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Places Worth Protecting – The Nabish Wetland Complex

January 20, 2023–Kristen Setala

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Indigenous Relations•Protected Places•Wetlands

Trumpeter swans, Nabish Lake © Darlene Salter

By now you’ve probably noticed our provincial government has been taking a thorough, bit-by-bit approach to dismantling our environmental laws and policies. This makes the environmental challenges we are facing ...

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Winter Adaptations of Northern Species at Risk

December 12, 2022–Jake Guggenheimer

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Species at Risk•Wild Species

Wolverine, Species at risk © Ninara CC BY 2.0

Have you ever wondered how different species adapt to survive the coldest months of the year? Animals have different mechanisms to stay warm and source food when options are scarce, ...

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Setting a High Bar for Offsetting Policy

December 8, 2022–Sarah Hasenack

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Environmental Education•Habitat•Land-use planning

Highway 400 expansion site © Noah Cole

Despite widespread recognition of the vital benefits provided by Ontario’s diverse natural areas, they continue to be threatened by development pressures. These threats will be exacerbated with the recent passing ...

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Greenbelt Lands on the Chopping Block: What’s at Stake?

November 30, 2022–Ontario Nature Staff

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Campaigns and advocacy•Greenbelt and Greenway•Land-use planning

Halton Region, Greenbelt

Despite repeated promises that there would be no removal of lands from the Greenbelt, the Government of Ontario is planning to carve 7,400 acres out of the Greenbelt anyway. The proposal has ...

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Carbon Assessment and Protected Places – A Community Science and Nature-Based Approach to Climate Change

October 6, 2022–Melissa Thomas

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Climate Change•Community Science•Environmental Education•Nature Reserves•Protected Places•Stewardship and restoration

Dundas Valley © Dieter Staudinger

Earlier this summer, community science volunteers joined us to assess carbon at select Ontario Nature properties. This year, we have been working towards assessing the value of protected areas and ...

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