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Reimagining the Youth Summit for Mother Earth – Blog

September 24, 2020–Christine Ambre

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Indigenous Relations•Nature Guardians Youth Program•Ontario Nature•Youth

Meditating on the escarpment during the scavenger hunt © Anna ET

September is always an exciting time at Ontario Nature. It is when our Youth Council shines as they bring to fruition months of planning and organizing to host the annual Youth Summit. The Youth Summit is a weekend-long gathering with over one hundred youth (ages 14–20) from across the province. It is a highlight of ...

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Youth Leading the Way to a Greener Ontario

July 16, 2020–Portia Mohlmann

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Nature Guardians Youth Program•Ontario Nature•Youth

Youth birdwatching, 2019 Youth Summit © Noah Cole

As many COVID-related restrictions are lifted, people are returning to the outdoors to explore nature once again. Provincial parks have opened to welcome campers. People are returning to their cottages to enjoy serene lakes, bird songs and swaying trees in the warm summer-breeze.   At Ontario Nature, we are happy to provide opportunities for people to connect to nature and take action in ...

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Celebrating 10 years of Youth Summits

October 10, 2019–Guest blogger

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Nature Guardians Youth Program•Youth

Freshwater life workshop, 2019 Youth Summit © Natalie Rae

This week’s blog was submitted by Ontario Nature Youth Council alumna, Jackie Ho. Jackie recounts her experience at this year’s 10th annual Youth Summit for Biodiversity and Environmental Leadership. On the afternoon of Friday, September 20, I was greeted by several familiar faces and many more unfamiliar ones. I was back at the Ontario Nature ...

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Empowering Ontario’s young leaders

January 20, 2016–Ontario Nature Staff

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Nature Guardians Youth Program•Youth

Held annually in September since 2010, the Youth Summit for Biodiversity is a weekend-long event that engages 100 young leaders from dozens of communities across the province. Planned and hosted by Ontario Nature’s Youth Council, it is a highlight of our Nature Guardians Youth Program. Hear directly from youth participants about how they were inspired. ...

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