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Paddling Leopold’s North Country
Retracing the route the “father of the New Conservation Movement” took through Quetico Provincial Park By Kevin Callan
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The Mighty French River:
Explorers, traders, planners, even towns have all come and gone. The French River remains untamed By Douglas Hunter
The Last Frontier:
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The water issue
We’ve heard the talk; now it’s time for the province to move on the “water front” By Gregor G. Beck
Paddle to the sea
Gary and Joanie McGuffin spe...
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9,500 holes and counting
Pits and quarries pockmark our landscape, often in some of the province’s most sensitive habitats. Urban sprawl fuels the aggregate industr...
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Where the waters divide:
The Walpole Island First Nation must contend with chemical spills, development and the erosion of traditional ways. Even so, the community ...
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About a naturalist
Beloved author of Last of the Curlews, Fred Bodsworth still writes everyday. his next book may be his most important one yet. By Krista Foss
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The new farm
Ontario’s agricultural landscape is shifting. Are big box greenhouses signaling the end of the traditional farm? By Ray Ford
Backyard harvest
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Temperature rising
From the lush Carolinian zone in the south to the vast boreal of the north, global warming threatens to bring about the collapse of Ontario’s for...
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River stories
Two true river runners recount their trips along six of the province’s best water trails for wildlife, unspoiled habitat and breathtaking vistas by Ke...
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The birder' bible
The results from Ontario’s second breeding bird atlas are in, revealing a number of unexpected population trends and offering a glimpse into the p...
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What the woods taught me
When and what to cut in your woodlot: best strategies for caring for your trees by Cecily Ross
Raising the dead
Locally extinct for mor...
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A garden of rarities
The Ojibway Prairie Complex is the largest, protected tallgrass habitat left in the province. Now this rare ecosystem and its at-risk species a...
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Mine fields
Ontario’s Mining Act gives carte blanche to the industry to stake claims almost anywhere and operate pits and quarries without full environmental asses...
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Last of the caribou:
We are witnessing the disappearance of the "grey ghosts" of the boreal forest. If industry and logging continue to carve into caribou habitat, ...
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Incredible journeys
The razing of the world’s forests has turned the marathon migration of our boreal birds into a race for survival by Bridget Stutchbury
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Wolfsong
Lonesome or aggressive, mournful or spirited, few sounds in nature thrill and mystify like the nocturnal dirge of this top predator. A guide to the meaning...
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The new world order:
Every corner of the province could be profoundly altered by climate change. How will plants and animals feel the impact of rising temperatures?...
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Why we can't save this forest
What went wrong with the Environmental Assessment Act? How a law that was meant to protect the environment ended up helping industry....
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The Barcode of Life Project
At the Biodiversity Institute, scientists are using cutting-edge technology to catalogue every plant and animal on earth in what may be ...
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The Ring of Fire
Mining activity continues to escalate in a part of our province that the government claimed would be a candidate for conservation. Will the Ring of...
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Sanctuary for Shorebirds:
The glorious James Bay saltwater coastline is a birdwatcher’s paradise. But as the northern landscape hovers on the cusp of transformation...
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The Conservation Brigade
Whether advocating for wildlife, tending a nature reserve, or guiding field trips, our member groups form a grassroots network through a sh...
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Where the Wildlife is
From rugged coastlines to old-growth forests to orchid-carpeted swamplands, Ontario Nature’s reserves protect the province’s most imperilled w...
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The Ottawa Valley in Autumn
A guided tour of nine great nature getaways in eastern Ontario. By Caroline Schultz and Mark Stabb
The Scent of a Turtle
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Sprinter, Hunter, Player:
Neither a glamorous creature nor a pest, the playful tiger beetle is an understudied insect despite its fascinating ways. By Jean Godawa
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The bountiful forest
Working in partnership, Ontario Nature helps bring the local food movement to northern communities. By Conor Mihell
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Treasure hunt
From five-lined skinks to monarch butterflies, our conservation staff search for all sorts of creatures on an Ontario Nature reserve teeming with life...
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A working landscape:
With support from the conservation community, including Ontario Nature, farmers are creating habitats that benefit both people and wildlife. By...
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A walk in the woods
Exploring the forest with Ontario Nature’s Alexander Boulet transforms a woodland into a cornucopia of edible ...
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A dirty business
Residents of Oxford County are fighting a proposed landfill in a quarry near their community and protected areas full of endangered wildlife. By Ia...
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Trouble on the range
A deal between industry and environmental groups promised to protect woodland caribou habitat. Now the truce is strained by the actions of a co...
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Adventure in winter wilderness:
Winter camping is a fun and exciting way to experience nature during the months when people in Ontario usually hide indoors. A veter...
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Dangerous flights
The effort to reduce bird collisions with buildings is an all-to-rare conservation success story. Read how a group of environmental organizations ...
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A river runs through it
As recent floods have reminded Ontarians, waterways buried under our cities can come back to life – with dire consequences. Naturalists and ...
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Generation eco
Can Mariel, Moe and their teenage comrades preserve Ontario’s bees and butterflies? Let’s go inside Ontario Nature’s Youth Council campaign to prote...
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The mushroom hunter
For Freeman Boyd, fungi are an endless source of discovery, with a diversity that boggles the mind. During a stroll through his favorite haunt, ...
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Under the gun
Ontario is going to expand the spring bear hunt after a spike in human-bear encounters. Will doing so make a difference? No, say scientists – includin...
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Don’t hate me ’cause I’m bountiful
Most campers and cottagers would welcome the extinction of black flies. Fact is, they are essential to preserving the wilderness ...
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Could we lose the moose?:
Highly vulnerable to climate change, the moose is in steep decline across North America. Can the Ontario population adapt in time? By Brad...
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Under the snow:
Not every creature hibernates or migrates when temperatures drop. For these species, the arrival of winter is when life gets really interesting. By ...
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On the trail of adventure:
Hiking the extensive Bruce Trail can be a month-long feat of endurance or a leisurely piecemeal exploration. A few people who trekked the...
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Blinded by the light:
Artificial light is a pollutant, affecting the habitat and health of all plants and creatures - including humans. Why the night must be brough...
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Bat Mania
Citizen Scientists are helping bat researchers monitor this mysterious and much-maligned mammal. By Allan Britnell
No Stone Unturned
A new standard fo...
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Playing for keeps:
The grassroots land trust movement is trying to keep rapidly dwindling natural spaces safe for wildlife. By Conor Mihe...
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Disruptive Din:
Excessive human noise is permeating nature, to the detriment of wildlife, by Ray Ford
Answering the Call:
A rookie birder joins the Carden Chall...
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Tracking the Mysterious Glutton: The wolverine is an iconic, yet little-known, northern species. Can an ambitious research project help restore its range? by Brian Ba...
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Plant Predators: How Ontario's botanical carnivores thrive where little else grows, by Allan Britnell
Plastic Pollution: A growing crisis, by Conor Mihell
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