bit of forest magic!
📸 “Fairy Mushroom” by Madelyn McNally
06/08/2026
For World Oceans Day, here are some ocean photos from past Bondar Challenge participants! Which one is your favourite?
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06/05/2026
Today is World Environment Day! Caring for the environment starts with developing a connection to your local ecosystems. Through the Bondar Challenge, we’re helping youth make that connection through nature photography. https://bit.ly/4xgEjja
06/03/2026
From now until August, Piping Plovers will be nesting and raising their young on beaches along the Atlantic coast, the Great Lakes, and in the prairies.
During this crucial time, make sure to keep your distance from Plover habitats, leave no trace on the beach, and keep pets on leashes.
05/29/2026
We’re buzzing with excitement for this year’s Summer Camp Bondar Challenge! If you want your camp to participate, head to our website for registration details: https://bit.ly/4tVAyNN
05/27/2026
Kenora showed up in a big way for Dr. Roberta Bondar’s artist talk at the Douglas Family Art Centre! It was an evening full of art, migratory birds, and environmental education. The winners of the the Muse’s Bondar Challenge also received a private tour of the Patterns & Parallels exhibit with Dr. Bondar.
05/21/2026
During spring migration, rufa Red Knots congregate in huge numbers at stopover points like Delaware Bay to refuel. The Red Knots eat horseshoe crab eggs and mollusks, swallowing the shells whole and crushing them in their stomachs!
05/19/2026
Join Dr. Roberta Bondar for an evening of exploring the lives of migratory birds at The Muse in Kenora. Dr. Bondar will be presenting her Patterns & Parallels photography exhibit and taking us behind the scenes of her fieldwork with at-risk birds.
May 22 at 7 pm at the Douglas Family Art Centre, admission by donation. https://bit.ly/4tGh3b5
