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Canada’s Ecological Gifts Program – Celebrating 30 Years of Conservation

November 6, 2024–Natasha van Bentum

How To•Nature Reserves•Stewardship and restoration

Kinghurst forest and maidenhair ferns © Noah Cole

In 2015, Ontario Nature supporter Dianne Fahselt made a gift of 16.5 hectares of upland forest in Grey County through Canada’s Ecological Gifts Program. The land had been logged extensively ...

Aligning Biodiversity and Climate at International Conferences

October 29, 2024–Alexander Pham

Conservation News

Flooding along the Don Valley Parkway, Toronto © Graeme Bunton CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Countries from around the world are gathering to address the biodiversity and climate crises at separate global conferences in October and November. Beginning October 21 and lasting until November 11, ...

Management of Invasive Hemlock Woolly Adelgid in a Mature Eastern Hemlock Forest

July 30, 2024–Melissa Thomas

Conservation News•Invasive Species•Nature Reserves

Hemlock Woolly Adelgid ovisacs © Stephanie Muckle

Harold Mitchell Nature Reserve, located in the Niagara Region, is a stunning mature forest containing red maple-hemlock swamp. Eastern hemlock on the property shades the forest floor and the nature ...

Pollinator Roadsides – Creating Habitat in the Waterloo Region

July 17, 2024–Jennifer Leat

Gardening•Habitat•How To•Nature Network•Pollinators

Imagine the roadsides of expressways being a meadow of native flowering plants instead of mown turf grass. Imagine the beauty and habitat for pollinators that this would create. The dream ...

Monarch Butterflies in Ontario and How You Can Help

April 4, 2024–Alex Bauman

Conservation News

As spring unfolds and summer draws nearer, many migratory species are making their way back to Ontario. One such species is the iconic monarch butterfly. Their long journey is a ...

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