Ontario Nature Blog

When Ontario’s Endangered Species Act (ESA) was brought into force in 2007, the Ministry of Natural Resources granted a one-year exemption to the forestry industry on the premise that industry needed time to develop a compliance framework. Since then, the forestry industry has claimed that the provincial Crown Forest Sustainability Act (CFSA), under which it ...

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Bats in Canada face multiple threats from habitat loss and disease. As towns and cities expand, the larger and older trees are being cleared, which means bats are losing their roosts. Bats need a warm and secure place to roost during the day in the summer. A bat box is a simple and effective way ...

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In 2016, Ontario Nature acquired the Sydenham River Nature Reserve  (SRNR) with the help Ontario Nature members and supporters. The Sydenham River is home to 23 species at risk, 34 species of mussel, and many rare birds and plants. This Giving Tuesday, Ontario Nature is raising funds to protect and restore the Sydenham River Watershed, ...

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As we battle through the uncertainties of 2020, the question to ask ourselves is: What brings us peace, healing, a sense of oneness, freedom, clarity and equilibrium? Any guesses? You got it right: nature. This season, instead of being caught up in the Christmas chaos, think about what you can do different that will bring ...

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How does the destruction of precious habitat and the decimation of Ontario’s Conservation Authorities assist in our recovery from COVID-19? They don’t. Yet, in the omnibus budget measures bill (Bill 229, the Protect, Support and Recover From COVID-19 Act), the Government of Ontario seems to be proposing exactly that. As explained by the Canadian Environmental ...

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