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Category: Community Science

Breaking Boundaries: the Next Generation Engages in Snake Conservation

December 12, 2024–Isabelle Li

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Community Science•Reptiles and Amphibians•Wild Species

Participants learning to safely handle an eastern gartersnake © Tabris Cao

In June 2024, Ontario Nature joined Field Research in Evolution and Ecology Diversified (FREED) for an immersive five-day event at Queen’s University Biological Station. FREED events provide university students from ...

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Help Conserve Ontario’s Birds: Get Involved in the Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas

August 21, 2024–Erik Van Den Kieboom

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Birds•Community Science•How To

Piping plover and chick © Ian K. Barker

The Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas is an ambitious project that maps the breeding distribution of birds in Ontario. This knowledge will help improve conservation initiatives to protect Ontario’s breeding birds ...

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Make a Difference for Bird Conservation: Explore the Enchanting Boreal Forest This Summer

June 26, 2024–Roxane Filion

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Birds•Boreal Forest•Community Science

Setting up a digital unit to record a 5-min point count. This is an easy and fun way for birders of all levels of experience to contribute to the Atlas © Gary Dowe

Northern Ontario’s boreal forest is known as the songbird nursery. Anyone who has heard its incredible dawn chorus would agree that it is a captivating place to be on a ...

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Educational Resources for Teachers and Students: Integrating the Ontario Reptile and Amphibian Atlas into the Classroom

April 17, 2024–Ontario Nature Staff

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Community Science•Environmental Education•Reptiles and Amphibians

Reptile and Amphibian Day, Rouge Valley Conservation Centre © Kavita Dogra

The world of conservation is vast and intricate. A major challenge lies in fostering an understanding and appreciation of nature from a young age. One powerful approach to achieving this ...

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Top 10 Places to Atlas in 2024

March 22, 2024–Claire Atherton

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Conservation News•Birds•Community Science•Wild Species

Blackburnian warbler © Mark Duchene

The Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas is a multi-year project that aims to map all of Ontario’s breeding birds. Over 5 years, hundreds of volunteers search for evidence of breeding birds ...

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