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Ontario Spring Bear Hunt is back in 2021
March 17, 2020
Collingwood-based club forges bonds between seniors over shared appreciation of the outdoors
March 4, 2020
Say NO to Cuts to Ontario’s Conservation Authorities
February 28, 2020
Council supports plan to seek designation to protect public lands on County’s south shore
February 20, 2020
Looking Back: Ten Years of Environmental Destruction in Ontario
February 10, 2020
New forestry plan pits environmental concerns against Ontario’s ‘open for business model’
February 7, 2020
Environmentalists criticize Ontario forestry plan
February 6, 2020
Green organizations rooted in the Toronto Entertainment District
February 6, 2020
Corrective to story on Ontario’s forestry plan
February 5, 2020
Environmentalists critical of Ontario government’s forestry plan
February 4, 2020
Unethical Owling, All in a Day with Alan Neal
January 30, 2020
Ontario forestry reforms worry conservationists
January 29, 2020
Clear-cutting Ontario’s environmental laws
January 23, 2020
Giving the Gift of Real Estate
December 18, 2019
Friends of Lake Superior Park: 2019 and Beyond!
December 11, 2019
Tools for the budding naturalist
December 11, 2019
Christmas Bird Count celebrates 20 years
December 9, 2019
You can get involved in the Christmas Bird Count
December 5, 2019
Ontario Nature Seeks to Protect Treasured Local Habitat
November 27, 2019
Conservation group eyes land on Gan Lake
November 26, 2019
Local Naturalists Learn About Wolves
November 4, 2019
Become an Expert on Your “Home”
October 30, 2019
Wolf Lake concert tonight
October 17, 2019
Mammals and their role in the web of life: Part 2
October 17, 2019
Ontario’s Ford Government Now Moving to Weaken Rules for Owners of Province’s Quarries and Pits
October 15, 2019
Save Wolf Lake benefit concert
October 10, 2019
Fall Migration of Raptors has Begun
September 17, 2019
Fall is for the birds
September 17, 2019
To Cut or Conserve?
September 15, 2019
Third Celebration of Nations hits St. Catharines
September 11, 2019
Ford Is Now Moving to Blow Away Province’s Wolves and Coyotes
September 7, 2019
Automation in action: Calstone’s custom capabilities
August 30, 2019
Mandate Unclear
August 26, 2019
Terry Abel: Industry, government and environmentalists must co-operate to save boreal caribou from further decline
August 20, 2019
The World Outdoors: Shorebirds lead southward migration
August 9, 2019
It’s the frog days of summer inside Billy Bishop Airport as tiny amphibians invade terminal
July 18, 2019
Students can win CLOCA sponsorship to Youth Summit
July 17, 2019
North Durham species in decline face new threats
June 27, 2019
Can caribou and industry coexist?
June 25, 2019
All Ontario Turtles Now at Risk
June 25, 2019
Lakehead University program chooses Bruce Peninsula
June 20, 2019
Community walks for turtles
June 11, 2019
Birds and their role in the web of life
June 6, 2019
Oshawa buzzing as newest “bee city”
June 4, 2019
FSC launches new standard to address today’s most pressing issues facing Canadian forests
June 3, 2019
Residents recognized for conservation efforts
June 3, 2019
Manitoulin groups pan omnibus Bill 108
May 24, 2019
Walk to raise awareness of threats to turtles
May 22, 2019
‘Pay to slay’: Oakville council vehemently opposes Ontario’s proposed changes to Endangered Species Act
May 15, 2019
Guest Opinion – Pay to Slay is Not the Way!
May 13, 2019
Bill 108 threatens species survival
May 10, 2019
‘It’s really bad news’: Ontario Nature director on proposed changes to Endangered Species Act
May 9, 2019
Sweeping changes buried in housing bill called ‘doomsday scenario’ for Ontario’s endangered species
May 5, 2019
Sweeping changes buried in housing bill called ‘doomsday scenario’ for Ontario’s endangered species
May 4, 2019
Ontario Nature: Media Statement on Bill 108
May 3, 2019
Students: Apply to attend Ontario Nature Youth Summit
April 28, 2019
No mere puddles: Vernal pools are vital habitat
April 26, 2019
Pay-to-slay or long-overdue update: Ontario’s plan to reform the Endangered Species Act, 2007
April 26, 2019
A Tory MPP wanted to triple Ontario’s 50 Million Tree Program in 2015. Doug Ford just cancelled it
April 26, 2019
Ontario Moves to Formalize the Use of Third-party Off-sets Under the Endangered Species Act, 2007
April 25, 2019
Seven things you can to do protect Ontario’s turtles
April 24, 2019
Plovers are endangered – Re: “SBP mayor questions endangered status of piping plovers,” April 16, 2019
April 22, 2019
Ontario may let developers pay fee in lieu of ‘onerous’ Endangered Species Act protections
April 18, 2019
Sauble Beach’s mayor is accused of destroying rare birds’ habitat. She says Doug Ford is on her side
April 11, 2019
A lifetime of environmental stewardship: Larry Lamb reflects on 50 years of tromping the hills of Waterloo Region
March 27, 2019
Coalition launches Lake Simcoe Protection Plan
March 26, 2019
Naturalist Don Scallen leading talk on flora and fauna at Humber Valley Heritage Trail Association meeting April 10
March 24, 2019
Cormorants aren’t the devil
March 21, 2019
Award-winning author to address field naturalists
March 7, 2019
Efficiencies Debated
March 6, 2019
Comment (encore) gagner du temps
March 5, 2019
Endangered species need more, not less protection
March 4, 2019
Insects at risk in Ontario
February 27, 2019
Tell the Ontario government that endangered species are not red tape
February 27, 2019
Endangered species are not red tape
February 26, 2019
Species at risk habitat shouldn’t be open for business
February 14, 2019
Investing In Resiliency
February 13, 2019
Bulldozers and piping plovers don’t mix
February 6, 2019
Due to public outcry, province to cancel section 10 of Bill 66
February 1, 2019
SBP mayor optimistic the town and PC government can resolve beach maintenance issue at Sauble
January 30, 2019
Local MPPs need to listen
January 25, 2019
Bill 66 would nullify many Ontario laws and protections
January 22, 2019
Bill 66 has implications for eastern Ontario
January 22, 2019
Ontario updating the province’s Endangered Species Act
January 18, 2019
January 18, 2019: Northwest Newsweek
January 18, 2019
Video: January 15, 2019: Lengthy debate – Ontario Nature event (Indigenous-led conservation)
January 15, 2019
Make it a wild winter with Tanya Pulfer
January 13, 2019
PRESS RELEASE: Not a second to spare: environmental groups react to Ontario government’s plan for recovering endangered eels
January 9, 2019
Young birders flock to Canatara Park
December 30, 2018
Bill rattles local conservationists
December 26, 2018
Boughner: Dreaming about sunny Mexico
December 22, 2018
Be a citizen scientist by participating in the Christmas Bird Count
December 13, 2018
Big day for North Bay birders Saturday
December 11, 2018
Join a local Christmas Bird Count this holiday season!
December 6, 2018
Quatre organisations poursuivent Ottawa pour demander le retrait immédiat des pesticides néonicotinoïdes
November 19, 2018
Climate change may be behind decline of the Canada Jay
November 18, 2018
Nearly half a million concerned citizens call for immediate ban on bee-killing neonic pesticides in Canada
November 16, 2018
Urgent call to save northern Ontario caribou
November 15, 2018
Canada’s top-rated charities 2019: Best by category
November 15, 2018
Environmental groups call on federal government to protect caribou in northern Ontario
November 14, 2018
Meet 2018’s Top 30 Under 30 in Sustainability
November 6, 2018
Buoyed by election results, South Bruce Peninsula continues fight against MNRF charges, stop order at Sauble Beach
November 6, 2018
Community Social Engagement Story of 4 Coffee Brands in Canada
November 4, 2018
Friends of Salmon River Support Local Youth Summit Participant
October 31, 2018
NEW REPORT FROM GREENBELT FOUNDATION AND ONTARIO NATURE SHOWS HOW CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS BIRDING
October 30, 2018
Piping Plover Habitat Debate Continues
October 26, 2018
Environmental groups intervene to protect Piping Plover habitat
October 25, 2018
Hearing set for Monday to determine future of stop work order on grooming Sauble Beach
October 19, 2018
McKenna urged to probe giant cement plant proposal
October 18, 2018
Letter to the Editors, Volume 53 Issue 3: Species at Risk with Trent Wetlands Development
October 17, 2018
The never-ending fight to save one Ontario forest
October 12, 2018
Alternative Land Use Bill Passes Second Reading
October 12, 2018
Amphibians and their role in the web of life
October 10, 2018
Thanksgiving is a time to talk turkey
October 5, 2018
Brigden Fair a Thanksgiving weekend tradition
October 5, 2018
Fall is for the birds. Eagles, hawks and falcons abound during the fall raptor migration
October 4, 2018
Oshawa buzzing on pollinators
October 3, 2018
Chimney swift is a little bird in big trouble, says Catherine Novak
September 28, 2018
Incoming nano student lands $100,000 scholarship
September 26, 2018
Habitat to be restored for endangered wildlife near Rouge National Park
September 24, 2018
Cultural values threatened
September 19, 2018
“Biodiversity Conservation in the 21st Century” is the theme of upcoming public talks
September 18, 2018
Two incoming students land $100,000 scholarships
September 18, 2018
My York Region top 5: Activities for all ages across region
September 12, 2018
Health Canada reviewing fungicide decision
August 23, 2018
Canada Takes Action to Save the Bees
August 17, 2018
You Asked, We Answered!
August 7, 2018
How to donate through a workplace giving program
July 31, 2018
Watch 4 Turtles Initiative About to Take Flight
July 17, 2018
May: Caribou threatened by a campaign of denial
July 14, 2018
Here’s how you can help Ontario’s threatened turtles
July 13, 2018
King’s YMCA Cedar Glen evolving
July 11, 2018
Boreal caribou are rapidly dwindling in Canada. It’s critical that we protect their habitat
July 8, 2018
Covering-up caribou loss
July 3, 2018
Priceville woman receives Ontario Nature award
June 28, 2018
Caribou science denial cripples conservation efforts
June 26, 2018
All Ontario turtles are now at risk
June 6, 2018
On the move: Spreading habits of some plants
June 1, 2018
Green Bins find a new home at Nepean High School
May 25, 2018
‘Turtle bomb’ takes over downtown Bancroft
May 23, 2018
Neonicotinoids Case Proceeds
May 22, 2018
Slow Down for Wildlife
May 16, 2018
Mussels in Sydenham of ‘global concern’
May 10, 2018
St. Clair, Sydenham have global significance
May 9, 2018
Turtle festival stirs interest and concern
May 9, 2018
Turtle Walks raising funds for Peterborough trauma centre and to prevent turtle deaths on roads
May 3, 2018
Victory! European Union Bans Neonic Pesticides
April 27, 2018
Grief Turned Me Into a Poet
April 20, 2018
As governments argue, at-risk woodland caribou decline
April 20, 2018
SBP seeks to appeal stop order on beach grooming
April 12, 2018
Web of Life: Which matters more, humans or insects?
April 11, 2018
Trailer to give connection to nature
April 3, 2018
The World Outdoors: Conservation funding prompts praise
March 27, 2018
LU to offer Ontario Master Naturalist program
March 22, 2018
Open letter to Minister Des Rosiers – caribou
March 7, 2018
This little salamander is eager for spring
March 2, 2018
Canada hits a home run for biodiversity conservation
February 28, 2018
New group presents plan to protect County’s south shore
February 25, 2018
Group wants to beef up protection of county’s south shore
February 22, 2018
Ontario must save more natural areas
February 16, 2018
We don’t have to choose between jobs and saving woodland caribou
February 12, 2018
Humans: One Thread in the Web of Life
February 12, 2018
Example media coverage linking to external site
February 1, 2018
Endangered species have nothing to celebrate in Ontario
January 16, 2018
Record number of Red-breasted Nuthatches in Tobermory CBC
December 28, 2017
Canadians flock to spot species during annual Christmas bird count
December 26, 2017
Join a local Christmas Bird Count this holiday season!
December 18, 2017
Could lax application of Endangered Species Act be putting Ontario species at risk?
December 15, 2017
Ontario regulations are jeopardizing species at risk, report says
December 12, 2017
‘A very sensitive area’
December 12, 2017
Join a local Christmas bird count
December 12, 2017
CARIBOU: Scientists refute forest industry claims
November 27, 2017
Check out these 5 species at risk that live in York Region
November 21, 2017
Long-time birder? This bird-tracking organization wants your records
November 16, 2017
Threatened boreal caribou face uncertain future in Canada
November 2, 2017
Pollution in Ontario Indigenous communities ignored: Watchdog
October 24, 2017
Maps Show Steady Decline in Ontario’s Boreal Caribou Ranges
October 23, 2017
New citizen science project tracks milkweed
October 22, 2017
MilkweedWatch aims to track a plant that monarchs love
October 18, 2017
New citizen science project asks Canadians to track milkweed as part of monarch butterfly habitat
October 17, 2017
How Milkweeds Can Save Monarch Butterflies
October 14, 2017
Finding milkweed will help save monarch butterflies
October 13, 2017
New citizen science project enlists Canadians to track milkweed
October 11, 2017
Environmental groups demand action on caribou protection
October 10, 2017
The Start of A Buzzy Year: MGCI Named Bee City School
October 10, 2017
Caribou protection plan lacking
October 7, 2017
More cash available for farmers to create natural spaces
September 30, 2017
Autumn tour! Let’s go and see the birds together
September 21, 2017
Ontario Trillium Foundation makes significant investment in environmental conservation on farms and ranches
September 19, 2017
A Wetland Off-Setting Strategy for Ontario
September 7, 2017
Lecture series puts nature in spotlight
September 7, 2017
Who wants to be a scientist?
August 11, 2017
May: Getting harder to ‘drain the swamp’ in Ontario
August 5, 2017
Salamander trap-lines and science (3 photos)
August 1, 2017
Sauble’s sand cannot be replenished: speaker
July 31, 2017
Turtle proponents seek scientific support
July 31, 2017
A day of fun and conservation
July 23, 2017
Halton Region pledges to protect pollinators
July 19, 2017
Turtles and Trauma
July 17, 2017
True impact of turtle crisis unknown in county
July 13, 2017
Our Common Future (Revisited)
July 10, 2017
Michael Barnstijn and Louise MacCallum receive prestigious conservation award from Ontario Nature
July 6, 2017
For the birds and bees
July 4, 2017
Giving the gift of a better Canada
July 2, 2017
Wallaceburg resident involved in stewardship efforts
June 13, 2017
Oakville mayor receives municipal conservation award
June 12, 2017
Photos: Turtle returns to Stitt Street Park
June 12, 2017
“Major issues” with new plans
June 7, 2017
Larry Cornelis receives conservation award
June 7, 2017
Trumpeter swan hero wins award
June 5, 2017
Council supports proposed Energy East pipeline
May 30, 2017
Keep an eye out for turtles crossing
May 30, 2017
People connect with nature
May 27, 2017
Why council must oppose pipeline
May 27, 2017
World Turtle Day event for local students
May 24, 2017
Bee City initiative started by high school student creating more pollinator-friendly spaces in Stratford
May 19, 2017
Bee City initiative started by high school student creating more pollinator-friendly spaces in Stratford
May 19, 2017
Frogs on the road
May 17, 2017
Food fun flourishes
May 4, 2017
Supreme Court of Canada refuses to hear an appeal regarding endangered species in Ontario
May 4, 2017
Walking for better world
May 2, 2017
Land trust weighs in on snapping turtle legislation
April 27, 2017
Good news for Ontario snappers!
April 4, 2017
Sunshine and paw prints
March 17, 2017
Absent targets
March 15, 2017
Does this moose stand a chance?
February 20, 2017
Snapping turtles at centre of hunting debate
February 13, 2017
Why Ontario’s black bears are moving south
February 3, 2017
Letter to the editor: Ban turtle hunt
January 27, 2017
The World Outdoors: Birds need feeders less on warmer days
January 27, 2017
Wynne gov’t backs hunting endangered snapping turtles
January 25, 2017
Hunting turtles a dangerous game
January 23, 2017
Nature groups asking Ontario government to ban snapping turtle hunt once and for all
January 20, 2017
Pipeline meeting had set parameters
January 20, 2017
Ecologists want total ban on endangered turtle hunting
January 18, 2017
Ottawa group wants Ontario to end snapping turtle hunt
January 16, 2017
Learn about the Bad Guys Jan. 26
January 9, 2017
A nature-lover’s New Year’s resolutions
January 5, 2017
Sydenham Woods
January 5, 2017
Artist deserves to join Order of Ontario
December 20, 2016
Area home to about two dozen species at risk
December 17, 2016
Volunteers ready to count birds in Collingwood area over Christmas
December 14, 2016
Groups ask Supreme Court to hear endangered species case
December 13, 2016
Christmas Bird Count flies into Quinte Dec. 27
December 7, 2016
Christmas bird count for eagle-eyed fowl fans
December 7, 2016
FSC Canada Releases New Version of its Forest Management Standard
November 24, 2016
Ontario’s Species at Risk ‘Lose Out Big Time’: Court of Appeal Upholds MNRF Endangered Species Act Regulation
November 21, 2016
Winter is coming, but not for threatened Algonquin wolves – Provincial government allows hunting and trapping
November 16, 2016
Endangered Species Regulation Upheld at Court of Appeal
November 4, 2016
FSC Canada Welcomes Haida Nation, Ontario Nature, ALPAC and Unifor to the Board of Directors
October 31, 2016
Indigenous Perspectives on Biodiversity Offsetting: Trent Hosts Important Environmental Conference
October 28, 2016
Cancel Amherst Island wind energy project: Runciman
October 25, 2016
Court upholds changes to endangered species rules
October 12, 2016
Saving the Rouge, Canada’s Largest Urban Park
September 28, 2016
Ontario action jeopardizes existence of Algonquin wolf
September 27, 2016
Fall into nature at Conservation Halton parks
September 26, 2016
Better wetland policy needed
September 20, 2016
An award-winning documentary film to be part of North Bay Film Festival
September 19, 2016
Naturalists zero in on mushrooms
September 16, 2016
Let’s Discover ON – Ontario Nature Day
August 22, 2016
Ontario Urged to Ease Land Use Regulations
August 22, 2016
Nature Day with Ontario Nature
August 14, 2016
A little known gem of a nature reserve
August 10, 2016
Help plant native plants along Caledon’s Silver Creek
August 4, 2016
Ministry only obliged to collect carcasses for three years, says group opposing wind farm
July 28, 2016
Take a walk on the wild side
July 16, 2016
The World Outdoors: New watchdog guards environment
July 14, 2016
Vancouver bans bee-killing pesticide
July 12, 2016
Appeal period passes for Ostrander Point
July 11, 2016
Canadian Government Sued Over Bee Deaths
July 7, 2016
Naturalists celebrate lapse of 30-day period to appeal decision to revoke REA for nine-turbine project
July 6, 2016
Pesticides et abeilles : des groupes environnementalistes poursuivent une agence fédérale
July 6, 2016
Canada’s Liberal government putting nature first in Greater Toronto’s Rouge National Urban Park
June 9, 2016
Local biologist wins award from Ontario Nature
June 6, 2016
The turtles were a threatened species but are now on the endangered list, conservation authority says
June 6, 2016
Turtle Added To Endangered Species List
June 6, 2016
Ten things to do in Durham on June 4 and 5
June 2, 2016
Fear and loathing in the concrete jungle
May 23, 2016
Ontario Announces Strong Intentions For Greenbelt Protection In The Greater Golden Horseshoe
May 16, 2016
Local experts urging drivers and residents to keep eye out for reptiles and amphibians
April 28, 2016
Time to do some toad tracking
April 27, 2016
Time to do some toad tracking
April 27, 2016
Time to do some toad tracking
April 27, 2016
Time to do some toad tracking
April 27, 2016
Time to do some toad tracking
April 27, 2016
Time to do some toad tracking
April 27, 2016
Ontario Nature seeking local citizen scientists
April 26, 2016
Ontario Nature seeking local citizen scientists
April 26, 2016
Ontario Nature seeking local citizen scientists
April 26, 2016
Ontario Nature seeking local citizen scientists
April 26, 2016
Learning and Surviving in the Land of the Harpy Eagle
April 23, 2016
Endangered Species Litigation in Court of Appeal
April 22, 2016
Forests for all, forever
April 20, 2016
Appeal court to review exemptions in at-risk species law
April 18, 2016
Local photographers contribute work to Ontario Nature
April 18, 2016
Sydenham River is ready for its closeup
April 18, 2016
Keep eye out for reptiles, amphibians in Wasaga Beach
April 16, 2016
Have you spotted any of these lovely beasties?
April 14, 2016
Let Ontario Nature know if you’ve seen a frog or a snake
April 14, 2016
Let Ontario Nature know if you’ve seen a frog or a snake
April 14, 2016
Slither and hop into spring
April 14, 2016
Slither into spring: keep an eye out for urban reptiles
April 12, 2016
The Ontario Municipal Board – Is It Biased?
April 12, 2016
Why ramps should stay off the menu this spring
April 12, 2016
Sault Ste. Marie: Time to Slither and Hop Into Spring
April 11, 2016
Hidden Valley thinks of the skinks with tallgrass plan
April 10, 2016
What is That … a Frog or a Toad?
April 9, 2016
Not all wetlands are equal
April 7, 2016
From birder to Birder Murder
April 6, 2016
This birder is into murder
April 1, 2016
Empowering Youth as Conservation Leaders
March 24, 2016
Ausable Bayfield Conservation donates to dress down
March 23, 2016
A green champion
March 16, 2016
Marking East Gwillimbury with Blue Dot
March 11, 2016
Ausable Bayfield Conservation donates to dress down
February 23, 2016
Ontario should stop scapegoating wolves
February 23, 2016
Sustainable Cobourg supports Greenbelt expansion
February 22, 2016
OFAH and NOTO back wolf, coyote plan
February 9, 2016
Drawing Line To Save Few Remaining Wetlands In Niagara, Ontario
February 3, 2016
MNRF wolf, coyote plan raises ire of conservationists
February 2, 2016
Gov’t set to break pledge, claim protesters
January 16, 2016
Lakehead’s top 10 of 2015
January 13, 2016
ON Nature Action Alert: wolf and coyote hunting
January 10, 2016
Bird count looks for feathered friend trend
January 3, 2016