IN THIS ISSUE

COVER STORY The Ring of Fire

Mining activity continues to escalate in a part of our province that the government claimed would be a candidate for conservation. Will the Ring of Fire become Ontario’s tar sands?
By Peter Gorrie

The race to save the South March Highlands

Road construction and development threaten a unique and biologically diverse forest-wetland complex – unless a coalition of concerned citizens can slam on the brakes in time.
By Brian Banks

Ontario Nature’s Writing and Art Contest for Youth

This year, we asked kids to submit artwork in addition to essays. The winners wowed us with their responses to our topic: “Wild species and wild spaces: why biodiversity is important to me.”

Creatures of the night

Wind turbines and disease are taking a toll on bat populations here and south of the border. Can a combination of innovative solutions bring these nocturnal mammals back from the brink?
By Tim Tiner

National Magazine Awards
Published four times a year, ON Nature magazine has won multiple National Magazine Awards and National Magazine Award nominations.