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Butterfly identification workshop and hike, Ostrander Point, Prince Edward County © Noah Cole
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 ...
“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 ...
Inaugural Nature at Queen's Park © John Hassell
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 ...
December 16, 2025–Shane Moffatt
Conservation News•Campaigns and advocacy•Indigenous Relations
Attawapiskat River at the Here We Stand camp © Eleven North Visuals
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 ...
December 12, 2025–Jenna Kip
Conservation News•Campaigns and advocacy•Environmental Education•Reduce Your Footprint
Proposed future Highway 413 route © transportfan70 CC BY 2.0
The Office of the Auditor General of Ontario has once again sounded the alarm for Ontario’s environment in its 2025 Annual Report. Specifically, the audit of the Operation of the Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993 (EBR) amplifies and reinforces last year’s warnings: Ontarians’ rights and opportunities to participate in environmental decision-making are being eroded. Since ...
Laurel Creek Conservation Area © Carl Hiebert / Grand River Conservation Authority