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Discover your inner Valentine’s Day animal
Credit: Mark Musselman; USFWS Valentine’s Day is just around the corner! Share in the fun with us by taking our quiz to discover which Ontario species represents your inner animal. Thanks for taking...
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How AWARE Simcoe won federal protection for the Nottawasaga River
Montgomery Rapids in winter; Credit:Gary Christie c/o Nottawasaga Steelheaders We at AWARE Simcoe recently learned that a campaign we started in 2013 had borne fruit: the Navigation Protection Act...
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Why I Love Frogs (And You Should, Too)
A young Emma holding a frog; Photo courtesy of Emma Horrigan One of my first introductions to nature as a kid was observing tadpoles on the Toronto Islands and catching frogs at the Forks of the Credit...
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5 things you may not know about forests
Oak trees in High Park; Credit: Felipe Villegas I’ve always been enchanted by forests: the delicate understory flowers, the smell of decomposing wood, the sound of leaves blowing in the wind—it’s...
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To Bee or not to Bee: Stratford’s Ethan Elliott Brings Bee City Home
Ethan Elliot— a student and member of Ontario Nature’s Youth Council, has a knack for making things happen. It is no surprise that he has been able to convince his hometown of Stratford to become...
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MPP Julia Munro celebrates 15 years of Oak Ridges Moraine protection
Celebrating 15 years of protection for the Oak Ridges Moraine at Queen’s Park. On Monday we were honoured to have Julia Munro, MPP from York-Simcoe stand in the provincial legislature to commemorate...
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How to grow native plants to help protect pollinators
Credit: Colleen Dempster Growing native wildflowers from seed is fun and rewarding. It beautifies your backyard in an ecologically-friendly way and can be done for little start-up cost and maintenance!...
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Toronto’s Hidden Gem: Rouge National Park
Deer in Reesor Wetland, Credit: Jim Robb The Rouge National Park is the 79.1 km2 of publicly owned land that surrounds the Rouge River. This park is situated in close proximity to 20 percent of...
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How you can help turtles cross the road
Credit: James Paterson Many of us have seen turtles on the road in May and June – they look like dark, round speed bumps or tire pieces. Perhaps you have swerved your car around one, or stopped to help...
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Protecting and cultivating a great Ontario treasure
c/o Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation’s Brenna Owen sits down to chat with author Burkhard Mausberg, on the launch of his new book The Greenbelt: Protecting and...
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Flitter, flutter, here come the butterflies of spring and summer!
mourning cloak; Credit: Jenna Siu As I walked through the forest on a warm spring afternoon, I saw a dark creature flutter by. It was a mourning cloak butterfly! As I looked around, I saw more...
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Under the Canopy: Bioblitzing at the Sydenham River Nature Reserve
Over two kilometres of the Sydenham River winds through the Ontario Nature property; Credit: David Coulson The Sydenham River Nature Reserve is Ontario Nature’s first riverine reserve. Acquired in...
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Top 10 reasons for protected areas
Credit: Christopher Woo; CC BY 2.0 In 2010, Canada and the parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity committed to protecting at least 17 per cent of the world’s lands and inland waters by 2020....
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Sun’s out, apps out: Our Digital Bioblitz starts today!
Whether your summer adventures are already underway or just on the horizon, we’re asking you to participate in our Digital BioBlitz – a new take on the traditional BioBlitz. We’re bringing people...
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Choose Your Own Adventure: Exploring Ontario Nature’s Nature Reserves
Sydenham River Nature Reserve; Credit: Smera Sukumar Ontario Nature’s >25 nature reserves have a lot to offer explorers in southern and eastern Ontario. I’ve crafted the following dichotomous key (a...
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Turtle crossing: how to help injured turtles on Ontario roads
Credit: Gabriel Esler; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Seven of Ontario’s eight turtle species are provincially at risk. By helping a turtle cross the road, you contribute to their conservation. But what if you spot a...
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