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People Want More Special Places Protected in Ontario

May 13, 2021–Ontario Nature Staff

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Protected Places

© Sunset Country

On April 1st, the Government of Ontario announced it would establish a working group to identify opportunities to protect and conserve more natural areas that would “enhance the province’s natural ...

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Birds and Plastic Pollution – A Case Study in Toronto

May 6, 2021–Melina Damian

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Birds•Habitat•Reduce Your Footprint•Wild Species

Display of 80 anthropogenic debris pieces found in a single nest © Melina Damian

When you think of a bird’s nest, what’s the first image that comes to mind? Probably a bunch of sticks and leaves bundled together – right? Unfortunately, for birds that ...

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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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