Current Issue — Winter 2024

American beaver, mammal, winter, natural engineer, watersheds, biodiversity

Nature’s Landscape Architect

Dam-building is how beavers engineer their own habitat, but their labours can cause trouble for their human neighbours. How can these species get along?

By Ian Coutts

Of Bats and Blades

The environmental benefits of wind energy come with a significant downside: turbines kill wildlife, especially migratory bats. Solutions exist, if wind-farm operators choose to embrace them.

By Brian Banks

wind turbine, sunset, crepuscular, wildlife, bats, human impact, green energy, ON Nature, Winter 2024, Feature, https://catalog.ontarionature.org/winter-2024/page/18-19
Flocking Together, snow buntings, winter birds, ON Nature, Winter 2024, Feature, https://catalog.ontarionature.org/winter-2024/page/28-29

Flocking Together

Birds that stay in Ontario through the winter have adapted to cold temperatures in amazing ways. Here are five species to watch for in the coming months.

By Julia Zarankin

The True Value of Nature

Last Word

By Ray Ford

flooding, natural disasters, natural systems, natural solutions, mitigation, habitat, irreplaceable, ON Nature, Winter 2024, Last Word, https://catalog.ontarionature.org/winter-2024/page/38

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Ontario’s Bats Summer 2006

As the only flying mammals in the world bats make an impressive claim to fame. Eight species of these nocturnal creatures live in Ontario.

Ginseng Feature Article Spread

Root of TemptationSummer 2018

Once Canada’s second-biggest export, wild American ginseng is increasingly rare today as poachers track it down for its valuable root. So why are conservation measures lagging?

2019 National Magazine Awards, Finalist for Short Feature Writing

The Cutting Edge – Spring 2016

When it comes to grassland birds, farmers are the greatest hope for their preservation. Here’s how some enterprising growers are combining nature protection with making a living.

2017 National Magazine Awards, Silver for Short Feature Writing

Grassland Birds and Farming Feature Article
Light Pollution Feature Article Spread

Blinded By the Light – Summer 2017

Artificial light is a pollutant, affecting habitat and health of all plants and creatures – including humans. Why the night must be brought back.

2018 National Magazine Awards, Finalist for Short Feature Writing


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