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Birding to Protect the Places We Love: Wabakimi Provincial Park

June 23, 2022–Kristen Setala

Birds•Boreal Forest•Protected Places

Wakimi Lake, Wabakimi Provincial Park © Kristen Setala

It’s late spring in northern Ontario. I am sitting on a beautiful peninsula, listening to the ethereal song of the Swainson’s thrush, and watching the sunrise over a quiet, peaceful ...

Where the Major Political Parties Stand on the Environment

May 4, 2022–Ontario Nature Staff

Campaigns and advocacy•Protected Places•Species at Risk

Ontario lake with loons © Peter Ferguson

As we head towards the next provincial election on June 2, the results of a survey conducted by the Green Prosperity groups will be of interest. We asked the four ...

Recognizing New Protected Areas in Near-Urban Areas

March 23, 2022–Jackie Ho

Protected Places

Bowen's Creek wetlands © St. Clair Region Conservation Authority

Ontario Nature is pleased to announce that five municipalities and two conservation authorities in southern Ontario have had lands recognized as contributing to Canada’s target of protecting 25 percent of ...

Vote for Nature

February 24, 2022–Anne Bell

Campaigns and advocacy•Protected Places•Species at Risk•Stewardship and restoration

On June 2, 2022, Ontarians will head to the polls to elect our next provincial government. As citizens, we have a responsibility to ensure that nature conservation is a major ...

Assessing Candidate Protected Areas using GIS Technology

February 17, 2022–Jenna Kip

Protected Places

I didn’t always envision a career looking at maps on my computer screen, but in today’s environmental sector, so much information can be conveyed visually. In university, a few courses ...

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