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Nature Reserves Stewardship Coordinator, Tharanya Ravikumaran at Reilly Bird Nature Reserve.
If you’ve been keeping up with Ontario Nature’s social media, you may have seen the buzz over a recent sighting at Sauble Dunes Nature Reserve – a bobcat! Bobcats range across North America but are highly elusive and rarely seen by humans. Over the years, Ontario Nature staff and property stewards have spent countless hours ...
Fall colours along the accessible trail at Cawthra Mulock Nature Reserve © Smera Sukumar
Whether you’re a seasoned hiker, a family with young children, a birdwatcher, or someone looking for a more accessible way to experience the outdoors, Ontario Nature’s Nature Reserves offer multiple opportunities to connect with nature across the province, at your own pace. A New Way to Navigate To help you enjoy these places, Ontario Nature ...
Enjoying a rest and the beautiful forest, Cawthra Mulock Nature Reserve © Smera Sukumar
Disability is a deep and meaningful word, encompassing a variety of identities and experiences. It represents sensory, psychiatric, neurodivergent, physical, invisible and undiagnosed disabilities. In Ontario, 28% of Ontarians identify as having a disability. Under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), disabilities can be “present from birth, caused by an accident, or developed ...
Sugar maple forest, Lost Bay Nature Reserve © Melissa Thomas
Lost Bay Nature Reserve contains an incredible concentration of biodiversity found within the unique landscape of the Frontenac Arch, one of the most biodiverse regions in Ontario. This year, Ontario Nature is looking to expand protected areas within the Adirondack to Algonquin corridor, a natural wildlife corridor between Adirondack State Park in New York and ...
Lakbay Kalikasan, G. Ross Lord Park © Rome Lim
Growing up in the Philippines, the first thing that stood out to me in Canada was how intertwined life and nature is here. I noticed how camping, hiking, fishing, and any activities out in nature are quite common with Canadians. By doing these activities with my family every summer, it made me fall in love ...
Laurel Creek Conservation Area © Carl Hiebert / Grand River Conservation Authority