© Lora Denis
North Gwillimbury wetland © Tim Hagen
It seems like wetlands still can’t get any respect from many municipal politicians in Southern Ontario. A case in point: The Town of Georgina in York Region is bending over backward to ensure 30-year-old development approvals for a mobile home park that would destroy a provincially significant wetland are not extinguished.
Cawthra Mulock Nature Reserve © Camille Tremblay-Beaulieu
The most optimistic souls wore shorts, and the more pessimistic – or perhaps realistic – wore long pants and rubber boots. For the first half of the event, Ontario Nature staffers, Stephanie Muckle and Smera Sukumar, led of the group of attendeesdown a winding trail to a bridge that gave way...
Walk along the trails of Rockwood Conservation Area or paddle the Eramosa River and the story of our geological past unfolds.
Youth Summit, Alex Boulets © Noah Cole
Most of us have experienced forest foods, whether we’ve collected fiddleheads or picked wild raspberries as a trailside snack. Ontario Nature’s recent “Foraging Week” events in Thunder Bay expanded on these experiences, showing participants how easy it is to find and use wild foods from our northern forests. As one Indigenous blueberry picker told us, ...
Laurel Creek Conservation Area © Carl Hiebert / Grand River Conservation Authority