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Bill Gates Misses the Bigger Climate Picture

November 27, 2025–Anne Bell

Climate Change•Environmental Education•Habitat•Reduce Your Footprint

Wildfire smoke, Eastern Ontario, 2023 © robin ottawa CC BY-SA 2.0

Two weeks prior to the commencement of the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 30), which just wrapped up in Brazil, billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates published a shocking memo ...

The Canada Strong 2025 Federal Budget Breaks Conservation Promises

November 19, 2025–Luke Bondi

Conservation News•Campaigns and advocacy•Climate Change

Ottawa © Jock Rutherford CC BY SA 2.0

While the federal government has made bold promises to protect nature, their Canada Strong 2025 Budget tells a different story, prioritizing harmful subsidies over conservation funding, and ignoring the overwhelming ...

Ontario Nature Launches Inaugural Nature at Queen’s Park

November 12, 2025–Tony Morris

Conservation News•Campaigns and advocacy•Nature Network•Recreation and Events

Inaugural Nature at Queen's Park © John Hassell

On the first day Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) were back in fall session after an extended 137-day break, Ontario Nature hosted its inaugural Nature at Queen’s Park. This event ...

Unearthing the Past: Digitizing ON Nature Magazine Archives

November 7, 2025–Jenna Quinn

Conservation News

Cover illustration, The Bulletin, July 1951

Since 1932, Ontario Nature has produced an award-winning magazine to inspire people to advocate for and on behalf of nature. Today, 27,500 readers enjoy a quarterly edition of ON Nature ...

Ontario Schools Talk Green, But Are They Supporting Eco-Clubs?

October 30, 2025–Suvi Kakan

Reduce Your Footprint•Stewardship and restoration•Youth

Students across Ontario are leading the sustainability movement: they organize eco-clubs, launch recycling programs, and run green campaigns. But while school boards promote environmental values, student-led sustainability often receives little ...

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Unearthing the Past: Digitizing ON Nature Magazine Archives

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