Ontario Nature Blog

On the first day Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) were back in fall session after an extended 137-day break, Ontario Nature hosted its inaugural Nature at Queen’s Park. This event was an opportunity for Ontario Nature, its Nature Network and partners to raise the profile of nature conservation amongst provincial decision-makers at the Legislation Assembly ...

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Since 1932, Ontario Nature has produced an award-winning magazine to inspire people to advocate for and on behalf of nature. Today, 27,500 readers enjoy a quarterly edition of ON Nature magazine, and recently an effort has been made to digitize the collection, with over 280 issues now available online dating back to 1951. The digitized ...

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You can help safeguard habitat for crawlers, fliers, climbers and future generations by donating or selling land to be part of Ontario Nature’s Nature Reserves system. Land protection from development and degradation is key to maintaining habitat integrity, ecological corridors, enhancing climate resiliency, and creating opportunities for people to connect with nature. Our Nature Reserves ...

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Forest ecosystems play a vital role in Canada’s environment, economy, and cultural identity, and their conservation is crucial in the fight against climate change. Roughly 94% of forests are publicly owned, meaning that protecting their health falls largely on the provincial government. Yet, federal and provincial governments claim Canada’s forests are sustainably managed through reporting ...

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In Ontario and globally, Pride festivals have come to signify social progress. Considering there has been a “sharp rise in political hostility” towards 2SLGBTQIA+ (Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual) people and an increase in hate crime reports, the movement for gender equity and sexual diversity is more important than ever. Pride ...

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