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Category: Stewardship and restoration

Discover the True Impact: Why Supporting FSC Certification Matters

December 19, 2023–Ontario Nature Staff

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Boreal Forest•Land-use planning•Reduce Your Footprint•Stewardship and restoration

Nipissing Forest Tree Mark Selection Cut © Nipissing Forest

Some say we vote for what we believe in through our purchasing decisions. As a longtime member and supporter of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), Ontario Nature chooses to voice ...

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The Healing Place

October 24, 2023–Guest blogger

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Climate Change•Stewardship and restoration

Squash, corn and beans © Feria de Productores CC BY 2.0

As one of North America’s largest clean electricity providers, Ontario Power Generation (OPG) meets about half of Ontario’s power needs. To continue advancing towards a greener Ontario and fight climate ...

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A Beautiful Meeting with a Mama Midland Painted Turtle in High Park

August 10, 2023–Yogendra Shakya

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Reptiles and Amphibians•Stewardship and restoration•Wild Species

Midland painted turtle © Scott Gillingwater

During our very first volunteer shift for Turtle Protectors, an Indigenous guided stewardship program supported by Indigenous Elders and community members in High Park, we were blessed to witness a ...

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Searching for Gnebigoog on Bkejwanong Territory

April 5, 2023–Guest blogger

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Community Science•Indigenous Relations•Reptiles and Amphibians•Stewardship and restoration

The wondrous world of snakes, or gnebigoog, as we say in Anishinaabemowin, was explored last July when Ontario Nature’s Brittney Vezina and Christine Ambre met up with a group of ...

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Carbon Assessment and Protected Places – A Community Science and Nature-Based Approach to Climate Change

October 6, 2022–Melissa Thomas

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Climate Change•Community Science•Environmental Education•Nature Reserves•Protected Places•Stewardship and restoration

Dundas Valley © Dieter Staudinger

Earlier this summer, community science volunteers joined us to assess carbon at select Ontario Nature properties. This year, we have been working towards assessing the value of protected areas and ...

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