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Sydenham River Nature Reserve Restoration – Blog

November 25, 2020–Gabriella Zagorski

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Nature Reserves•Stewardship and restoration

Restored habitat, Sydenham River Nature Reserve © Gabriella Zagorski

In 2016, Ontario Nature acquired the Sydenham River Nature Reserve  (SRNR) with the help Ontario Nature members and supporters. The Sydenham River is home to 23 species at risk, 34 ...

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Meeting Lorelei

February 21, 2020–Zira MacFarlane

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Nature Reserves•Ontario Nature•Protected Places

© Ryan Wolfe

As a GIS Analyst, I spend a lot of my time making maps and exploring the Ontario landscape from behind a computer screen. That’s why I jumped at the opportunity ...

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Farewell Field Season!

September 2, 2016–Smera Sukumar

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Nature Reserves•Reptiles and Amphibians•Wetlands

Fen at H.N. Crossley Nature Reserve © Smera Sukumar

The perk of being in conservation is the amount of time I spend outdoors. I had the pleasure of visiting 15 of Ontario Nature’s 26 nature reserves this summer. These ...

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Whatever you do, don’t call vernal pools puddles!

March 21, 2016–Ontario Nature

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Reptiles and Amphibians•Wetlands

Vernal pool © Brad Carlson

What better day to celebrate vernal pools than March 21st – the International Day of Forests. Vernal pools are those temporary spring flooded areas in your forests. They are known ...

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