Ontario Nature

• Guelph to designate portion of city-owned land as protected for biodiversity initiative

  A total of 274 hectares is being set as aside as part of Canada's goal of protecting 30 percent of the country's land and water.

  Environment

  Apr 4
  
• Environmental groups rip new caribou protection deal between Ontario and Ottawa

  They say the deal threatens the very existence of the estimated 5,000 caribou in the province.

  Environment

  Apr 28, 2022
  
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• Swath of boreal forest twice the size of Toronto to be protected in northern Ontario

  The Nature Conservancy of Canada spent the last year negotiating the purchase of 1,450 square kilometres of the boreal forest near Hearst, Ont., from a pulp and paper company.

  Environment

  Apr 22, 2022
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• Ontario investing $20M to expand protection, preservation of green and natural spaces

  The government says Ontario is home to more than 11 million hectares of protected areas, or 10.7 per cent of the province.

  Environment

  Mar 16, 2021
• Backcountry etiquette: How to poop in the woods

  It's camping season in Canada, which means a lot of people are "answering the call of nature" outdoors. Here's a quick tutorial on how to poop in the woods.

  Environment

  Jul 10, 2014