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Disconnecting From Technology

January 23, 2017–Guest blogger

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Recreation and Events•Youth

Muskoka © Brian Davidson CC_BY-NC-ND_2.0

As a Grade 11 student, I see the major impact that technology has on my generation. Technology has allowed communication to become easier, but I realize that at times, many ...

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Top 5 Reasons to End the Snapping Turtle Hunt

January 19, 2017–Tanya Pulfer

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Species at Risk

Snapping turtle

Well, here we are again, still talking about hunting snapping turtles, despite all the evidence. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is proposing a new policy to limit yet ...

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Reflecting Back on 2016

December 20, 2016–Ontario Nature Staff

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Conservation News

Photos © top left,David Coulson; top/bottom right, Diana Troya

As 2016 draws to a close, we’re thinking back to some of our major accomplishments for nature this past year. We could not have done it without our members, friends, followers, ...

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Let’s Support Ontario’s Wild Pollinators

November 23, 2016–Ron Corkum

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Pollinators

Brown belted bumblebee on cupplant © Diana Troya

For most of us, the word ‘pollinator’ brings to mind non-native honeybees. Wild pollinators, however, are the most widespread and numerous of all pollinators. This includes native wild bees, wasps, ...

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A Wellington County Odyssey

September 23, 2016–David Coulson

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Greenbelt and Greenway

Elora Gorge © David Coulson

Walk along the trails of Rockwood Conservation Area or paddle the Eramosa River and the story of our geological past unfolds.

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