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Road Proposal Threatens Mer Bleue Internationally Significant Wetland

August 19, 2021–Jakob Mueller

Climate Change•Habitat•Land-use planning•Wetlands

Mer Bleue © Joe CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

In Ottawa, municipal politicians are backing a project that would build a multi-lane artery across a section of the city’s Greenbelt, fragmenting habitat and impacting the edge of a wetland ...

Seven Things You Should Know About West Credit River Brook Trout

June 10, 2021–The Coalition for the West Credit River

Habitat•Water•Wild Species

West Credit River brook trout © Steve Noakes

The Coalition for the West Credit River is fighting to protect a sensitive wild brook trout population in the West Credit River. It is threatened by the proposed Erin Wastewater ...

Birds and Plastic Pollution – A Case Study in Toronto

May 6, 2021–Melina Damian

Birds•Habitat•Reduce Your Footprint•Wild Species

Display of 80 anthropogenic debris pieces found in a single nest © Melina Damian

When you think of a bird’s nest, what’s the first image that comes to mind? Probably a bunch of sticks and leaves bundled together – right? Unfortunately, for birds that ...

Nature-based Solutions to Climate Change

April 28, 2021–Ron Corkum

Climate Change•Habitat

Climate change poses a serious challenge to human society. The root cause is human actions. The global carbon balance has been shifted through the extraction and combustion of fossil fuels, ...

Blazing the Trail in Snake Habitat Restoration – What We Learned A Year After the Prescribed Burn at Stone Road Alvar Nature Reserve

March 24, 2021–Jennifer Ho

Habitat•Nature Reserves

Located on Pelee Island, Ontario Nature’s Stone Road Alvar Nature Reserve is part of a larger complex of conservation lands that are also owned by the Essex Region Conservation Authority ...

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