FRW general manager Jim Robb says Parks Canada’s draft Rouge National Urban Park Concept is an unfortunate step backwards for Rouge Park protection. Continue reading Friends of the Rouge Watershed questions federal government’s new park concept
In this exclusive sneak peek from EcoParent magazine, Environmental Defence executive director, Rick Smith, makes the case for nature-based learning. Continue reading To nurture our kids, with nature
Echoing months of warnings from Ontario conservation organizations, a new report from the provincial environmental commissioner Gord Miller underscores the need for tougher land use and water monitoring rules on the Oak Ridges Moraine. Continue reading Conservation groups ask Province to protect Oak Ridges Moraine
On the 10-year anniversary of the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Act, Save the Oak Ridges Moraine (STORM), Earthroots and Ontario Nature have joined forces to shine a spotlight on the most severe threats to the moraine, southern Ontario’s rain barrel. Continue reading Saving the Oak Ridges Moraine Again
A breakfast forum featuring David Miller, Kim Gavine, Debbe Crandall, and Fred Johnson on the Oak Ridges Moraine. Continue reading Oak Ridges Moraine: Is It Really Protected? – Sep. 15
A breakfast forum featuring David Miller, Kim Gavine, Debbe Crandall, and Fred Johnson on the Oak Ridges Moraine. Continue reading Oak Ridges Moraine: Is It Really Protected?
On reading about the growing resistance to a mega-quarry being proposed for southern Ontario, I had an epiphany about the media’s use of the term NIMBY, for "not in my… Continue reading A new kind of NIMBY: Nature in My Backyard – Science Matters
If you’ve ever driven through Southern Ontario on the 401, chances are pretty good you’ve noticed a sign indicating that … Continue reading Win Big with Ontario’s Greenbelt
