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Nature Network Regions
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This month's featured region:
Ontario East - East Meets North
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The rugged eastern reaches of Ontario contain both a wealth of natural history and a legacy of stories about Canada’s early settlement. From the great pineries of the Ottawa valley to the distinct limestone outcrops of the lower Frontenac region, this area has the character, in many ways, of the more northern areas. That’s because it is here that the billion-year-old bedrock of the Canadian Shield dips south through what is known as the Frontenac Axis and crosses under the St. Lawrence River.
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Learn about the natural world throughout Ontario.
Ontario is a great place to be for naturalists and outdoor enthusiasts. Our province can boast wild areas from the vast boreal forests of Wabakimi to the rugged coastline of the northern Great Lakes down through the rich hardwood forests of Central Ontario to the unique mixture of forests, prairies, and savannas of the province's southwest.
There are seven designated Ontario Nature regions: Carolinian East, Carolinian West, Great Lakes West, Huronia, Lake Ontario North, Northern and Ontario East. Visit our Ontario nature groups page to see a map of the regions and to find out more about the 140 Ontario Nature member groups.
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The Ontario Nature Network is a province-wide network of more than 140 groups that protects Ontario's nature and provides provincial leadership in parks and protected areas, land-use planning policies and conservation science. A strong commitment and concern for nature is shared by each group and demonstrated through their own activities. |
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