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. Continue reading OLTA’s Expanding Horizons Conference
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. Continue reading Are We Conserving Great Lakes Water?
Toronto – The W. Garfield Weston Foundation, a private family foundation, has made possible the preservation and restoration of more … Continue reading Over 3,400 acres conserved in southern Ontario’s Carolinian Ecosystem
Kingston, Ontario – The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is one step closer to its goal of protecting the ecological … Continue reading Conserving Eastern Ontario’s Frontenac Arch
Last month, more than 500 scientists from Quebec and around the world sent a letter to Quebec Premier Jean Charest asking him to fulfill his 2008 commitment to protect half of Quebec’s northern Boreal Forest. Continue reading 500 Scientists Urge Charest to Protect Boreal
Toronto – The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) joins with its partners in celebrating the protection of the Wilson Island … Continue reading Nature Conservancy celebrates largest conservation project in Ontario history
Thunder Bay, ON – The Conserve the Light conference, which started today at the Valhalla Hotel, has attracted over 200 … Continue reading Conference promotes conservation for First Nations
Edmonton (CPAWS Northern Alberta) – For the first time in 10 years, the Alberta government is giving the green light … Continue reading Alberta opens door to first new protected wilderness in a decade – CPAWS
Nature Canada reports that Bird Islands have been designated as a provincial wildlife management area. Continue reading Nova Scotia Protects Bird Habitat
Fredericton – The provincial government will contribute $1.5 million to a new fund dedicated to maintaining the province’s wetlands, Premier Shawn Graham announced yesterday. Continue reading New Brunswick investing $1.5 million in wetlands
Quinte Sustainability was launched in 2007 to encourage local citizens to explore sustainable lifestyle options through access to information, resources … Continue reading Quinte Sustainability
Media release from the British Columbia Wildlife Federation (BCWF): BC’s oldest and largest conservation organization, is excited to bring the Wetlands … Continue reading BCWF’S Wetland Education Program
