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Nature-based Solutions to Climate Change

April 28, 2021–Ron Corkum

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Climate Change•Habitat

Medway Valley, London, Ontario © Denis Giles CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Climate change poses a serious challenge to human society. The root cause is human actions. The global carbon balance has been shifted through the extraction and combustion of fossil fuels, ...

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Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas Vlog

April 26, 2021–Ontario Nature Staff

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Birds•Recreation and Events•Wild Species

The third Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas (Atlas-3) Launch Weekend video series provides volunteers with everything you need to know about atlassing and how you can get involved. Thanks for your ...

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My Favourite Birding Places

April 23, 2021–Jacqueline Scott

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Birds

Mallard ducks, Cootes Paradise © Jacqueline Scott

Where is nature in the city? It’s in the city parks, gardens and trees on the streets. We need more of these as for many urban residents these are the ...

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Calling Future Ancestors

April 15, 2021–Anne Bell

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Greenbelt and Greenway

If you have any doubt about the importance of the Greenbelt, take a moment to listen to the voices of Ontario Nature’s Youth Council in their new video. They clearly ...

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Greenspaces Cannot be Protected Without Youth Voices: Lessons Learned From Highway 413

April 9, 2021–Miranda Baksh

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Climate Change•Greenbelt and Greenway•Land-use planning•Youth

400-series highway © Ken Lund CC BY-SA 2.0

Under the guise of recovering from the global pandemic, the provincial government is planning to fast-track the construction of Highway 413 at the cost of $6 billion tax dollars. Though ...

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