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Ontario’s Biodiversity Report Card: Lessons in...
View from Mount Nemo Conservation Area, Halton © David Zhang CC BY SA 2.0 The much-awaited State of Ontario’s Biodiversity 2025 report provides a glimpse into the last five years of progress on the targets and actions of Ontario’s Biodiversity Strategy. Created in 2005, the Biodiversity Strategy was developed by the Ontario Biodiversity Council, which
Log Piles for Wildlife – Jessica’s...
I have been inspired by the wonderful log piles for wildlife that have been created at Sculpture by the Lakes in Dorset – as shown in the pictures above. Having seen how successfully they are being created and how they are developing there, I thought we should think seriously about installing them at our own
A Partnership for a Healthier Appalachian...
Forester Britt Townsend tells me she’s saved the best for last. We had just spent the day at The Nature Conservancy’s Bridgestone Nature Preserve at Chestnut Mountain in Tennessee. It had already been a special day, hiking through forest, enjoying scenic overlooks, learning about forest restoration sites. Now we make our way down a narrow,
2024 Shetland Nature Photo-tour Season Summary...
Posted by Josh Jaggard on Thursday 19th December 2024 | Trip Reports 2024 was another fantastic season of photo-tours, bespoke assignments and workshop collaborations. As always, it is such a thrill for us to welcome photographers from all over the world and share our beautiful islands and amazing wildlife, with tour participants
Every acre strong: The Community Campaign...
Post by Brett Peto This article appears in the spring 2025 issue of Horizons, the award-winning quarterly magazine of the Lake County Forest Preserves in northern Illinois. every acre is ESSENTIAL Since 1958, the Lake County Forest Preserves has stewarded public funds to protect, manage and restore more than 31,200 acres across 65 sites to provide a healthy, resilient
Explore.org’s Earth Day Spectacular | Explore
Earth Day is an annual celebration that drives environmental awareness and action. How can we support the planet and its incredible wildlife in our everyday lives? Join us tomorrow, April 22nd at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT for a special Earth Day livestream hosted by resident naturalist Mike Fitz and Alysa McCall of
Drought adding to challenge of caring...
Drought stress adding to challenge of caring for Sherwood Forest’s iconic Major Oak The Major Oak in June 2025. Photo: Chloe Ryder Pioneering techniques and technology are being used by Britain’s largest conservation charity to deliver bespoke care to one of the nation’s most famous and beloved trees. But the recent heatwave is bringing an
Five Stunning Canadian Landscapes That Reconnect...
Canada’s breathtaking landscapes are woven into the fabric of our national identity. From the far reaches of our north, to our diverse coastlines, to the tranquility of lakes to majestic mountains and everything in between. This year, we’re celebrating the incredible beauty that defines us as Canadians by sharing some of our favourite photo submissions
Cruising for Nature: How the 2SLGBTQIA+...
In Ontario and globally, Pride festivals have come to signify social progress. Considering there has been a “sharp rise in political hostility” towards 2SLGBTQIA+ (Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual) people and an increase in hate crime reports, the movement for gender equity and sexual diversity is more important than ever. Pride
A Walk at Radipole Lake –...
A gallery of pictures from a short early Spring walk at Radipole Lake RSPB Nature Reserve in Weymouth, Dorset, 12 March 2025. A lot of work has been going on over the winter period. Vast swathes of cut reeds rest in piles, and trees have been cut down. The branches have been put to good