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Attending the Youth Summit for Biodiversity and Environmental Leadership

September 8, 2017–Ontario Nature

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Youth

Youth Summit © Brendan Toews

Ontario Nature Youth Council member Claire Saramaki shares her experiences as an attendee at the Youth Summit for Biodiversity and Environmental Leadership.

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What Will the Future Hold for Ontario’s Wetlands?

August 3, 2017–Anne Bell

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Wetlands

Pickerel weed wetland © Rusty Clark; CC BY 2.0

On July 20th, the Government of Ontario released, A Wetland Conservation Strategy for Ontario, 2017 – 2030, setting the stage for an all-hands-on-deck approach to reversing the ongoing trend of ...

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Top 10 Reasons for Protected Areas

June 20, 2017–Anne Bell

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Protected Places

Pinery Provincial Park © Christopher Woo CC BY 2.0

In 2010, Canada and the parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity committed to protecting at least 17 per cent of the world’s lands and inland waters by 2020. With ...

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How to Grow Native Plants to Help Protect Pollinators

May 12, 2017–Colleen Dempster

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Gardening•How To•Pollinators

Hummingbird clearwing moth and bergamot © Noah Cole

Growing native wildflowers from seed is fun and rewarding. It beautifies your backyard in an ecologically-friendly way and can be done for little start-up cost and maintenance! Here are five ...

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At Long Last, an End to the Snapping Turtle Hunt

April 3, 2017–Anne Bell

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Reptiles and Amphibians•Species at Risk

© Jory Mullen

It has been a long time coming. Alongside our members, supporters, member groups and partners, Ontario Nature spent years trying to convince the Government of Ontario to end the hunting ...

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