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The cooler weather has finally arrived. But that won’t stop you from getting outside. Read below to find out how you can embrace nature and get ready for the holidays with Ontario Nature.

Give the gift of nature this holiday season

Make your holiday shopping easier this year! Give your family and friends an Ontario Nature membership with the peace of mind that your gift helps to protect wild species and wild spaces in Ontario. Each gift of membership includes a 2019 annual membership, five issues of ON Nature magazine, and a bag of Birds & Beans organic, fair trade, bird-friendly coffee.

Join us in court to show your support for pollinators

Ontario Nature, along with our partner organizations, is headed to court this month to challenge Health Canada’s approval of neonicotinoid pesticides. Health Canada registered Thiamethoxam for over a decade without conducting required public consultations or assessing risks to pollinators. Neonicotinoids are a widely used class of insecticides that are persistent in soil, water and wild plants. Scientific evidence shows that these chemicals pose an unacceptable risk to pollinators such as bees, butterflies and song birds. Join us from November 19th (starting at 1pm) to 23rd in downtown Toronto to show your support! We recommend going starting on Wednesday after the procedural motions for the substantive part of the case. Watch for our media advisory with further details a week before the trial.

Protect the places you love

On November 27th Ontario Nature will be participating in Giving Tuesday with a campaign to help protect the places you love. Every dollar you give, up to $15,000, will be matched by our proud sponsors at Ontario Power Generation offering you a unique chance to double your impact for nature. Protected places provide safe havens for wildlife, increase our resilience to climate change, can sustain and strengthen Indigenous knowledge and value systems, and so much more. Please support our Giving Tuesday cause, today. You can help spread the word about protected places by letting your friends and family know you’ve donated this Giving Tuesday and ask them to do the same.

The fight to protect Farabout Peninsula

Ontario Nature is excited to welcome the Farabout Peninsula Coalition as our newest member group! Made up of concerned locals and members of the Eagle Lake First Nation, this group is pushing for the protection of the biodiverse, undisturbed habitat of Farabout Peninsula. Located west of Dryden, this 1,084-hectare headland on the north shore of Eagle Lake is surrounded by clear-cut logging making it a refuge for many species. Volunteer field surveys revealed immense biodiversity with over 90 types of birds including great grey owl and the threatened olive-sided flycatcher, and over 13 species of orchids including the rare white adder’s mouth. But it’s under threat as a logging moratorium will expire in 2021. Read more about Farabout Peninsula in ON Nature and in a recent TVO article.

There’s still time to order your Ontario Nature greeting cards

Wish your family and friends happy holidays with our greeting cards featuring a pair of festive common red crossbills foraging for seeds. You can select cards with a seasonal message or a blank space inside. Proceeds support our work to protect wild species and wild spaces in Ontario. Due to the Canada Post rotating strike, shipping time may be longer than expected in certain regions.

Blast from the past

Did you know that you can access back issues of ON Nature online? If you’re looking for ways to immerse yourself in conservation issues, check out these informative and timeless ON Nature articles: Habitat for the Hardy by Ron Reid about the pressures facing and need for alvars. Now You See Them by John Riley about Ontario’s endangered species. 10 Ways to Save Your Local Woods by Linda Pim. Mercury Rising by Allan Britnell about what climate change will mean for Ontario’s landscapes and wildlife.

Save the date for the Christmas Bird Count

Want to create your own nature-filled holiday tradition? Join your local Christmas Bird Count! As North America’s longest-running citizen science project, thousands of volunteers gather each year to collect data used to assess population trends and distribution of birds. This year’s Christmas Bird Count will run from December 15, 2018 to January 2, 2019. Check out Ontario Nature’s participating member groups to join. All ages and skill levels are welcome!

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