© Lora Denis
Annual Gathering 2019 field trip © Noah Cole
Over the course of a decade that I have worked at Ontario Nature, there have been too many significant accomplishments to list. However, I am delighted to present some of the ways Ontario Nature has been stewarding, advocating for and protecting the wild spaces and wild species that you love in Ontario. 2011 We launched ...
Neyaashiinigmiing Unceded Lands © QuietFyre CC BY 2.0
Land Back refers to the Indigenous-led movement to reclaim stewardship over traditional lands and ecosystems, protecting them for generations to come. For time immemorial, areas primarily governed by Indigenous Peoples have maintained biodiversity despite continuous human population growth. However, Indigenous communities have been dispossessed from ancestral lands since settler contact. The Land Back movement aims ...
June 4, 2021–Smera Sukumar (On maternity leave)
Nature Reserves•Protected Places•Stewardship and restoration
Grey-headed cone flowers, Sydenham River Nature Reserve © Ryan Wolfe
Breaking news: all 26 Ontario Nature nature reserves are now included in the Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database! We are proud to announce that our properties totaling 3,117 hectares (7,702 acres) now count towards the 10.9% of Ontario that is recognized as being protected. These natural areas were established to protect significant biodiverse spots ...
On April 1st, the Government of Ontario announced it would establish a working group to identify opportunities to protect and conserve more natural areas that would “enhance the province’s natural diversity and provide more recreational opportunities for people to enjoy the outdoors.” This was welcome news for conservation groups like ours. In January, we published ...
Laurel Creek Conservation Area © Carl Hiebert / Grand River Conservation Authority