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Five Ways to Connect With Nature While Stuck Inside During COVID-19

April 3, 2020–Melina Damian

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Conservation News•Recreation and Events

Downy woodpecker and house finch at the feeder © Jeffrey CC BY-SA 2.0

If there is one thing the COVID-19 virus outbreak has taught us, it is that we are all connected. People and the environment don’t exist in different spheres, we are ...

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What Conservation Authorities Mean To Me

March 11, 2020–Julee Boan

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Conservation News•Conservation Authorities•Recreation and Events

Mills Block Forest © Laura Paxton

It’s one of those mornings when I really love my job. Our staff have gathered at Mills Block Forest, a conservation area managed by the Lakehead Region Conservation Authority in ...

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Bat Quest

October 24, 2019–Guest blogger

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Recreation and Events•Species at Risk

Hoary bat © Sarah Bryans-Bongey

The most nerve wracking period of time for me when leading a public bat walk – without fail – is the stretch between finishing what I had planned to say, ...

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Celebrating 10 years of Youth Summits

October 10, 2019–Jackie Ho

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Recreation and Events•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 ...

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Demystifying Poison Ivy

June 12, 2019–Guest blogger

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Recreation and Events•Wild Species

© Colleen Cirillo

Gardeners beware! Poison ivy was listed among the top 8 most toxic plants in Canadian gardens by The Weather Network. Scientifically known as the Rhus radicans L, this toxic climbing ...

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