Ontario Nature Blog

During Ontario Nature’s Bill 5 Explained webinar, Carolynne Crawley – co-founder of Turtle Protectors and Founder of Msit No’kmaq – encouraged the audience to, “Engage in meaningful conversations with those you know in a good way… It’s really important we take that time to share. And if someone has a difference of opinion and supports ...

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“I’m in a bit of a moth phase,” a park ranger friend of mine mentioned as I scrolled through his latest iNaturalist observations. I tried to cloak my inner voices that were equally impressed by his depth of knowledge and perplexed as to why one would ever be in a moth phase. Little did I ...

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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 connected to her own garden. But what started as a school project would soon grow far beyond the classroom. McRight was already an avid gardener. ...

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Volunteering for nature can be a rewarding experience. Many of us highly value our experiences with nature, deriving satisfaction from contributing to the enhancement of the natural environment, sharing knowledge with others and helping make nature experiences more accessible to those who wish to share in them. There are many ways to contribute as a ...

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In Ontario, everyone has an interest in, and indeed, the right to speak up for matters impacting the fundamentals of life: air, soil, water and wildlife. These rights are protected under the Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993 which obligates the Ontario government to consult the public on matters of environmental significance using a platform called ...

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