Ontario Nature Blog

Veteran environmentalist John Bacher is appealing a decision by the Niagara Falls city council approving a $1.5 billion development that threatens provincially significant wetlands and wildlife habitat in the Thundering Waters Forest. We asked John about the appeal and what’s at stake for Thundering Waters. Q: John, why have you decided to appeal the council’s ...

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Biodiversity loss has been of particular concern in southern Ontario where a growing population and increased urbanization has put stresses on our natural areas. If we are to preserve biodiversity, it is important to protect and enhance our remaining natural areas. Ontario Nature member groups have responded by highlighting properties in their regions worthy of ...

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After what seemed like a never-ending winter, spring is finally here! Before their school year wraps up in June, Ontario Nature’s Youth Council will host a suite of planting events called Our Special Spaces across the province. Since 2011, hundreds of people have joined Our Special Spaces events, contributing to conservation efforts in their communities. ...

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What has Mayor Jackson done to our beach? In one fell swoop, she has undone all of the work that Friends of Sauble Beach (FSB) and many volunteers have done to preserve the dune ecosystems that have made Sauble Beach one of the greatest fresh water shorelines in the world. Beach raking is an ongoing ...

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I confess to being a morainiac, so I am thrilled that moraines are one of the “building blocks” for the Government of Ontario’s proposed Greenbelt expansion. This is very good news. If we hope to protect water resources across the Greater Golden Horseshoe (GGH) we cannot ignore the significant role played by moraines and other ...

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