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Tag: Provincially Significant Wetlands

Greenbelt Lands on the Chopping Block: What’s at Stake?

November 30, 2022–Ontario Nature Staff

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Advocacy•Campaigns•Greenbelt and Greenway•Land-use planning•Wild Species and Habitat

Halton Region, Greenbelt

Despite repeated promises that there would be no removal of lands from the Greenbelt, the Government of Ontario is planning to carve 7,400 acres out of the Greenbelt anyway. The proposal has ...

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Bad News for Wetlands: Proposed Gutting of the Ontario Wetland Evaluation System

November 24, 2022–Anne Bell

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Advocacy•Campaigns•Wetlands

Lynde Shores Conservation Area © Paul Howard CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

On October 25, 2022, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) posted a proposal to overhaul the Ontario Wetland Evaluation System (OWES). The deadline for public comment is November ...

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Giving Tuesday 2022 – An Opportunity to Give Back to Ontario’s Wetlands

November 17, 2022–Sarah Hasenack

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Campaigns•Giving Tuesday•Wetlands

Mitchell's Bay wetland, Chatham-Kent © Sue Thompson CC BY-ND 2.0

In a society where many people draw significant value from consumerism and the never-ending need to buy and own more things, perhaps the most radical decision we can make is ...

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Bill 23 – What You Need to Know

November 10, 2022–Anne Bell

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Advocacy•Greenbelt and Greenway•Habitat•Land-use planning•Water•Wetlands

Green heron and midland painted turtle, Mud Lake, Britannia Conservation Area © Adam Mooz CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

On October 25th, the Government of Ontario tabled Bill 23, the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022, an omnibus bill proposing sweeping changes to the province’s natural heritage and land ...

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Thank You for Standing Up for Nature in 2021

December 26, 2021–Melina Damian

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Ontario Nature

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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