Tag: conservation
Ontario snapping turtles face triple threat from hunting, road kill and toxins
A new report documents the plight of Ontario’s imperiled snapping turtles, prehistoric creatures that have been around for 40 million years but are being pushed to the brink of extinction.
Rally for Nature at Queen’s Park
Ontario Nature asks the provincial government and all candidates running in the October election to stop the ongoing loss of biodiversity in Ontario.
Oak Ridges Moraine: Is It Really Protected?
A breakfast forum featuring David Miller, Kim Gavine, Debbe Crandall, and Fred Johnson on the Oak Ridges Moraine.
Seed Collection Mentoring Workshop – London
If you have had tree seed collection experience and training as well as the interest to become more active in seed collection, attend our free seed collection mentoring workshop.
Come Play the Global Game to Clean Up Marine Trash, July 2011
Project AWARE, an ocean conservation organization, has launched a Global Scavenger Hunt.
We’re encouraging divers to play the game for their chance to win great prizes and to make a positive environmental impact by collecting underwater trash at their favorite dive sites.
OLTA's Expanding Horizons Conference
Toronto – The Ontario Land Trust Alliance (OLTA), a community based network of land trusts that protects natural landscapes across Ontario, is hosting its 9th Annual Gathering this month. The conference, called Expanding Horizons, runs October 28-30 at the Holiday Inn in Peterborough, Ontario. Visit the OLTA website for more information and registration details.
Are We Conserving Great Lakes Water?
Toronto – More than 580 billion litres of drinking water, the equivalent of 236,000 Olympic swimming pools, are being wasted every year by homeowners in the Great Lakes region of Ontario and Quebec, according to a report released today by Environmental Defence. Down the Drain: Water Conservation in the Great Lakes Basin outlines how much water could be saved in bathrooms, kitchens, laundry rooms and gardens across the Great Lakes.
Over 3,400 acres conserved in southern Ontario's Carolinian Ecosystem
Toronto – The W. Garfield Weston Foundation, a private family foundation, has made possible the preservation and restoration of more than 3,400 acres of Carolinian Canada land in the Norfolk region of southwestern Ontario, one of the most biologically diverse regions of Canada. Through a donation to the Nature Conservancy of Canada, these lands will [...]
Conserving Eastern Ontario's Frontenac Arch
Kingston, Ontario – The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is one step closer to its goal of protecting the ecological connectivity of the Frontenac Arch Natural Area thanks to the recent acquisition of the Freeman property north of Kingston (pictured here and below, courtesy of NCC). The charity is now working to raise the final [...]
Nature Conservancy celebrates largest conservation project in Ontario history
Toronto – The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) joins with its partners in celebrating the protection of the Wilson Island group near Rossport, Ontario. This $7.4-million binational initiative is the largest (based on dollar value) conservation project ever completed in Ontario. The landmark acquisition in northwestern Ontario will preserve habitat and species at risk for [...]
