Protect Vulnerable Habitats

Mark your calendars! November 28^th is Giving Tuesday, a day for Canadians to give to the causes that mean the most to them. If you give to Ontario Nature this Giving Tuesday, you will be supporting our nature reserves, which protect and restore vulnerable habitats. But you don’t have to wait until November 28^th! If you donate today your gift will be matched with a donation from Quest Nature Tours (up to $18,000). Together, we hope to raise $40,000 to safeguard habitat for at-risk wildlife and protect biodiversity. 

Protect Black Ash Trees

After a two-year delay in providing any protection whatsoever for the endangered black ash under the Endangered Species Act, 2007, the Government of Ontario is now due to implement the law. Instead of making up for lost time, however, the government is proposing to severely limit protections for the species and its habitat going forward through a “conditional exemption” (ERO 019-7378).

All in all, the proposed exemption would deny legal protection for most black ash trees and their habitats across their range in Ontario. It defies the spirit and intent of the Endangered Species Act, 2007, which calls for a precautionary approach to protecting and recovering species at risk. Please join Ontario Nature and thousands of other Ontarians in opposing the proposed conditional exemption for black ash and demanding protection for the species and its habitats across Ontario. The deadline for comment is November 2, 2023.

Give the Gift of Nature This Holiday Season

Give a special gift of nature this holiday season with a bag of bird-friendly Birds & Beans coffee, a subscription to ON Nature magazine and a 2024 Ontario Nature membership. This special promotion is the perfect, environmentally-friendly gift for a loved one. Order your holiday gift of membership by December 10^th for Christmas delivery.

Save Wolf Lake!

Located in the Temagami wilderness region, the 1,600 hectare Wolf Lake Forest Reserve is by far North America’s largest remaining old-growth, red pine forest. Most of the trees in the forest are old growth, some of which are 300-plus years of age. Despite promises to protect the forest dating back to 1999, it continues to be threatened and degraded.

Please join Ontario Nature, the Wolf Lake Coalition and thousands of other Ontarians in urging the Government of Ontario to halt mining activities in Wolf Lake Forest Reserve and add the forest to Chiniguchi Waterway Provincial Park. This is a golden opportunity to fulfil a decades-old promise and protect a critically endangered ecosystem while contributing to national and international biodiversity goals.