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The Impacts of Watercross Racing

April 21, 2023–Guest blogger

Habitat•Recreation and Events•Reduce Your Footprint•Reptiles and Amphibians•Water

Watercross © Dick Daniels CC BY-SA 2.0

Not expecting to hear snowmobiles in the summer? Be advised snowmobile watercross, known as watercross racing, is gaining in popularity and may be headed your way. Despite negative impacts on ...

Protecting Ontario’s Remaining Roadless Areas: the Black Bay Peninsula

March 23, 2023–Jenna Cardoso

Campaigns•Habitat•Protected Places•Wild Species

Black Bay Peninsula © Superior Hiking CC BY 2.0

Northern Ontario is known for its rugged landscapes of dense black spruce forests, crystal clear lakes and rivers, and pristine wilderness areas. However, industrial development is increasingly fragmenting the northern ...

Rattlesnakes and Loss

January 13, 2023–Gideon Forman

Reptiles and Amphibians•Species at Risk

Massasauga rattlesnake © Joe Crowley

I’ve been thinking about Samuel Beckett and Ontario rattlesnakes. There used to be two species in the province, the Massasauga and the timber. But for decades there’s only been one. ...

There’s No Place Like Home: Ontario’s Natural Wonders

January 6, 2023–Renee Suzanne Lemieux

Environmental Education•Habitat•Wild Species

The name “Ontario” originates from an Iroquoian word meaning “sparkling” or “beautiful” water. With more than 250,000 lakes and countless rivers and streams, it’s not hard to see how our ...

Canada’s Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development: Canada is failing to protect Species at Risk

December 21, 2022–Lesley Rudy

Species at Risk•Wild Species

The Government of Canada makes promises about protecting nature, but do you ever wonder how well they follow through? The Auditor General of Canada has a Commissioner of the Environment ...

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There’s No Place Like Home: Ontario’s Natural Wonders

Canada’s Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development: Canada is failing to protect Species at Risk

Urge the Government of Ontario to Protect the Wolf Lake Old-growth Red Pine Forest.

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