Ontario Nature Blog

Volunteering as a nature reserve steward is a rewarding experience with many benefits, such as the satisfaction of helping preserve natural habitat. That may include removal of invasive plants that outcompete native species and reduce biodiversity. Huron Bruce Nature (HBN) has cared for the George G Newton Nature Reserve since 1996 creating and maintaining trails ...

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Nestled along the biodiverse Frontenac Axis of Eastern Ontario, the Lost Bay Nature Reserve protects both terrestrial and aquatic habitats, including forests, rock barrens, and wetlands. Many of the wetlands on the property belong to the provincially significant Lost Bay and Charleston Lake wetland complexes, which provide high quality habitat for species at risk and ...

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Harold Mitchell Nature Reserve, located in the Niagara Region, is a stunning mature forest containing red maple-hemlock swamp. Eastern hemlock on the property shades the forest floor and the nature reserve’s many vernal pools, providing temperature regulating services, shelter and habitat important to many plants and animals. The hemlock trees here are one of the ...

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Invasive species are a major contributor to biodiversity loss, and new arrivals are a particular concern. However, some invasive species get more attention than others. You may have heard about the spotted lanternfly or the box moth, two introduced insects currently spreading across Southern Ontario. Agencies like the Canadian Food Inspection Agency are actively tracking ...

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After a decade-long run, Ontario is making some timely adjustments to the provincial Invasive Species Strategic Plan (2012). To guide updates to the plan, the government invited the public to provide their vision for the future of invasive species prevention and management in Ontario. We did just that, incorporating feedback from 19 of our Nature ...

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