© Lora Denis
January 27, 2021–Julee Boan
Boreal Forest•Campaigns and advocacy•Habitat•Indigenous Relations•Protected Places•Stewardship and restoration•Wild Species
Canoes in Wolf Lake © Ryan Mariotti
It’s October 2017. I’m in Vancouver, British Colombia for Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) International’s General Assembly (GA). One forester colleague had warned me to get lots of sleep, drink water and do yoga in the weeks preceding the assembly. He warned it would be like running a marathon. That was an understatement. FSC holds a ...
Wabakimi Provincial Park © Kieran McMullen
Since 2010, protected areas advocates have focused on the United Nations target of protecting at least 17 percent of our lands and inland waters, and 10 percent of our marine areas by 2020. Among our efforts, Ontario Nature, along with eight partner organizations, promoted the Protected Places Declaration to demonstrate widespread public support for achieving ...
Gananoque Lake © Caroline Schultz
As we come to the end of 2020, we want to celebrate some of our accomplishments, and the positive impact you help us have on the wild species and wild spaces you love. We are deeply thankful with our members, volunteers, nature network groups, and supporters for helping us make the best out of 2020. Despite dealing with a global pandemic and the government’s environmental de-regulation agenda, we are now ...
There are some special areas in southern Ontario that undoubtedly merit protection but currently have none. The Matchedash Wildlands, which stretch from just east of the southern tip of Georgian Bay to Swift Rapids, north of Orillia, are one such place. In the words of Ron Reid, Carden Coordinator at the Couchiching Conservancy, “at the ...
May 22, 2020–Jackie Ho
Conservation News•Indigenous Relations•Protected Places•Wild Species
Some areas undoubtedly merit protection. In Peterborough County (Treaty 20), the lands and waters surrounding Jack Lake (also known locally as Jack’s Lake) are highly valued by First Nations and the local community. Now, mineral exploration and quarrying threaten this ecologically and culturally significant site, which emerged as a priority candidate for protection at community ...
Laurel Creek Conservation Area © Carl Hiebert / Grand River Conservation Authority