Ontario Nature is the voice for wild species and wild spaces in Ontario. Its award-winning quarterly magazine, ON Nature, is an authoritative source of engaging environmental content that inspires and informs. Contributors include award-winning journalists, photographers, and leading conservation experts.

The magazine brings readers closer to nature. Experience the great outdoors, even when you’re indoors.


5 | This Issue

Thankful for Spring

By Andrés Jiménez Monge

Five-spotted hawkmoth, Manduca quinquemaculata, moths, insects, biodiversity, pollinator
Power Grab, By Brian Banks, ON Nature magazine, Spring 2026, https://catalog.ontarionature.org/spring-2026/page/18-19

18 | Power Grab

Ontario’s new “special economic zones” give industry wide scope—so wide that they could reverse decades of work establishing legal protections for environmentally sensitive areas.

By Brian Banks

24 | The Myriad Mysteries of the White-throated Sparrow

Multiple colour patterns. A changing song. White-throated sparrows may be ubiquitous (at least for now), but they are far from common.

By Julia Zarankin

The Myriad Mysteries of the White-throated Sparrow, By Julia Zarankin, Feature, ON Nature magazine, Spring 2026, https://catalog.ontarionature.org/spring-2026/page/24-25
Big Moths in Big Trouble, By James Kamstra, ON Nature magazine, Spring 2026, Feature, https://catalog.ontarionature.org/spring-2026/page/28-29

28 | Big Moths in Big Trouble

Sphinx moths and other large moth species have been declining for decades. How can this population trend be reversed?

By James Kamstra

35 | Nature Network

Group Successfully Defends Carden Alvar.

By Lesley Rudy

Group Successfully Defends Carden Alvar, ON Nature, Spring 2026, Nature Network
2024/25 Ontario Nature Conservation Award Recipients, ON Nature, Spring 2026, Our Community

36 | Our Community  

Recognizing conservation champions with Ontario Nature’s awards.

By Lisa Martell

37 | From the Blog

Unearthing ON Nature magazine’s past.

By Jenna Quinn

Unearthing ON Nature's Past, Ontario Nature's periodical ON Nature magazine, Spring 2026, Seasons, The Bulletin, The Ontario Naturalist, The Circular, historic, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s,1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s
Belonging as a Blind Birder, By Christine Malec, ON Nature magazine, Spring 2026, https://catalog.ontarionature.org/spring-2026/page/38-39

38 | Last Word

Belonging as a Blind Birder.

By Christine Malec


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