© Lora Denis
Youth Council Herp Hike, High Park © Rajinstan Kamalraj
When I told my parents that my brother and I would be out on a weekend to go to a snake event, they were more than skeptical. Like more than half the world’s population, they’re not particularly comfortable at the thought of being in snake habitat. Snakes are one of the most misunderstood and feared ...
October 8, 2025–Shane Moffatt
Campaigns and advocacy•Land-use planning•Reduce Your Footprint•Species at Risk•Wild Species
Mother polar bear and cub, Hudson Bay © Emma Bishop CC BY 2.0
Polar bears are icons of the north – powerful, resilient and increasingly at risk. Some of Canada’s polar bear population live in Ontario, and how we protect them matters not only provincially, but globally. In response to the federal government’s draft Management Plan for the Polar Bear in Canada, Ontario Nature is raising serious concerns ...
Tharanya, cattail marsh at Sauble Dunes Nature Reserve © Wakely Jibb
Earlier this year, we visited the Saugeen Bruce Peninsula to conduct ecological land classification (ELC) at a property Ontario Nature is seeking to protect adjacent to our Sauble Dunes Nature Reserve. From the moment we stepped onto the site, it was clear this landscape held remarkable ecological richness. Upon entering the property, we were met ...
Installing an autonomous recording unit at Sydenham River Nature Reserve © Melissa Thomas
Here’s a not-so- fun fact: bird populations are declining around the world. Since 1970, five groups of birds — grassland birds, aerial insectivores, shorebirds, long-distance migrants and Arctic species — have experienced significant population declines largely driven by factors such as habitat loss and fragmentation, pollution, agricultural practices and climate change. That’s why places like ...
September 18, 2025–Erin Kobayashi
Pollinator-friendly habitat along a boulevard © Blooming Boulevards
After retiring from teaching, Jeanne McRight found herself back in the classroom to earn a horticulture diploma from the University of Guelph. Among her assignments? Create an urban sustainability project connected to her own garden. But what started as a school project would soon grow far beyond the classroom. McRight was already an avid gardener. ...
Laurel Creek Conservation Area © Carl Hiebert / Grand River Conservation Authority