DEPARTMENTS 4 | Earth Watch FON aids international efforts; Quetico Park to remain wilderness; planning underway for Nahanni; parks and forestry clash head-on; a better deal for Ontario Indians; FON submits proposed wetland policy; Alfred Bog threatened; progress on Oshawa Second Marsh; gloomy news on Niagara Escarpment; new mineral aggregate policy adopted; how much is […]
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Published quarterly by Ontario Nature, ON Nature brings readers closer to nature by exploring Ontario’s natural areas and wildlife and providing insight into current environmental issues.
This award-winning magazine features in-depth articles on the environment and conservation issues and stunning colour photography. Read about wilderness travel and destinations, natural history and up-to-date news on conservation battles.
Seasons Magazine Spring 1983
DEPARTMENTS 4 | Earth Watch Pop cans make a comeback; Bruce park gains local support; land of the white pine; tightening-up use of Crown land; booster for natural heritage; tax reform only for some; clear support for wetlands; Sudbury environmental study released; forest management to have environmental review, maybe; Minister’s forums draw crowds; Ontario Breeding […]
Seasons Magazine Winter 1982
DEPARTMENTS 4 | Earth Watch Mining: sneaking up from behind; gyrfalcons: still up for grabs; rabies hotspots; swan control; the one that got away!; new plans for Ontario moose; foresters behind every tree; environmental watchdog for Niagara; highway 404 wetland study initiated. 10 | Notes Learn about wetlands in school; catch Bob on the wing; […]
Seasons Magazine Autumn 1982
DEPARTMENTS 4 | Earth Watch Salamanders vulnerable to acid rain; wetlands: stand up and be counted; grassroots action to stop acid rain; park’s supporters play the Minister’s game; little games on non-game; peregrine falcon returns—home?; new life for American endangered species; caribou news; in recognition of Canadian rivers; nature club to the rescue. 10 | […]
Seasons Magazine Summer 1982
DEPARTMENTS 4 | Earth Watch Two native sites gain global status; the Ontario Waste Management Corporation; raccoon dogs—an environmental hazard; falcons for sale; parks update; adopt a dump; natural areas of provincial significance; Gypsy Moths: threat to Ontario Forests; overwhelming support for wetlands. 10 | Notes Ontario wetland information; FON scholarship; “Seasons” an award-winner; a […]
Seasons Magazine Spring 1982
DEPARTMENTS 4 | Earth Watch Acid Rain Report seeks controls; a report card on the Great Lakes; a Habitat Trust for Canada?; no news is bad news on parks; protecting the northern environment; escarpment defenders scores points; laying waste to lakeshore; Crown Game Preserves abandoned; new prospects for peat; South Cayuga wins a reprieve; new […]
Seasons Magazine Winter 1981
DEPARTMENTS 4 | Earth Watch Acid Rain: a look ahead; U.S. legislation will determine acid rain; transportation minister convicted over Highway 404; park planning gets the axe; a bad year for eastern Ontario birds; new federal policy on land-use; Wetlands Conference—a rousing success; a new endangered species for Ontario; friends of the bats; conservation project […]
Seasons Magazine Autumn 1981
DEPARTMENTS 4 | Earth Watch New restrictions on wildlife trade; FON lays charges against Minister; joint hearings legislation passed; a new park for the prairies; a better deal for non-game; rare birds helped by technology; Ontario-wide recycling information. 10 | Notes Robert Bateman spots 114 species and raises $14,000 in the Baillie Birdathon. 42 | […]
Seasons Magazine Summer 1981
DEPARTMENTS 4 | Earth Watch Global picture looks grim in 2000; progress on acid rain; hydro clean-up program means more nuclear; Ontario election means new faces; Ontario Wetlands Conference to study policy; national park plans show improvement; Lady Evelyn wilderness wanted by loggers; the economics of parks; peat mining injurious to wetlands. 10 | Notes […]
Seasons Magazine Spring 1981
DEPARTMENTS 5 | Earth Watch Canadian dinosaurs gain world recognition; piranhas essential to Amazon forests; “pollution policeman” and fines to attack liquid waste polluters; Parrott in the hot seat over proposed dump in Cayuga; public adamantly opposed to hunting in parks; Algonquin Park: assembly line tree farm; the saving of Spooky Hollow; planning for Long […]
Seasons Magazine Winter 1980
DEPARTMENTS 4 | Earth Watch The “Maple Leaf Forever” falling prey to Tent Caterpillars; the axe falls on INCO; Limestone Islands become lucky number 13; the drainage ditch blues; a tern for the worse; “nuisance” animals; Ontario’s budworm control: saintly or sinful?; new homes for Hydro hawks; environmental assessment for Port Maitland marshes; the Ogoki-Albany: […]
Seasons Magazine Autumn 1980
DEPARTMENTS 4 | Earth Watch Acid rain: starting at the top; Tobermory Islands: a new national park; Great Lakes report: the land as a polluter; Bald Eagle bites back; road through Killarney? The consultant says no; Algonquin Park’s future: the uncertainty persists; environmental survey probes Ontario psyche; Niagara Escarpment: public hearings continue; environmental issues attract […]
Seasons Magazine Summer 1980
DEPARTMENTS 4 | Earth Watch How to save the world; protect eagles, kill whales: U.S. study reveals surprising attitudes; swan song of the whales: the last gasp? no crown for Mother Nature in latest Throne Speech; the Niagara Escarpment: the crunch cometh; poisoned fish: some qualified good news; Copeland Forest: a government venture into commercial […]
Seasons Magazine Spring 1980
DEPARTMENTS 4 | Earth Watch Zoo conference predicts bleak future; Killarney study nears end; cattails cleanse sewage, INCO wants to dam the Spanish River; spills bill sabotaged; wilderness American style; Kakabeka game found illegal; finding a home for liquid wastes; Dundas Elm saved; rights for the environment; hike Ontario; info on acid rain; a master […]
Ontario Naturalist Magazine Mid Winter 1...
DEPARTMENTS 36 | FON News Volunteers to the rescue at Petrel Point; Staff profile: Barbara Marquardt. 36 | Queen’s Park/From Ottawa Progress on liquid industrial waste; report urges incentives for pulp and paper clean-up. 40 | Around Ontario Escarpment battle continues; Long Point changes hands; Springwater Forest—threatened again; rare plants destroyed in Ipperwash. FEATURES On […]
Ontario Naturalist Magazine Winter 1979
DEPARTMENTS 33 | FON News No so happy bluebirds. 38 | Acid Rain Update Who’s to blame?; acid rain conference; where do we go from here. 40 | Around Ontario Battle to save Second Marsh; South Bruce studied; Lake Superior plan is a nightmare; moose management; PCB dangers; park planning. FEATURES 4 | Fern Magic […]
Ontario Naturalist Magazine Autumn 1979
DEPARTMENTS 32 | FON News FON slide collection: A plea. 33 | Queen’s Park/From Ottawa Acid rain: a national emergency?; pulp and paper cleanup urged; Pukaskwa plan delayed. 36 | Around Ontario Algonquin plan reviewed; budworm spraying increases; public responds to Lake Superior Plan; Niagara Escarpment update. 44 | Bird Report Birds last spring. By […]
Ontario Naturalist Magazine Summer 1979
DEPARTMENTS 52 | Annual Conference Report Held in Toronto. Conservation winners. Photo contest winners. Resolutions. 55 | FON News Action conference on acid rain; Birding in Toronto. 56 | Queen’s Park/From Ottawa Trespass proposal white paper; parks master plan delayed; tougher water protection policies; progress in national parks; Parks Canada policy approved. 60 | Bird […]
Ontario Naturalist Magazine Spring 1979
DEPARTMENTS 31 | FON News Queen’s university offering field identification course; Petrel Point boardwalk project. 32 | Queen’s Park/From Ottawa MNR exempt from Environmental Assessment Act when controlling nuisance species; pollutant spills legislation improved; illegal hunting in parks revealed; Point Pelee planning continues; restrictions on trade of Canadian plants announced. 35 | Around Ontario Motorboats […]
Ontario Naturalist Magazine Winter 1978
DEPARTMENTS 32 | FON News Copies of various FON briefs and submissions are available. 34 | Queen’s Park/From Ottawa Critically endangered Kirkland’s warbler rediscovered in Ontario; Short Hills Provincial Park plan adopted; FON disappointed in strategic landuse plan. 35 | Around Ontario Population policy seminar; polar bear proposals commended by FON; Sandbacks planning; Elora Gorge: […]
Ontario Naturalist Early Winter 1978
DEPARTMENTS 38 | Bird Report 1978 spring migration. By Clive E. Goodwin 39 | FON News Environment on Trial revised. 41 | Queen’s Park/From Ottawa Environmental assessment regulation proposed for municipalities; Royal Commission on Northern Environment revamped; provincial parks policy released; national parks policy under review. 43 | Around Ontario Controversy in West Montrose about […]
Ontario Naturalist Magazine Autumn 1978
DEPARTMENTS 31 | Annual Meeting Report Held in Thunder Bay. FON Resolutions. Conservation winners. Photo contest winners. 36 | FON News New checklist for plants. 36 | Queen’s Park/From Ottawa Predator control; Nanticoke industrial waste facilities rejected; floodplain policies; new arctic national parks. 39 | Around Ontario Niagara Escarpment: a tragic retreat; OMB to review […]
Ontario Naturalist Magazine Summer 1978
DEPARTMENTS 25 | FON News Indemnity fund tops $5,000. 27 | Queen’s Park/From Ottawa Floodplain policy reduces area protected; Petty Trespass Act should change allow owners to ban hunting; government doesn’t act on refillable pop container law; Pukaskwa National Park plan; waterfowl hunting in Point Pelee National Park; identifying endangered fishes. 32 | Around Ontario […]
Ontario Naturalist Magazine Spring 1978
DEPARTMENTS 46 | FON News FON spring trips. 47 | Queen’s Park/From Ottawa FON challenges new minister to move swiftly; citizen prosecution of industrial polluters; FON asks Hydro for firm lighting policy; FON seeks amendment to “dangerous” flood policy. 48 | Around Ontario Algonquin: outboard action finally?; Hydro to be rerouted around habitat of endangered […]
Ontario Naturalist Magazine December 197...
DEPARTMENTS 28 | FON NewsFON establishes legal Pledge Bank; parks, conservation areas face serious threats. 31 | Queen’s Park/From OttawaHeritage Act can preserve areas; IJC seeks immediate action on Great Lakes water quality. 32 | Around OntarioPark master plan delayed; developers affecting Taylor Creek Ravine; special report on raptors; colour-marked shorebirds; James Bay hydro project; […]
Ontario Naturalist Magazine October 1977
DEPARTMENTS 30 | Bird Report Spring 1977. By Clive E. Goodwin 31 | FON News New posting for Clive Goodwin. 31 | Queen’s Park/From Ottawa FON seeks hydro route realignment to protect Virginia White Butterfly; Great Lakes water quality; threatened fishes; St Lawrence Islands park. 34 | Around Ontario Polar Bear Provincial Park; rare Small […]
Ontario Naturalist Magazine August 1977
DEPARTMENTS 27 | FON News Highlights of the past year. 28 | Bird Report Winter 1976-1977. By Clive E. Goodwin 30 | Around Ontario Environmentally sensitive area concept spreads; Golden Winged Woods in planning controversy; trapping, hunting become major park issues. 32 | From Ottawa/Queen’s Park Dredging policies; Burwash Industrial Farm site; land drainage polices […]
Ontario Naturalist Magazine June 1977
DEPARTMENTS 27 | FON News FON negotiates for new headquarters; more volunteers sought. 27 | Around Ontario FON publishes new wetlands pamphlets; FON closes Petrol Point Reserve over intensive use concerns; raptor appeal; No Trespassing booklet. 28 | From Ottawa/Queen’s Park FON pushes for Atikaki reserve; Point Pelee Master Plan problems; now endangered: Lake Erie […]
Ontario Naturalist Magazine March 1977
DEPARTMENTS 60 | FON News The passing of Bruce McBride. 60 | Queen’s Park/From Ottawa FON requests ability for citizens to sue over Environmental Protection Act noncompliance. 62 | Around the Province Highway planned through Holland Marsh wilderness area; Dundas/Ancaster students preserve Niagara Escarpment land; Lake Superior Park battle; Second Marsh battle. FEATURES 4 | […]
Ontario Naturalist Magazine September 19...
DEPARTMENTS 26 | FON NewsProvince stalling on Environmental Assessment Act; Massasauga rattlesnake study. 28 | Queen’s Park/From OttawaQuestions about Wabigoon River proposal; new wetland classification available; rare or endangered plant lists being developed; Grasslands National Park clears a hurdle. 30 | Around the ProvinceMonstrous sludge pond seen as “Trial Balloon”; FON assists sensitive area research; […]
Ontario Naturalist Magazine May 1976
DEPARTMENTS 32 | FON News Annual Meeting Report: FON Resolutions, conservation winners. 36 | Nature Photography By Elaine Edwards 38 | Queen’s Park/From Ottawa New Brunswick spraying kills millions of songbirds; modest gains for Great Lake waters cleanup; St. Lawrence Islands expansion controversial. 40 | Around the Province Rondeau classified as Natural Environment Park; Second […]
Ontario Naturalist Magazine March 1976
DEPARTMENTS 33 | FON News FON trip program. 36 | From Ottawa Prejudice ends Point Pelee coyote study; Beaufort Sea drilling; Suffield Military Reserve grasslands should be saved; Planning Act overhaul in the works. 37 | Bird Report By Clive E. Goodwin 39 | Around the Province Porter Royal Commission into Electric Power Planning in […]
Ontario Naturalist Magazine January 1976
DEPARTMENTS 30 | Bird Report By Clive E. Goodwin 31 | FON News Trip report; crisis on the Credit continues; volunteer’s guide to naturalist projects. 34 | From Ottawa Canada-Ontario water and air quality standards accord signed; northern parks will finally be safe; minister stalls Burwash Uplands addition to Kluane National Park; Point Pelee new […]
Ontario Naturalist Magazine October 1975
DEPARTMENTS 31 | FON News The Young Naturalist — a whole new look; Pelee seeks Chief Naturalist. 31 | Around the Province Elora Gorge: Your help needed; more development on the escarpment; non-refillable update; Second Marsh’s uncertain future. 33 | From Ottawa Massive highway contemplated in Banff; northern parks still not safe; Point Pelee duck […]
Ontario Naturalist Magazine August 1975
DEPARTMENTS 31 | FON News Annual Meeting Report: FON Resolutions, treasurer’s report. 34 | Around the Province Windpower — under consideration; roadside study continuing; cedars — don’t give up yet; Manitoulin Island: reserves study continues; recycling report published; Algonquin rezoning. 38 | From Ottawa Pickering airport; electric project guidelines; national parks. FEATURES 4 | Listing […]
Ontario Naturalist Magazine June 1975
DEPARTMENTS 32 | FON News The Pickering Airport. 35 | From Ottawa National parks; new flood control policy. 38 | Around the Province Non-refillable can and bottle update; parks council begins hearings, Blackstone Harbour Provincial Park; mercury pollution; Fisher Harbour proposal; Caledon official plan in preparation. FEATURES 4 | Ontario’s Endangered Butterfly By Darryl Stewart […]
Ontario Naturalist Magazine March 1975
DEPARTMENTS 30 | FON News Bluebird conservation project. 31 | From Ottawa Muskoxen to be re-established in Siberia; strong action planned on Quebec pollution; Great Lakes Water Quality report; polar bear conservation. 34 | Around the Province Upper Great Lakes atmospheric deposition study; spill response team; tougher approach to Pulp & Paper industry; master plans; […]
Ontario Naturalist Magazine December 197...
4 | The North Shore: On Keeping It Dangerous By Wayland Drew 10 | Michipicoten: Historic Landmark By John Weiler 14 | The Sacred Shore By Graham MacDonald 20 | Photo/Essay By Bruce M. Litteljohn 26 | A Genesis of The Land By A.G. Tracey 32 | Botanical Aspects of Lake Superior Park By T.J. […]
Ontario Naturalist Magazine September 19...
5 | In Appreciation…By Doug Sadler 9 | A Successful, Engaging Immigrant—The StarlingBy Anker Odum 13 | Pokeweed in OntarioBy J.E. Cruise & Leila Gad 18 | Along Came a SpiderBy Pandora Buckley 26 | Wilderness in Ontario: Part IIIBy W.D. Addison & J.D. Bates ON Nature magazine is an award-winning quarterly that brings readers […]
Ontario Naturalist Magazine June 1974
4 | Flowers in Flight By John & Susan Shaw 7 | Algonquin: Decline of The Deer By Rae A. Runge 13 | Algonquin: A Park Perspective By Richard B. Howard 19 | Sundews By J.E. Cruise & P.M. Catling 21 | Backyard Habitat By G.B. McKeating & W.A. Creighton 30 | La Cloche — […]