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How to Grow Native Plants to Help Protect Pollinators

May 12, 2017–Colleen Dempster

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Gardening•How To•Pollinators

Hummingbird clearwing moth and bergamot © Noah Cole

Growing native wildflowers from seed is fun and rewarding. It beautifies your backyard in an ecologically-friendly way and can be done for little start-up cost and maintenance! Here are five ...

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Protection For Migratory Birds Must Include Their Habitats

May 10, 2017–Lisa Richardson

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Birds

Greater yellowlegs © Franco Folini CC BY-SA 2.0

This year marks two important milestones: Canada celebrates its sesquicentennial, and nature lovers mark the 100th anniversary of the Migratory Birds Convention Act (MBCA). Enacted in 1917, one year after ...

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MPP Julia Munro Celebrates 15 Years of Oak Ridges Moraine Protection

April 26, 2017–Joshua Wise

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Greenbelt and Greenway

On Monday we were honoured to have Julia Munro, MPP from York-Simcoe stand in the provincial legislature to commemorate the 15 anniversary of the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan.

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To bee or not to bee: Stratford’s Ethan Elliott brings Bee City home

April 11, 2017–Ontario Nature

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Pollinators•Youth

Ethan Elliot— a student and member of Ontario Nature’s Youth Council, has a knack for making things happen. It is no surprise that he has been able to convince his ...

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At Long Last, an End to the Snapping Turtle Hunt

April 3, 2017–Anne Bell

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Reptiles and Amphibians•Species at Risk

© Jory Mullen

It has been a long time coming. Alongside our members, supporters, member groups and partners, Ontario Nature spent years trying to convince the Government of Ontario to end the hunting ...

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