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.
7 | Earth Watch
- Vernal Pools at Sydenham Nature Reserve Are Bursting with Life By Maya Davidson
- Monarch Populations Rise, But Challenges Remain By Rachel Morgan
- Fall Species Watch: Phragmites and Ghost Plant By Emma Fazakas
- Algonquin’s Old-growth Forests are at Risk By Anne Bell
- Conservation Needs Traditional Stewardship Practices By Erin Kobayashi
12 | Earth Watch
- Featured Photographer – Mark Bernards
- The Environmental Impact of Silver Mines By Gordon Feller
- Growing Calls for Bans on Rodenticides By Mary Baxter
- Municipalities Seek to Conserve Local Nature By Kellsie Bonnyman
- Is There Hope for Ontario’s Polar Bears? By Dan Schneider
18 | The Great Mushroom Escape
Imported golden oyster mushrooms have spread
from farms and home-grow kits into the wild,
where they threaten native species.
By Brian Banks
24 | A Voyage to Freshwater Everest
At a remote underwater mountain in Lake Superior, an
oasis of life thrives amid cold and desolate waters. New research suggests the shoal’s unusual currents are helping to regenerate the Great Lake and its trout population.
By Conor Mihell
28 | Not Making the Grade
For many students, environmental education never goes beyond the classroom walls. Insufficient funding
and training keep outdoor learning in Ontario out of reach.
By Ian Coutts
35 | Nature Network
Manitoulin Nature Club opposes the Sandhill crane hunt. Four new groups join the nature network: Butternut Creek Nature Reserve Foundation (Moose Creek), Friends of South March Highlands (Kanata), Friends of Hoople Creek (Ingleside) and Halton Hills Turtle Guardians (Acton).
By Lesley Rudy
36 | Our Community
Safeguarding Thickson’s Woods Nature Reserve in perpetuity with Thickson’s Woods Land Trust.
Please support Paswe Protected Area (Echo Lake), an ecological corridor that’s rich in biodiversity and of deep cultural significance to Garden River First Nation.
By Jenna Quinn
ON Nature magazine is an award-winning quarterly that brings readers closer to nature by exploring Ontario’s natural species and spaces, and providing insight on pressing conservation issues.
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Photos © Sarah Vanasse (cover), Kathryn Peiman (monarch Butterfly), Scott Fairbairn (polar near), Adam Lusch CC BY-SA 2.0 (oyster mushroom feature spread), Inspired Planet Productions (Lake Superior shoal feature spread), Sarah Vanasse (environmental education feature spread), Scott Fairbairn (Sandhill crane), Scott Fairbairn (Thickson’s Woods Nature Reserve), Jock Rutherford CC BY-SA -2.0 (Speed River, Guelph), Pete Ryan (ALTO train illustration.