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Category: Habitat

Caterpillars, Clubmoss and Canopy Calls: A Journey Through Sauble Dunes’ Expansion

October 3, 2025–Ontario Nature Staff

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Habitat•Join or Donate•Nature Reserves•Wetlands

Tharanya, cattail marsh at Sauble Dunes Nature Reserve © Wakely Jibb

Earlier this year, we visited the Saugeen Bruce Peninsula to conduct ecological land classification (ELC) at a property Ontario Nature is seeking to protect adjacent to our Sauble Dunes Nature ...

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Boulevard Biodiversity: Legally Naturalizing a Municipality

September 18, 2025–Erin Kobayashi

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Campaigns and advocacy•Gardening•Habitat•How To•Pollinators

Pollinator-friendly habitat along a boulevard © Blooming Boulevards

After retiring from teaching, Jeanne McRight found herself back in the classroom to earn a horticulture diploma from the University of Guelph. Among her assignments? Create an urban sustainability project ...

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Navigating the Forest – How Sustainable Forestry Certifications Compare

April 2, 2025–Ontario Nature Staff

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Boreal Forest•Habitat•Indigenous Relations•Land-use planning•Reduce Your Footprint

Wabigoon Forest (FSC), Nabish Wetlands © Brittney Vezina

As public concern over the climate and biodiversity crises grows, so too does public demand for more environmentally friendly products. Often products that companies claim to be environmentally friendly come ...

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New Hope for a Small but Mighty Minnow in the GTA?

March 28, 2025–Shane Moffatt

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Campaigns and advocacy•Habitat•Reduce Your Footprint•Water•Wild Species

Redside dace © rkluzco, iNaturalist CC BY-NC 4.0

The federal government has just announced a crucial habitat protection order for the redside dace, a mighty minnow fighting for survival in and around the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Under ...

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Restoring Habitats, Reviving Species

November 21, 2024–Hayley Raymond

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Campaigns and advocacy•Habitat•Nature Reserves•Species at Risk•Stewardship and restoration•Wild Species

Sydenham River Nature Reserve, Planting Event © Nhu le

This Giving Tuesday, Ontario Nature is raising funds to protect endangered species. There are about 270 species at risk in Ontario. But thanks to the dedication and hard work of ...

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