Students learning about milkweed tufts © Hamilton Naturalists' Club
About
At the core of our work lies a commitment to nature. That commitment is shared by a province-wide network of groups and individuals.
This dedicated network of 150 local conservation groups helps us identify and engage with local issues that have a provincial significance. The Nature Network is our eyes and ears on the ground. Together, we lead grassroots conservation initiatives are a powerful voice for nature. Many of our conservation initiatives would not be possible without the help of the Nature Network member groups.
Read the benefits of your group joining the Nature Network and about the Regional Council.
Contact
Please read our Nature Network Primer for more information about the Nature Network.For more information about individual member groups, please email ourNature Network Organizer.
Carolinian East
- Bert Miller Nature Club of Fort Erie, Fort Erie
- Brant for Nature, Brantford
- Friends of Bronte Creek Provincial Park, Oakville
- Friends of Short Hills Park, Fonthill
- Haldimand Stewardship Council, Cayuga
- Halton/North Peel Field Naturalists, Brampton/Georgetown
- Hamilton Naturalists’ Club, Hamilton
- Heart Lake Turtle Troopers, Brampton
- Long Point World Biosphere Reserve Foundation, The Long Point area
- Ruthven Park National Historic Site Inc., Cayuga
- Nature’s Calling Environmental Education, Simcoe
- Niagara Falls Nature Club, Niagara Falls
- Norfolk Field Naturalists, Simcoe
- Peninsula Field Naturalists Club, Niagara Peninsula
- South Peel Naturalists’ Club, Mississauga/Oakville
- Trees for Halton Hills, Town of Halton Hills
- Woodstock Field Naturalists, Woodstock
Carolinian West
- Carolinian Canada Coalition, London
- Essex County Field Naturalists’ Club, Windsor
- Friends of Ojibway Prairie, Windsor
- Friends of Point Pelee, Leamington
- Friends of Rondeau, Morpeth
- Ingersoll District Nature Club, Ingersoll
- Lakeshore Eco-Network, Lake Huron coast
- Lambton Shores Phragmites Community Group, Lambton Shores
- Lambton Wildlife Incorporated, Sarnia
- Nature London, London
- Otter Valley Naturalists, North Shore, Lake Erie
- Sarnia Environmental Advisory Committee, Sarnia
- St. Thomas Field Naturalist Club Inc., St. Thomas
- Sydenham Field Naturalists, Wallaceburg
- West Elgin Nature Club, West Lorne
Great Lakes West
- Friends of MacGregor Point Park, Port Elgin
- Friends of Sauble Beach, Sauble Beach
- Grey Bruce Native Seed Bank, Markdale
- Headwaters Nature, Orangeville
- Huron Fringe Field Naturalists, Pine River
- Nature Guelph, Guelph
- Escarpment Biosphere Conservancy, Toronto
- Nith Valley EcoBoosters, Wilmot
- Owen Sound Field Naturalists, Owen Sound
- Saugeen Nature, Grey-Bruce
- Stratford Field Naturalists, Stratford
- Sunfish Lake Association, Waterloo
- Waterloo Region Nature, Kitchener-Waterloo
Huronia
- AWARE Simcoe, Alliston
- Bancroft Field Naturalists, Bancroft
- Blue Mountain Watershed Trust Foundation, Collingwood
- Carden Field Naturalists, Lake Dalrymple
- Couchiching Conservancy, Orillia
- Friends of Minesing Wetlands, Angus
- Friends of Nancy Island & Wasaga Beach Park, Wasaga Beach
- Friends of the Massasauga Park, Parry Sound
- Friends of Wye Marsh Inc., Midland
- Ganaraska Hiking Trail Association, Orillia
- Georgian Bay Biosphere Reserve, Parry Sound
- Huntsville Nature Club, Huntsville
- Midland-Penetang Field Naturalists, Midland-Penetanguishene
- MTM Conservation Association, Wyevale
- Muskoka Field Naturalists, Bracebridge
- Nature Barrie, Barrie
- Nature League, Collingwood
- Orillia Naturalists’ Club, Orillia
- Parry Sound Nature Club, Parry Sound
- South Lake Simcoe Naturalists’ Club, Sutton
- The Friends of Awenda Park, Penetanguishene
- Trumpeter Swan Conservation Ontario, Port Severn
- York Simcoe Nature Club, York-Simcoe
Lake Ontario North
- Baxter Creek Watershed Alliance, Milford
- Brodie Club, University of Toronto
- Common Ground Garden, Pickering
- Durham Region Field Naturalists, Oshawa
- Friends of Second Marsh, Oshawa
- Friends of the Rouge Watershed, Scarborough
- Green Durham Association, Claremont
- High Park Nature Centre, Toronto
- Kawartha Field Naturalists, Lindsay/Fenelon Falls
- Land Over Landings, Claremont
- Liberty Allotment Garden, Clarington
- Mycological Society of Toronto, Toronto
- North Durham Nature Club, Uxbridge
- Orono Crown Lands Trust, Orono
- Peterborough Field Naturalists, Peterborough
- Pickering Naturalists, Pickering
- Seniors for Nature Outdoor Club, Toronto
- Thickson’s Woods Land Trust, Whitby
- Toronto Field Naturalists, Toronto
- Toronto Nature Stewards, Toronto
- Toronto Ornithological Club, Toronto
- Willow Beach Field Naturalists, Cobourg-Port Hope
- York Region Environmental Alliance, York Region
Northern
- Friends of Killarney Park, Killarney
- Friends of Mashkinonje, Monetville
- Junction Creek Stewardship Committee, Sudbury
- Nipissing Naturalists Club, North Bay
- Sudbury Naturalists, Sudbury
- Friends of Lake Superior Park, Wawa
- Friends of Misery Bay Nature Reserve, Manitoulin Island
- Friends of Quetico, Thunder Bay
- Manitoulin Nature Club, Manitoulin Island
- Penokean Hills Field Naturalists, Elliot Lake
- Sault Naturalists’ Club of Ontario and Michigan, Sault Ste. Marie
- Thunder Bay Field Naturalists, Thunder Bay
Ontario East
- A2A – Algonquin to Adirondacks Conservation Association, Lansdowne
- Four Seasons Conservancy, Deep River
- Friends of Bon Echo, Cloyne
- Friends of Frontenac Park, Kingston
- Friends of the Carp Hills, Carp Hills
- Friends of the Carp River, Carp Area
- Friends of Murphys Point Park, Perth
- Friends of Stittsville Wetlands, Stittsville
- Friends of the Salmon River, Salmon River Watershed
- Innis Point Bird Observatory, Ottawa
- Kingston Field Naturalists, Kingston
- Lakeside Community Garden, Kingston
- Leeds-Grenville Stewardship Council, United Counties of Leeds and Grenville
- Lennox & Addington Stewardship Council, Camden East
- Little Forests Kingston, Kingston
- Macnamara Field Naturalists’ Club, Arnprior
- Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists Club, Almonte
- Ottawa Duck Club Inc., Ottawa
- Ottawa Field Naturalists’ Club, Ottawa
- Ottawa Stewardship Council, Ottawa
- Pembroke Area Field Naturalists, Pembroke
- Prince Edward County Field Naturalists, Picton
- Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory, Picton
- Quinte Field Naturalists, Belleville
- Turtles Kingston, Kingston
- Vankleek Hill Nature Society, Vankleek Hill
- West Lake Community Association, Picton
Provincial Partners
- Birds Canada, Canada
- Conservation Ontario, Ontario
- COTERC (Rainforest Conservation), Canada
- Ducks Unlimited Canada, Canada
- Fatal Light Awareness Program, Ontario
- Federation of Ontario Cottagers’ Association Inc., Ontario
- Field Botanists of Ontario, Ontario
- Hike Ontario, Ontario
- Koffler Scientific Reserve at Jokers Hill, King City
- North American Native Plant Society, Canada
- Ontario Eastern Bluebird Society, Ontario
- Ontario Field Ornithologists, Ontario
- Ontario Land Trust Alliance, Ontario
- Ontario Urban Forest Council, Ontario
- rare Charitable Research Reserve, Cambridge
- The Quetico Foundation, Ontario
- Toronto Entomologists’ Association, Toronto
- Toronto Wildlife Centre, Toronto
- Wilderness Adventurers of Ontario Inc., Ontario
Resources
Photos © Hamilton Naturalists Club, Missy Mandel, Dave Deacon, Linda Bristow, Lynn Miller, Keeva Fitzpatrick, Tobi Asmoucha, Junction Creek Stewardship Committee, Kingston Field Naturalists, Noah Cole