© Lora Denis
Our planet’s natural environment is under unprecedented stress. The good news is that you can help restore a healthy planet by reducing your environmental footprint, and we’re here to help you. This blog is part of a series that will help you go #GreenStepByStep. Subscribe to our blog to follow along! No matter what your preferred ...
Organic produce © warutledge CC BY-NC 2.0
Our planet’s natural environment is under unprecedented stress. The good news is that you can help restore a healthy planet by reducing your environmental footprint, and we’re here to help you. This blog is part of a series that will help you go #GreenStepByStep. Subscribe to our blog to follow along! If you’re looking to be ...
Stone Road Alvar Nature Reserve © Alyssa Stephens
The story begins with the Cosmic Lottery, which I entered in July 1945 when I was conceived. I won it on April 5, 1946. On that day, I was born to well-to-do parents in Toronto, Ontario. Seventy-six years later, I live on the Love Mountain Nature Reserve in the Happy Valley Forest, just 40 kilometres ...
Nature sketching nearby Lake Simcoe © Noah Cole
Do you feel it? The weight of the world? With pandemics, political discord, climate change, species depletion, habitat destruction, and pollution (just to name a few existential threats), many of us may feel hopeless, paralyzed, or even apathetic. But if too much bad news is getting to you, there is something you can do. Redeem ...
The phrase “30 x 30” dominated the headlines from COP15 in Montreal last December. It’s the international commitment to protect at least 30 percent of the world’s lands and waters by 2030. Formally known as Target 3, it is just one of 23 targets intended to halt and reverse biodiversity loss. It’s an ambitious target, ...
Laurel Creek Conservation Area © Carl Hiebert / Grand River Conservation Authority