Ontario Nature Blog

As the Government of Ontario focuses its mandate on protecting Ontario, it is essential that nature conservation be prioritized for Ontario’s long-term well-being. Ontario has many opportunities to protect more of our lands and waters, as highlighted in Ontario Nature’s Protected Places StoryMap. Last year, Ontario Nature updated its Protected Places StoryMap to serve as ...

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How can people engage in environmental conservation? How does one person make a difference in the fight for climate justice? Reading can help spark curiosity and deepen our connection to nature, and we recommend these titles as meaningful starting points for understanding and engaging with the natural world. Rachel Salt’s Your Plastic Footprint: The Facts ...

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“I’m in a bit of a moth phase,” a park ranger friend of mine mentioned as I scrolled through his latest iNaturalist observations. I tried to cloak my inner voices that were equally impressed by his depth of knowledge and perplexed as to why one would ever be in a moth phase. Little did I ...

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As 2025 winds down, we’re celebrating Ontario Nature’s conservation successes. These accomplishments were only possible because of you — our members, partners, supporters, Nature Network groups and dedicated volunteers. Thank you for sharing your passion, support and voice when it was needed most. This year marked an exciting new chapter for Ontario Nature with the ...

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Across Ontario, people are deeply concerned about the province’s decision to pass Bill 5 – a legislation that threatens Indigenous rights, environmental protections, municipal planning processes and fair labour standards. Now, Indigenous grassroots leaders, represented by environmental law non-profit Legal Advocates for Nature’s Defence (LAND) with support from Ontario Nature, are taking action to participate ...

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