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Choose Your Own Adventure: Exploring Ontario Nature’s Nature Reserves

July 6, 2017–Stephanie Muckle

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Nature Reserves•Recreation and Events

Virginia bluebells along the Sydenham River © Smera Sukumar

Ontario Nature’s 26 nature reserves have a lot to offer explorers in southern and eastern Ontario. I’ve crafted the following dichotomous key (a field guide tool that helps identify unknown ...

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Top 4 Reasons Why Vernal Pools Merit Our Attention on World Wetlands Day

February 2, 2017–Jenna Siu

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Community Science•Wetlands

Vernal pool © Scott Gillingwater

In honour of World Wetlands Day on February 2, let’s pay tribute to vernal pools. Due to their small size and transient nature, vernal pools are a type of wetland ...

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Help Protect Wetlands

November 9, 2016–Ontario Nature Staff

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Habitat•Wetlands

Wye Marsh © A. Delray, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Prior to the 2014 provincial election, Premier Kathleen Wynne pledged to reverse wetland loss by 2025. Accordingly, the Province has proposed a new wetland conservation strategy, which is open for ...

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Municipal Politics All Wet When It Comes To Wetlands

October 6, 2016–Guest blogger

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Wetlands

North Gwillimbury wetland © Tim Hagen

It seems like wetlands still can’t get any respect from many municipal politicians in Southern Ontario. A case in point: The Town of Georgina in York Region is bending over ...

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Drawing a Line to Protect the Few Remaining Wetlands in Niagara

February 2, 2016–Anne Bell

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Wetlands

Southern Ontario wetland © Sean Marshall CC BY NC 2.0

Today is World Wetlands Day – celebrated around the globe each year to raise awareness about the importance of wetlands. It is a perfect day to consider the storm that ...

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