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Category: Habitat

Planting For the Future

August 30, 2016–Camille Tremblay Beaulieu

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Habitat•Nature Reserves

Fritillary butterfly, Willoughby Nature Reserve

On August 19th, I joined a group that was setting off on a tree-planting mission at Ontario Nature’s Willoughby Nature Reserve, near Caledon. Armed with shovels and enthusiasm, we were ...

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Planting for Pollinators in Kinghurst Forest

July 6, 2016–Ontario Nature

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Habitat•Nature Reserves•Pollinators

Kinghurst Forest Nature Reserve © Noah Cole

The Ontario Nature Youth Council’s Special Spaces events have wrapped up for this year. All of them were extremely successful, but the highlight for me was the wildflower planting event ...

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Up With The Birds: Downtown Danger

June 20, 2016–Jaklynn Nimec

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Birds•Habitat

© FLAP

Many birds migrate at night, guided by the stars and constellations. In Toronto, as in other North American cities, migrating birds are attracted to the lights left on overnight in ...

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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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Why Caribou-t It?

December 3, 2015–Erin Mallon

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Boreal Forest•Habitat•Species at Risk

For decades biologists have been observing declines in woodland caribou across Canada and much effort has been put into understanding caribou range retraction and population loss. As Canadians we are ...

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