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Farewell Field Season!

September 2, 2016–Smera Sukumar (On maternity leave)

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Nature Reserves•Reptiles and Amphibians•Wetlands

Fen at H.N. Crossley Nature Reserve © Smera Sukumar

The perk of being in conservation is the amount of time I spend outdoors. I had the pleasure of visiting 15 of Ontario Nature’s 26 nature reserves this summer. These ...

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Planting For the Future

August 30, 2016–Camille Tremblay Beaulieu

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Habitat•Nature Reserves

Fritillary butterfly, Willoughby Nature Reserve

On August 19th, I joined a group that was setting off on a tree-planting mission at Ontario Nature’s Willoughby Nature Reserve, near Caledon. Armed with shovels and enthusiasm, we were ...

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A Rare Experience

August 26, 2016–David Coulson

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Community Science

Leanne Grieves, Grand River © David Coulson

“Look!” Someone says, pointing to the sky. Standing in an open field, camera in hand, I peer up wondering what has been spotted. Suddenly, a large brown bird swoops down, ...

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Harvesting and Processing Edible Wild Plants

August 22, 2016–Ontario Nature Staff

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Boreal Forest

Blueberries

Wild edibles are important culturally, nutritionally and economically in Ontario. Aboriginal peoples have a long history of living off the land through the harvest of wild foods, providing communities with ...

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Searching for Salamanders

August 4, 2016–Ontario Nature

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Community Science•Nature Reserves•Reptiles and Amphibians

American toadlet in hiding © Esperanza Salas

Last Saturday, twenty-nine people, ranging from long-time field naturalists to an eight-year-old amphibian enthusiast, gathered at Reilly Bird Nature Reserve near Deep River, Ontario in the hopes of spotting eastern ...

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