Land Trust grows bigger

by  Jim MacInnis Through a generous donation and Ontario Nature’s initiative, the Oak Ridges Moraine Land Trust (ORMLT) has added another significant piece of land to its holdings.... Read Full Article

Around the world

by Jim MacInnis While many factors have contributed to the decline of some bird populations, the single biggest threat to many birds is the common house cat. So says a report issued... Read Full Article

Ontario Nature’s eco-tour

by Jim MacInnis Mayors from the townships of Scugog, Uxbridge and Brock, as well as local councillors, Ontario Government representatives, leaders from conservation organizations and... Read Full Article

Jack Gingrich: the accidental naturalist

As told to Jim MacInnis I worked as an electrical engineer for the Turnbull Elevator Company for forty-five-and-a-half years, but I can’t boast an attendance record like the one I’ve... Read Full Article

Record bird count

by Jim MacInnis In our Spring 2009 issue we introduced you to Kevin Shackleton, Ontario Nature board member and birder extraordinaire. Last May, Kevin participated in the Baillie Birdathon,... Read Full Article

My Turn: Brendan Toews

Teenager, goalie, budding ornithologist As told to Jim MacInnis I’ve been interested in birds since I was about five. I’m 14 now, and I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t reading... Read Full Article

Smart cars

Car sharing is an excellent way to help your wallet and the environment – and it’s coming soon to a neighbourhood near you by Jim MacInnis I needed a desk. The novelty of using... Read Full Article

My Turn: One house at a time with super canvasser

Dennis Martin

As told to Jim MacInnis I’ve canvassed for Ontario Nature for almost seven years, talking to about 30 people a night, five nights a week, 50 weeks a year – that’s about 50,000... Read Full Article

Saving Lake Simcoe

By Jim MacInnis “A healthy Lake Simcoe,” says Caroline Schultz, executive director of Ontario Nature, “depends on a healthy watershed. This means comprehensive land-use planning... Read Full Article

Water removal

By Jim MacInnis Why, in a province that contains one-third of the fresh water on earth, readily available through municipal and nonmunicipal tap water supplies, do Ontarians drink so... Read Full Article

My Turn: Soraya Peerbaye

Learning about birds As told to Jim MacInnis My parents’ homeland is Mauritius, an island of rich cultural and natural diversity located 900 kilometres east of Madagascar in the Indian... Read Full Article

Water works

by Jim MacInnis Recently proposed changes to an admittedly creaky piece of legislation – dating back to 1882 – are giving paddlers a sinking feeling. The Navigable Waters Protection... Read Full Article

My Turn

Nidhi Tandon As told to Jim MacInnis I had the privilege of growing up in Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya and Zimbabwe. These are huge countries with incredibly diverse ecosystems: river ways,... Read Full Article

Frequent fliers

by Jim MacInnis “One of the big questions in songbird conservation is the role of breeding versus wintering grounds in driving widespread songbird declines,” observes Bridget Stutchbury,... Read Full Article

Gimme shelter

by Jim MacInnis In 2006, scientists in New York state started noticing something odd about the bats where they were conducting research: a strange discoloration around the animals’... Read Full Article

My Turn

Jeff Howard: water keeper As told to Jim MacInnis My whole life I’ve watched the water. I love solid ground – I hike, ski and even race mountain bikes in the summer – but I live... Read Full Article

Killer bees

by Jim MacInnis Nearly one-third of the food we eat is a result of pollination by insects, so the widespread disappearance of wild bee populations has been triggering alarm bells... Read Full Article

The last road trip

by Jim MacInnis The largest piece of refuse you will probably ever throw away is your car. Every year, half a million vehicles are taken off Ontario roads as a result of age or collision... Read Full Article

Recycling waste

by Jim MacInnis As is the case in so many sectors of the economy, the business of selling recycled material has an uncertain future as supply outstrips demand. Read Full Article  Read More →

Follow that bug

For medicine hunters, bugs mark the spot. Research by a joint team of scientists from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama, McGill University and the University... Read Full Article

Lake trash

In September, the U.S. Congress revised and ultimately upheld a policy that will continue to allow freighters to dump traces of cargo such as iron ore, wood chips and limestone (a process... Read Full Article

Storage Space

Did you know that the amount of energy from the sun shining down on earth for one hour is equivalent to the amount of energy used globally for an entire year? The harnessing of solar... Read Full Article