Ontario Nature Blog

That the majority of Ontarians don’t have a clue where their garbage ends up after its left at the curb has as much to do with society’s general lack of environmental consciousness as it does the province’s lacklustre waste management regulations. Almost six million tonnes of Ontario waste ends up in 32 major landfills and ...

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It seems we can add smaller birds to the growing list of impacts climate change is already having on the planet’s flora, fauna and habitats. A joint Swiss–U.S. study of nearly half-a-million birds, from more than 100 species, has found that birds are becoming lighter and developing smaller wings. Based on a hunch, the researchers ...

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Ontario Nature Conservation Award winners: (from left to right) Brendon Larson, president of the Ontario Nature board (on behalf of Vic Orr), Emily Conger (A2A), Megan Wilcox, Clarke Birchard, Cameron Smith, Dan Bissonnette, Gideon Foreman (CAPE), Tys Theysmeyer (Cootes to Escarpment Parks System), Jack Gingrich The Ontario Nature Conservation Awards recognize excellence by honouring individuals, ...

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While Arthur C. Clarke may have predicted that 2010 will be “the year we make contact,” the United Nations is asking us to take a more inward looking approach, declaring the coming 12 months to be the International Year of Biodiversity. In advance of that, researchers in Australia have completed a monumental effort, compiling data ...

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A unique land use partnership north of Sault Ste. Marie has resulted in the long-term protection of one of Ontario’s highest points of land. With its twin peaks rising some 360 metres above the surrounding terrain, King Mountain is the focal point of the Algoma Highlands, a swath of rolling terrain stretching for 120 kilometres between ...

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