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Category: Wetlands

Bad News for Wetlands: Proposed Gutting of the Ontario Wetland Evaluation System

November 24, 2022–Anne Bell

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Campaigns and advocacy•Wetlands

Lynde Shores Conservation Area © Paul Howard CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

On October 25, 2022, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) posted a proposal to overhaul the Ontario Wetland Evaluation System (OWES). The deadline for public comment is November ...

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Giving Tuesday 2022 – An Opportunity to Give Back to Ontario’s Wetlands

November 17, 2022–Sarah Hasenack

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Campaigns and advocacy•Wetlands

Mitchell's Bay wetland, Chatham-Kent © Sue Thompson CC BY-ND 2.0

In a society where many people draw significant value from consumerism and the never-ending need to buy and own more things, perhaps the most radical decision we can make is ...

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Bill 23 – What You Need to Know

November 10, 2022–Anne Bell

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Greenbelt and Greenway•Habitat•Land-use planning•Water•Wetlands

Green heron and midland painted turtle, Mud Lake, Britannia Conservation Area © Adam Mooz CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

On October 25th, the Government of Ontario tabled Bill 23, the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022, an omnibus bill proposing sweeping changes to the province’s natural heritage and land ...

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Protecting the South Georgian Bay Region

November 3, 2022–Mike Robbins

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Habitat•Land-use planning•Protected Places•Water•Wetlands

Silver Creek Wetlands © Noah Cole

For decades, Ontarians have been drawn to the South Georgian Bay area by its beautiful waters and famed escarpment landscape. For residents and wildlife alike, its hills and forests are ...

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Wetland Offsetting – Does it Really Work?

August 18, 2022–Sarah Hasenack

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Conservation News•Wetlands

Spring peeper © Dave Huth CC BY-NC 2.0

I invite you to envision a woven tapestry waving in the wind. Each thread contributes a small piece to the myriad of unique patterns coming together to form a much ...

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