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Not all fires are bad

October 31, 2019–Stephanie Muckle

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Ecology•Nature Reserves

Stone Road Alvar after the burn © Smera Sukumar

As we watch the devastating wildfires in California rage on, it’s hard to believe that I’m writing a blog about how we started a fire on purpose. But that’s exactly ...

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Expanding and improving Ontario Nature’s nature reserves

September 17, 2019–Stephanie Muckle

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Nature Reserves

Earlier this year, three of Ontario Nature's reserves received upgrades or grew in size thanks to donations and efforts of local supporters.

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Choose your own adventure: Exploring Ontario Nature’s nature reserves

July 6, 2017–Stephanie Muckle

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Nature Reserves•Recreation and Events

Virginia bluebells along the Sydenham River © Smera Sukumar

Ontario Nature’s 26 nature reserves have a lot to offer explorers in southern and eastern Ontario. I’ve crafted the following dichotomous key (a field guide tool that helps identify unknown ...

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Five things you may not know about forests

March 21, 2017–Stephanie Muckle

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Ontario Nature

Oak trees in High Park © Felipe Villegas

I’ve always been enchanted by forests: the delicate understory flowers, the smell of decomposing wood, the sound of leaves blowing in the wind—it’s magical! As a child I spent hours ...

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Removing Plant Invaders!

October 14, 2016–Stephanie Muckle

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Habitat•Nature Reserves

Periwinkle © Robert Sproule CC_BY_2.0

One challenge every land trust faces is managing invasive species. Invasive plants and wildlife are often accidentally brought to Ontario from other parts of the world and, in the absence ...

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