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Tag: Great Lakes

Six Priorities for Improving the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan

February 24, 2021–Anne Bell

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Indigenous Relations•Land-use planning•Stewardship and restoration•Water•Wetlands

Lake Simcoe © Nico CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

The Lake Simcoe Protection Plan is now up for its required 10-year review. The question is whether the provincial government will take this opportunity to strengthen or weaken the plan ...

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High-rise Loon Watching

April 27, 2020–Mark Stabb

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Birds

Common loon © Seth Carlson

Making the most of the COVID-19 lockdown has meant finally doing some of those “If I only had the time” tasks. Photo sorting and scanning is one of those things ...

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Stopping the invasion

July 8, 2015–Ontario Nature

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Invasive Species

Round goby © Matthew Forte via Ohio Sea Grant

Nearly two centuries ago, non-native aquatic species began their invasion of the Great Lakes, travelling within the ballast stones and ballast water of large ships.

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Invaders With Personality

June 1, 2015–Guest blogger

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Invasive Species

People have different personalities. Some are shy; others are bold. Some are extraverted; others are introverted. These personality traits influence our academic success, job performance, personal relationships, health and susceptibility ...

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An Urban Surprise

April 3, 2013–Julia Zarankin

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Birds

Seagulls, Leslie Street Spit © Dave Pijuan-Nomura

One of the things I love most about birding is that it has given me the chance to rediscover Ontario. I’ve lived in the province for a large chunk of ...

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