© Lora Denis
Our planet’s natural environment is under unprecedented stress. The good news is that you can help restore a healthy planet by reducing your environmental footprint, and we’re here to help you. This blog is the first in a series that will help you go #GreenStepByStep. Subscribe to our blog to follow along! Ontario is the ...
Birdcraft © Mabel Osgood Wright
Happy International Women’s Day! To celebrate, I’m honouring some of the most illustrious women birders. Please comment below if you have other remarkable women birders to add to the list! Phoebe Snetsinger Phoebe Snetsinger comes to mind immediately, she was the first person to acquire a life list with more than 8,000 birds. Snetsinger’s story ...
Some residents of forestry-dependent communities and their elected municipal officials have expressed considerable opposition to caribou recovery planning, as they fear it will result in significant job losses or mill closures and a reduction in the industrial tax base. However, much of the planned wood supply in forest management units (FMUs) that significantly overlap boreal ...
Red-headed woodpecker © Dan Rockafellow
Citizens groups across Ontario are sounding the alarm about the provincial government’s plans to amend the Endangered Species Act, 2007 (ESA). Here’s what you need to know: 1. The overall direction of the ESA review is environmental deregulation. Don’t be fooled. Though the government claims that it wants to improve protections for species at risk, ...
Common yellowthroat warbler © Noah Cole
Here are our top ten favourite articles from our award-winning magazine, ON Nature. You can read them on your desktop, tablet or phone. Let us know which one is your favourite! Looking for more environmental news? You can read current and back issues of ON Nature online. Get closer to nature by exploring Ontario’s natural ...
Laurel Creek Conservation Area © Carl Hiebert / Grand River Conservation Authority