© Lora Denis
This article was originally published in the latest issue of our award-winning magazine, ON Nature. If you’d like to read more in-depth nature articles by award-winning journalists you can subscribe and read the digital version of the magazine for free. Earlier this year, three of Ontario Nature’s reserves received upgrades or grew in size thanks ...
Accessible boardwalk, Petrel Point Nature Reserve © Kirsten Dahl
Thank you to this week’s guest blogger, Stewart Hilts, for letting us share his story. This blog was originally published on his personal blog, Seasons in the Valley. Petrel Point is an old nature reserve established in 1962 and owned by Ontario Nature. I had heard they had built a wheelchair accessible boardwalk here and was anxious ...
Sydenham River Nature Reserve © David Coulson
Happy Thanksgiving! Ontario Nature has a lot to be thankful for this year, but we want to take a moment to thank nature for its miraculous ability to connect us all. This week’s blog was written by one of our nature reserve stewards, Mike Kent, who made a very special connection while on our Sydenham ...
Marsh marigolds, Petrel Point Nature Reserve © Kirsten Dahl
Author and conservationist Rachel Carson writes “Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature…the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.” Last weekend I had the good fortune to ...
Virginia bluebells and Sydenham River © Smera Sukumar
Ontario Nature’s 25 nature reserves have a lot to offer explorers in southern and eastern Ontario. I’ve crafted the following dichotomous key (a field guide tool that helps identify unknown organisms) to help you decide which of our nature reserves to visit this summer.
© David Coulson