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Category: Wetlands

Documenting the Decline: Ontario Nature’s Resource on Weakened Environmental Protections

March 26, 2026–Luke Bondi

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Conservation News•Campaigns and advocacy•Conservation Authorities•Habitat•Land-use planning•Wetlands

Male caribou © Christian Schroeder

Since 2018, Ontario’s nature protections have been repeatedly weakened. While a few stories such as the ongoing changes to Conservation Authorities or the Greenbelt scandal made headlines, dozens of major ...

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Caterpillars, Clubmoss and Canopy Calls: A Journey Through Sauble Dunes’ Expansion

October 3, 2025–Ontario Nature Staff

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Habitat•Join or Donate•Nature Reserves•Wetlands

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 ...

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William Bog: Conserving a Significant Wetland Within the City of Thunder Bay

August 21, 2025–Keith Wade

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Nature Network•Protected Places•Wetlands

Stewardship class, William Bog, Thunder Bay

William Bog, a Provincially Significant Wetland in Thunder Bay, ranks as the second largest wetland located entirely within an Ontario city. The bog is well known by naturalists for the ...

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Leader or Laggard? The Reality of Ontario’s Contributions to the Global Wetlands Treaty

July 23, 2025–Ontario Nature Staff

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Campaigns and advocacy•Wetlands

Georgian Bay Island wetland © Joe Crowley

Communities and conservation groups across Ontario have been sounding the alarm about the province’s rollback of wetland protections for years. However, Canada’s latest report to the Ramsar Convention – a ...

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Discovering Wetlands: A Youth Guide to Advocacy with Ontario Nature’s Story Map

March 7, 2025–Abiraam Selvakumar

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Conservation News•Wetlands

Lyal Island Nature Reserve © Smera Sukumar

Wetlands are some of the most impactful ecosystems in the province. From their role in reducing climate-related impacts, to serving as a nursery for species at risk to mitigating flooding, ...

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