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© Lora Denis
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, funders and sponsors. With your support, we continue to be Ontario’s leading organization protecting Ontario’s wild species and wild spaces.
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, flies, ants, butterflies, moths and certain beetles, birds and bats.
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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Laurel Creek Conservation Area © Carl Hiebert / Grand River Conservation Authority