Ontario Nature Blog

During our very first volunteer shift for Turtle Protectors, an Indigenous guided stewardship program supported by Indigenous Elders and community members in High Park, we were blessed to witness a beautiful mama Midland Painted turtle laying eggs and skillfully cover the nest up. This serendipitous meeting has convinced my family to become turtle protectors and ...

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News on the biodiversity front is mostly discouraging. So, when good news appears, we want to savour it and feel confident that it’s real. Unfortunately, under the Government of Ontario’s bungling of species protection, recovery and reporting to the public, even good news is suspect. Despite the cheery tone of some captive-wildlife photo ops on ...

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Community involvement defines Ontario Nature’s character and approach. Together with our member groups and individual members, we are the voice for nature in Ontario and are building a natural legacy for future generations. This year, the awards celebrated 8 inspirational and industrious winners. Please join us in congratulating and thanking the...

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This past May, the Ontario Nature Youth Council set out to explore the wonders of wetlands on a field trip to Holland Marsh and Scanlon Creek Conservation Area. Together, with Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA) and Cambium Professional Indigenous Services (CIPS), the Youth Council discovered the importance of protecting these at-risk habitats through three ...

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In 2021, the Government of Ontario appointed a Protected Areas Working Group to “identify opportunities to protect and conserve more natural areas” in the province, but the group’s final report and recommendations were never released. Two years later, Katie Krelove, Ontario Campaigner at the Wilderness Committee, obtained the report through a Freedom of Information request. ...

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