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Birding to Protect the Places We Love: Wabakimi Provincial Park

June 23, 2022–Kristen Setala

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Birds•Boreal Forest•Protected Places

Wakimi Lake, Wabakimi Provincial Park © Kristen Setala

It’s late spring in northern Ontario. I am sitting on a beautiful peninsula, listening to the ethereal song of the Swainson’s thrush, and watching the sunrise over a quiet, peaceful ...

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Evaluating Carbon Storage in Forest Stewardship Council Designated Conservation Lands 

April 22, 2022–Graeme Smith

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Boreal Forest•Climate Change•Wild Species

White River wetlands © What-A-Ride CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

There is an urgent need for solutions to climate change, as temperatures and greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase. The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report warns that ...

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Vote for Nature

February 24, 2022–Anne Bell

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Campaigns and advocacy•Protected Places•Species at Risk•Stewardship and restoration

On June 2, 2022, Ontarians will head to the polls to elect our next provincial government. As citizens, we have a responsibility to ensure that nature conservation is a major ...

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Assessing Candidate Protected Areas using GIS Technology

February 17, 2022–Jenna Kip

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Protected Places

I didn’t always envision a career looking at maps on my computer screen, but in today’s environmental sector, so much information can be conveyed visually. In university, a few courses ...

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Thank You for Standing Up for Nature in 2021

December 26, 2021–Melina Damian

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Conservation News•Join or Donate

Virginia bluebells along the Sydenham River © Smera Sukumar

As 2021 winds down, we would like to celebrate the end of the year by sharing some of our accomplishments and wins for nature. Thanks to you – our members, ...

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