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Tag: forests

Immediate Action Needed to Protect Ontario’s Old-growth Forests

November 18, 2021–Jenna Cardoso

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Climate Change•Ecology•Ontario Nature•Stewardship and restoration

Catchacoma Lake © David Allan Barker CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

On November 2nd at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (known as COP26), over 100 world leaders, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pledged to end and reverse deforestation by 2030. ...

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Protecting Roadless Areas: Our Best Shot at Maintaining Ecological Integrity

September 24, 2021–Guest blogger

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Ecology•Habitat•Protected Places•Stewardship and restoration

Lake and forest near Catchacoma © AFER

Driving along a rural road in central Ontario, it’s easy to feel immersed in the forests of the Canadian Shield. Surrounded by tall pines, one could forget that you’re on ...

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Red-Headed Woodpecker Among 15 New Species Added to Species at Risk in Ontario

May 26, 2021–Maya Davidson

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Birds•Species at Risk

Red-headed woodpecker © Ken Gibson CC BY-SA 2.0

Any birder who’s seen one, will tell you about the excitement of spotting a red-headed woodpecker. With a striking crimson head and a loud, harsh call, this unmistakable woodpecker takes ...

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Boots on the Ground in Stratford

February 9, 2021–Anne Bell

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Campaigns•Climate Change•Land-use planning•Ontario Nature

Rally opposing Stratford glass factory MZO © Mark McCauley

Stratford is one of the many communities across Ontario struggling with the unwelcome imposition of a Minister’s Zoning Order (MZO) to fast-track development. In Stratford’s case, the MZO is to ...

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Where Industrial Logging Protects Wildlife, Workers and Indigenous Rights

January 27, 2021–Julee Boan

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Boreal Forest•Campaigns•Ecology•Habitat•Indigenous Relations•Ontario Nature•Protected Places•Stewardship and restoration

Canoes in Wolf Lake © Ryan Mariotti

It’s October 2017. I’m in Vancouver, British Colombia for Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) International’s General Assembly (GA). One forester colleague had warned me to get lots of sleep, drink water ...

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