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Slow and Steady: Old Growth in Ontario
As conservationists, we often mourn the forests we never saw. Much of Ontario was once covered in old growth forest – ancient ecosystems with complex forest structure, large quantities of woody...
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A Ruby in the Rough: How to Help Ontario’s Declining Hummingbirds
The ruby-throated hummingbird is one of Ontario’s most beloved birds, bringing flashes of colour to gardens and backyards each summer. However, new results from the third Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas...
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How One Moose Sparked a Wildlife Camera Program
If you’ve been keeping up with Ontario Nature’s social media, you may have seen the buzz over a recent sighting at Sauble Dunes Nature Reserve – a bobcat! Bobcats range across North America but are...
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Navigating Nature: Introducing Our New Nature Reserve Trail System StoryMap
Whether you’re a seasoned hiker, a family with young children, a birdwatcher, or someone looking for a more accessible way to experience the outdoors, Ontario Nature’s Nature Reserves offer multiple...
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Why Nature Accessibility Matters for Disabilities
Disability is a deep and meaningful word, encompassing a variety of identities and experiences. It represents sensory, psychiatric, neurodivergent, physical, invisible and undiagnosed disabilities. In...
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Small But Mighty Expansion of Lost Bay Nature Reserve
Lost Bay Nature Reserve contains an incredible concentration of biodiversity found within the unique landscape of the Frontenac Arch, one of the most biodiverse regions in Ontario. This year, Ontario...
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Lakbay Kalikasan: Connecting Filipino Youth with Nature in Canada
Growing up in the Philippines, the first thing that stood out to me in Canada was how intertwined life and nature is here. I noticed how camping, hiking, fishing, and any activities out in nature are...
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How to Prevent Bird Collisions, Help an Injured Bird and More
I was walking out of the grocery one day while checking my phone when I almost walked into a pair of glass doors. They are quite hard to see when you’re not paying attention. Now, imagine what that...
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Connecting Youth with Wetlands: The Importance of Experiential Outdoor Learning
Each year, members of the Ontario Nature Youth Council attend the Wetlands Field Trip – a weekend-long retreat in the spring, packed with hands-on learning and wetlands education. This year, 18 Youth...
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Bill 73: How to Reduce Urban Wildfire Risk in Ontario
Bill 73, Protecting Ontario from Urban Wildfires Act, was introduced to the Ontario legislature in 2025 and marks an important step to raising the profile of urban wildfire risk awareness and action....
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Conservation Groups Strengthen 2SLGBTQIA+ Inclusion in Nature
Recently, there has been an increase in the number of conservation groups working with the 2SLGBTQIA+ (Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual) community to host...
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How Blind Birders are Building a More Inclusive Birding Community
The first time someone called me a birder, I was startled, not only because I’m completely Blind. I had accumulated bits of knowledge here and there over the years and felt smug when I could identify...
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Celebrate World Turtle Day 2026: Protecting Ontario’s Snapping Turtles
World Turtle Day on May 23rd is dedicated to appreciating these extraordinary reptiles. It is also a good opportunity to highlight the need to protect these ancient species, as they are one of the...
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Saving Thickson’s Woods: A Labour of Love, A Lasting Legacy
Spring migration in Thickson’s Woods starts with the lisps and whispers of golden-crowned kinglets flitting about in the leafless understory, and then — listen! — an endless, breathless song pumped...
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Tracking Ontario’s Snakes: A Growing Monitoring Effort
Following the successful ten-year run of the Ontario Reptile and Amphibian Atlas, Ontario Nature developed a Long-Term Monitoring Protocol (LTMP) to fill important knowledge gaps about Ontario’s...
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Mass Mortality of 142 Turtles Calls for Increased Conservation Efforts
In 2022, Carleton University biologist, Grégory Bulté arrived at Opinicon Lake for his first day of field work for the season. Bulté has been studying and tracking northern map turtles since 2003,...
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Volunteer for Pollinators: Join Community Science in Ontario
With National Volunteer Week now underway, it’s an ideal time to reflect on the role people play in protecting Ontario’s biodiversity. Community science is one meaningful way to get involved. And as...
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Recycling in Ontario: Your Questions Answered
Recycling in Ontario is changing in a big way. As of January 1, 2026, the province has fully transitioned to a new Blue Box system that changes who is responsible for recycling and is intended to make...
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Why Ontario’s 2026 Budget Fails Nature and What It Means for Us
Ontario’s 2026 Budget, A Plan to Protect Ontario, arrives with familiar promises of economic resilience and infrastructure growth. But beneath the surface, a persistent gap remains: meaningful...
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