50 Million Tree Program: Forests Ontario and Partners Review 2015 Activities...
Jennifer Roberts of Conservation Halton discussing late summer planting of hardwoods The government of Ontario’s 50 Million Tree Program was established in 2007 to re-green settled landscapes, with a...
View ArticleWater Management and Wetland Restoration Course Celebrates 20 Years
Water Management and Wetland Restoration Course The 20th anniversary celebration of the Water Management and Wetland Restoration Course will be held the fall of 2015 in the Ottawa region. This course...
View ArticleResources Available Through the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association...
The Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA) has developed various educational and outreach materials as well as resources for program development, with a focus on agricultural stewardship...
View ArticleGathering of Stewardship Councils in South-West Ontario
Stewardship gathering in Phil’s barn Site visit on Phil Holst’s farm In our last issue of SNO Squall, we told you about a stewardship forum in Newmarket for Central Ontario stewardship councils. This...
View ArticleCleaning up Lake Simcoe and Georgian Bay
For people living in central Ontario, Lake Simcoe and Georgian Bay are important natural resources. They are vital sources of drinking water. They help drive the economy by generating millions of...
View ArticleThe future of Ontario’s wetlands is in our hands
The signs of stressed and failing watershed health are evident as more and more media stories across the country are citing massive, costly floods, algal blooms and increased risk of drought. Like all...
View ArticleKeeping house for the ducks
Wood ducks, goldeneyes, mergansers and buffleheads are all cavity nesting ducks – which means they build nests in abandoned woodpecker holes or natural tree cavities caused by disease, fire or...
View ArticleUnder attack. Invaders taking over Ontario waters.
Invasive species are plants, animals or other organisms that come from other parts of the world and begin to outcompete and even replace the existing plant and animal populations. Did you know there...
View ArticleVernal pools – whatever you do, don’t call them puddles!
Photo credit: Noah Cole Vernal pools are those temporary spring flooded areas in your forests. They are known by many names – ephemeral pools, intermittent wetlands, spring wetlands – but whatever you...
View ArticleState of Ontario’s Biodiversity Report and Ontario’s Wetlands
Photo credit: State of Ontario’s Biodiversity 2015 The State of Ontario’s Biodiversity report (SOBR) is released by the Ontario Biodiversity Council every five years. It provides a snapshot of the...
View ArticleEmerging Leaders for Biodiversity
In May of 2015, forty Youth Delegates,18-30 years of age, gathered at the Ontario Biodiversity Summit. The goal was to create a Youth Declaration for Biodiversity. Over three days of seminars,...
View ArticleNorth American Envirothon is coming to Ontario
A new Envirothon season is just around the corner and it’s going to be a big one! For the first time ever the North American Envirothon (NAE) will be coming to Ontario and Forests Ontario is excited...
View ArticleForestry Connects
While Ontario’s population is increasingly urban – 86% of the population now lives in cities – the importance of our forests to the social and economic wellbeing of our communities has not diminished....
View ArticleEmpowering Youth as Conservation Leaders
Ontario Nature believes that young people can play a special role in protecting and restoring nature. To cultivate the next generation of conservationists, Ontario Nature provides opportunities for...
View ArticleNational Forest Week Tree Excursion
On October 4th, 2015, members of the Lower Ottawa Valley section of the Ontario Woodlot Association hosted an interactive public event to celebrate National Forest Week. Residents from Kanata North and...
View ArticleLake Stewards Recognized by NALMS
Citizen involvement in lake stewardship, and many decades of contributions to citizen science / water quality research across Ontario were part of the rationale for a recent international award...
View ArticleEngaging Youth in Environmental Stewardship
This past summer, I had the privilege of working as a Stewardship Youth Ranger (SYR) Team Lead with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry’s Minden Field Office. I supported, inspired and...
View ArticleFarmers Grow Scientific Understanding of Pests Impacting Garlic Production
Though agricultural production in Haliburton County occurs on a relatively small scale, garlic is considered an important crop. It thrives despite poor soil conditions and a short growing season....
View ArticleVolunteers Supporting Long-term Monitoring and Freshwater Health
The Federation of Ontario Cottagers’ Associations (FOCA) has partnered for many years with the Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) on volunteer water-quality monitoring...
View ArticleOntario SwiftWatch: Engaging Communities in Urban Bird Conservation
Chimney Swifts are a little bird in big trouble. Sometimes described as a “cigar with wings,” these small, fast-flying, swallow-like birds spend much of their time twittering in flight as they feed on...
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