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Nature Reserves Stewardship Coordinator, Tharanya Ravikumaran, Reilly Bird Nature Reserve © Nela Jankechova
If you’ve been keeping up with Ontario Nature’s social media, you may have seen the buzz over a recent sighting at Sauble Dunes Nature Reserve – a bobcat! Bobcats range across North America but are highly elusive and rarely seen by humans. Over the years, Ontario Nature staff and property stewards have spent countless hours ...
Fall colours along the accessible trail at Cawthra Mulock Nature Reserve © Smera Sukumar
Whether you’re a seasoned hiker, a family with young children, a birdwatcher, or someone looking for a more accessible way to experience the outdoors, Ontario Nature’s Nature Reserves offer multiple opportunities to connect with nature across the province, at your own pace. A New Way to Navigate To help you enjoy these places, Ontario Nature ...
Sugar maple forest, Lost Bay Nature Reserve © Melissa Thomas
Lost Bay Nature Reserve contains an incredible concentration of biodiversity found within the unique landscape of the Frontenac Arch, one of the most biodiverse regions in Ontario. This year, Ontario Nature is looking to expand protected areas within the Adirondack to Algonquin corridor, a natural wildlife corridor between Adirondack State Park in New York and ...
March 5, 2026–Allanah Vokes
Community Science•Habitat•Nature Reserves•Pollinators•Wild Species
Volunteer team at moth sheet, Sydenham River Nature Reserve © Allanah Vokes
“How about doing a moth survey at Sydenham?” “A moss survey?” Asked Roberta Buchanan, local property steward for Sydenham River Nature Reserve, who didn’t quite hear me while we were walking outside. “No, moths. Like a nocturnal equivalent to the butterfly survey. Who knows what we’ll find?” It was 2023. I knew how unique the ...
Tharanya, cattail marsh at Sauble Dunes Nature Reserve © Wakely Jibb
Earlier this year, we visited the Saugeen Bruce Peninsula to conduct ecological land classification (ELC) at a property Ontario Nature is seeking to protect adjacent to our Sauble Dunes Nature Reserve. From the moment we stepped onto the site, it was clear this landscape held remarkable ecological richness. Upon entering the property, we were met ...
Laurel Creek Conservation Area © Carl Hiebert / Grand River Conservation Authority