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Attending the Youth Summit for Biodiversity and Environmental Leadership

September 8, 2017–Ontario Nature

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Youth

Youth Summit © Brendan Toews

Ontario Nature Youth Council member Claire Saramaki shares her experiences as an attendee at the Youth Summit for Biodiversity and Environmental Leadership.

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Protecting and Cultivating a Great Ontario Treasure

May 31, 2017–Ontario Nature

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Greenbelt and Greenway

c/o Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation

Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation’s Brenna Owen sits down to chat with author Burkhard Mausberg, on the launch of his new book The Greenbelt: Protecting and Cultivating a Great Ontario ...

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To bee or not to bee: Stratford’s Ethan Elliott brings Bee City home

April 11, 2017–Ontario Nature

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Pollinators•Youth

Ethan Elliot— a student and member of Ontario Nature’s Youth Council, has a knack for making things happen. It is no surprise that he has been able to convince his ...

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How AWARE Simcoe won federal protection for the Nottawasaga River

February 28, 2017–Ontario Nature

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Greenbelt and Greenway

Montgomery rapids © Gary Christie c/o Nottawasaga Steelheaders

Kate Harries, AWARE SimcoeWe at AWARE Simcoe recently learned that a campaign we started in 2013 had borne fruit: the Navigation Protection Act (NPA) had been amended to include protection ...

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Searching for Salamanders

August 4, 2016–Ontario Nature

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Community Science•Nature Reserves•Reptiles and Amphibians

American toadlet in hiding © Esperanza Salas

Last Saturday, twenty-nine people, ranging from long-time field naturalists to an eight-year-old amphibian enthusiast, gathered at Reilly Bird Nature Reserve near Deep River, Ontario in the hopes of spotting eastern ...

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