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Nature-based Solutions to Climate Change

April 28, 2021–Ron Corkum

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Climate Change•Habitat

Medway Valley, London, Ontario © Denis Giles CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Climate change poses a serious challenge to human society. The root cause is human actions. The global carbon balance has been shifted through the extraction and combustion of fossil fuels, ...

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Zoonotic Diseases on the Rise

May 12, 2020–Ron Corkum

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Climate Change•Ecology•Invasive Species

Cootes Paradise © girlguyed CC BY-NC 2.0

Although we are uncertain as to the origin of COVID-19, it is conceivable that transmission of a virus from a single bat may have resulted in a series of events ...

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Discovering Blair’s Grove: A Secret Patch of Biodiversity

August 9, 2018–Ron Corkum

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Habitat•Nature Network•Protected Places

Blair's Grove © Jim Roberts

Biodiversity loss has been of particular concern in southern Ontario where a growing population and increased urbanization has put stresses on our natural areas. If we are to preserve biodiversity, ...

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Let’s Support Ontario’s Wild Pollinators

November 23, 2016–Ron Corkum

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Ontario Nature•Pollinators

Brown belted bumblebee on cupplant © Diana Troya

For most of us, the word ‘pollinator’ brings to mind non-native honeybees. Wild pollinators, however, are the most widespread and numerous of all pollinators. This includes native wild bees, wasps, ...

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Who Will Stand up for Wetlands?

October 13, 2015–Ron Corkum

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Greenbelt and Greenway•Species at Risk•Wetlands

Pickerel weed in wetland © Rusty Clark CC BY 2.0

Since I began volunteering for Ontario Nature last year, I have learned a lot about Ontario’s species at risk. Recently, I discovered that more than 20 percent rely on wetlands for survival. ...

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