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March 7, 2024–Guest blogger
Environmental Education•Indigenous Relations•Stewardship and restoration•Youth
2024 Youth Circle for Mother Earth members, Camp Kawartha © Ontario Nature
The Youth Circle for Mother Earth (YCME) project supports a cross-cultural network of young Indigenous and non-Indigenous leaders looking to honour their responsibilities and relationships with Mother Earth. Led by a Coordinating Circle, members act as ambassadors for the land, air and waters. This includes the natural world and its conservation, protection, and restoration. This ...
January 25, 2024–Corina Brdar
Campaigns and advocacy•Land-use planning•Reduce Your Footprint•Stewardship and restoration
Contaminated tailings pond, Elliot Lake © MrFussyFont CC BY 2.0
Ontario is in a mining boom due to the urgent need to wean ourselves off fossil fuels. A transition towards renewable – also known as green – energy is essential to lessen the impacts of climate change. But so-called green energy has its own environmental and social costs, which can’t be overlooked. Renewable energy requires ...
January 11, 2024–Kellsie Bonnyman
Conservation News•Indigenous Relations•Invasive Species•Stewardship and restoration
Phragmites removal © Lambton Shores Phragmites Community Group
After a decade-long run, Ontario is making some timely adjustments to the provincial Invasive Species Strategic Plan (2012). To guide updates to the plan, the government invited the public to provide their vision for the future of invasive species prevention and management in Ontario. We did just that, incorporating feedback from 19 of our Nature ...
December 19, 2023–Ontario Nature Staff
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 our support for environmentally sustainable and socially just forest management practices. We’re here to break down what the FSC logo means for forests and the ...
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 change, OPG launched our Climate Change Plan in 2020, which sets out our plan to become a net-zero company by 2040 and provide more reliable, ...
Laurel Creek Conservation Area © Carl Hiebert / Grand River Conservation Authority