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Ten Reasons to Demand Immediate Protection for Endangered Black Ash

October 26, 2021–Anne Bell

Conservation News•Species at Risk

Black ash habitat © Eli Sagor CC BY-NC 2.0

In 2019 the Government of Ontario rammed through amendments to our Endangered Species Act (ESA), decimating protections for the province’s most imperiled plants and animals. Among the changes was a ...

Part II: The Case for Nature-based Solutions to Climate Change

October 14, 2021–Jenna Cardoso

Climate Change•Environmental Education•Stewardship and restoration

Waterspouts, Lake Erie © Mark K CC BY-SA 2.0

This blog is the second in our a series about nature-based solutions to climate change. Canada is warming twice as fast as the global rate, causing profound changes to our climate, health ...

Road Proposal Threatens Mer Bleue Internationally Significant Wetland

August 19, 2021–Jakob Mueller

Climate Change•Habitat•Land-use planning•Wetlands

Mer Bleue © Joe CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

In Ottawa, municipal politicians are backing a project that would build a multi-lane artery across a section of the city’s Greenbelt, fragmenting habitat and impacting the edge of a wetland ...

Holland Marsh: No Place For a Freeway

July 16, 2021–Margaret Prophet

Greenbelt and Greenway•Land-use planning•Wetlands

The former mayor of Toronto, David Crombie, once gave me invaluable insight about how we view nature. He said, “We look at green spaces and nature as places with potential. ...

People Want More Special Places Protected in Ontario

May 13, 2021–Ontario Nature Staff

Protected Places

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 ...

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