Ontario Nature Blog

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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At Ontario Nature, we have amazing opportunities to connect with youth on our nature reserves. One of these annual opportunities happens with a school near Gananoque, eastern Ontario. Bringing the classroom outdoors is so invigorating – especially seeing the students find their own inspiration and curiosity. According to their teacher, Lisa Chitty, “It’s direct and ...

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Do not go gently… These are tough times for the environment and all of us who depend on it. Climate change is worsening, biodiversity is declining and natural areas are disappearing. Yet many of our governments seem unwilling to act. It is easy to be discouraged and become apathetic. So many people throw up their ...

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Ontario’s wetlands are emerging as the unsung heroes of climate change mitigation and adaptation. Their protection and restoration are exceptionally effective nature-based solutions for addressing the dual crises of climate change and biodiversity loss. To help build awareness of the climate benefits that wetlands provide, Ontario Nature has released two new resources – an online ...

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