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Protected: Enter the lost world of the future Sydenham River Nature Reserve

May 30, 2016–Ontario Nature Staff

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Nature Reserves

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Time to Ban the Snapping Turtle Hunt

May 27, 2016–Ontario Nature

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Reptiles and Amphibians•Species at Risk

Snapping turtle © James Paterson

Snapping turtles are easy to recognize. They have a spiky tail like a little stegosaurus, and always fascinated me as a child. So I was troubled to learn that anyone ...

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Three Take-aways On Neonics and Pollinators

May 19, 2016–Ontario Nature

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Pollinators•Youth

Virescent green metallic bee © Leslie Bol

On April 19, I woke up early, and braved the busy highways of the GTA to get to a very important conference. The International Task Force on Systemic Pesticides, a ...

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Greenbelt expansion is a legacy achievement – but it needs to be bigger and bolder

May 12, 2016–Joshua Wise

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Greenbelt and Greenway•Habitat•Water

East Gwillimbury area © Tim Hagen

On Tuesday, I headed to Mississauga’s Credit River for the government’s announcement on their proposed amendments to the plans that protect the Greenbelt, Oak Ridges Moraine, and Niagara Escarpment, and ...

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Our Special Spaces – Acting Now for Pollinators

May 9, 2016–Jaklynn Nimec

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Pollinators•Youth

Pollinator pledge © Daynan Lepore

Slacktivism is defined as “actions performed via the Internet in support of a social, political or environmental cause but regarded as requiring little time or involvement.” Sound familiar? I admit ...

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