Ontario Nature Blog

Caring about the Earth is hard. There are some very rewarding and fulfilling experiences, but there is also serious despair. It seems that every time we check the news there’s another setback. Emissions increasing, biodiversity loss, Indigenous rights violations, ignorant political leaders – stories almost designed to make our battle to save the planet seem ...

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I have a distinct memory of being in Grade 10 English class and staring out the window, waiting for the bell to ring so I could go to track practice or play baseball with my friends. Fast forward 30 years and I’m still staring out the window, only this time I’m the teacher and I ...

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This week’s blog was submitted by Ontario Nature Youth Council alumna, Jackie Ho. Jackie recounts her experience at this year’s 10th annual Youth Summit for Biodiversity and Environmental Leadership. On the afternoon of Friday, September 20, I was greeted by several familiar faces and many more unfamiliar ones. I was back at the Ontario Nature ...

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Ever wonder why kids delight in playing in the mud?  More than one exasperated parent has hosed down their child, murmuring “why, why, why oh why?”  There is a good reason why kids like mud and kids seem to know this instinctively.  It makes us happier. It turns out that soil contains a bacteria called ...

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The Youth Circle for Mother Earth (YCME) is a new project designed to support a cross-cultural network of young Indigenous and other environmental leaders to become lifelong ambassadors for nature and conservation. The YCME was made possible thanks to the partnership of four organizations: The Indigenous Environmental Institute at Trent University, Ontario Nature, Plenty Canada, ...

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