Support Housing AND Nature With the Five Ways Home Campaign

Ontario Nature is a member of the Coordinating Committee for the Alliance for a Liveable Ontario (ALO). ALO is an alliance of people and groups from many different sectors seeking to build a liveable Ontario that protects farmland, natural areas and democracy.

As an organizational member of ALO, we have endorsed the Five Ways Home campaign that identifies ways to make homes affordable in Ontario:

1. Build in the right places
2. Build a wide variety of housing types
3. Build smarter and faster
4. Invest heavily in non-market affordable housing
5. Make housing affordable and part of liveable communities

We can protect and enhance our natural areas while building better and more affordable communities. 

Volunteer Newsletter Feedback Request

As you may know, we have been piloting a volunteer postings newsletter. The goals is to connect potential volunteers with Ontario Nature and Nature Network member group needs.  As the pilot period is wrapping up, we are evaluating how it has been going and whether to continue. Please help us determine the future of this initiative by providing feedback to naturenetwork@ontarionature.org. In the meantime, we encourage member groups to keep submitting volunteer postings.

Ontario Reptile and Amphibian Atlas Publication – Hard Copies Available!

The Ontario Reptile and Amphibian Atlas is 443 information-packed pages, with detailed accounts of all species in Ontario. The publication’s detailed text is supported by more than 70 maps and 300 photographs. You can purchase hard copies for $110 at Ontario Nature’s eStore while supplies last!

Interesting Links and Opportunities 

• Help with the Global Bird Rescue September 23-29- protect birds through rescuing injured window-collision victims, documenting each collision, and raising fundamental global awareness.
• Check out Sustainability Network’s Decolonizing ENGOs learning opportunity
• Read about the new Urban Provincial Park in Uxbridge
• There is still time to sponsor a youth for the annual Youth Summit in September
• Please help us expand our Gananoque Lake Nature Reserve

Events 

See our events calendar for a complete listing of events organized by Ontario Nature and Nature Network groups.

To submit your public events to our online calendar, email them to noahc@ontarionature.org and allow up to a week for posting. Please send only events that are open to the public and no more than three per month.