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William Bog: Conserving a Significant Wetland Within the City of Thunder Bay

August 21, 2025–Keith Wade

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Nature Network•Protected Places•Wetlands

Stewardship class, William Bog, Thunder Bay

William Bog, a Provincially Significant Wetland in Thunder Bay, ranks as the second largest wetland located entirely within an Ontario city. The bog is well known by naturalists for the ...

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Controlling Invasive Species: A Small Victory for Local Conservation

August 19, 2025–Christine Roberts

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Invasive Species•Nature Reserves•Stewardship and restoration

Christine Roberts and Marcus Maddalena at George G. Newton Nature Reserve © Kirsten Dahl

Volunteering as a nature reserve steward is a rewarding experience with many benefits, such as the satisfaction of helping preserve natural habitat. That may include removal of invasive plants that ...

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A Landmark Decision: Donating Land to Be Protected Forever

August 6, 2025–Smera Sukumar (On maternity leave)

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Conservation News

Research at Sydenham River Nature Reserve © David Coulson

You can help safeguard habitat for crawlers, fliers, climbers and future generations by donating or selling land to be part of Ontario Nature’s Nature Reserves system. Land protection from development ...

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The True State of Canada’s Forests: What Government Reports Leave Out

August 1, 2025–Luke Bondi

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Conservation News•Boreal Forest

Forest ecosystems play a vital role in Canada’s environment, economy, and cultural identity, and their conservation is crucial in the fight against climate change. Roughly 94% of forests are publicly ...

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Leader or Laggard? The Reality of Ontario’s Contributions to the Global Wetlands Treaty

July 23, 2025–Ontario Nature Staff

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Campaigns and advocacy•Wetlands

Georgian Bay Island wetland © Joe Crowley

Communities and conservation groups across Ontario have been sounding the alarm about the province’s rollback of wetland protections for years. However, Canada’s latest report to the Ramsar Convention – a ...

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