fbpx
Skip to main content

Ontario Nature Blog

Receive email alerts about breaking conservation
and environmental news.

© Lora Denis

Tag: Biodiversity

It’s Cool to be Cold: The Importance of Coldwater Streams

February 18, 2018–Joyce Chau

Categories

Water•Wetlands

Coldwater stream © Steven Edwards

It’s not nice when someone gives you the cold shoulder or a cold stare, but when it comes to streams, it’s cool to be cold! The Government of Ontario has ...

Read More

The Greenbelt Hits a Brick Wall in the East

February 8, 2018–Caroline Schultz

Categories

Greenbelt and Greenway•Water

Greenbelt map with proposed expansion areas

Hearts of the conservation-minded rose when the provincial government unveiled its recent study of Greenbelt expansion. Communities are now rallying to support growing the Greenbelt to take in water-protecting landforms ...

Read More

Attending the Youth Summit for Biodiversity and Environmental Leadership

September 8, 2017–Ontario Nature

Categories

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.

Read More

What Will the Future Hold for Ontario’s Wetlands?

August 3, 2017–Anne Bell

Categories

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 ...

Read More

Top 10 Reasons for Protected Areas

June 20, 2017–Anne Bell

Categories

Protected Places

Pinery © 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 ...

Read More

Stay Connected

Interests