38 | Last Word Ode to Toronto’s Secret Slitherer. By Gideon Forman 34 | Our Member Groups Northern Sanctuaries. By Lisa Richardson 36 | Our Community Conservation Award Winners. By Ron Corkum 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 […]
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ON Nature Magazine Spring 2017
DEPARTMENTS 5 | This IssueA time of rejuvenation.By Caroline Schultz 6 | Earth Watch A guide to spiders Moss gardens Counting reptile roadkill, traffic kills snakes Carnivorous harvester butterfly Western painted turtle Reducing bird strikes Alternative Land Use Services (ALUS) Habitat Protection School partnership for pollinators Indigenous perspectives on conservation offsets 35 | Our Member […]
Spider Guide
Spiders live among us in almost every conceivable habitat. More than 800 species of spiders in Ontario, very few of which are dangerous to people. Yet almost a third of Canadians are afraid of spiders. Learning about these creatures helps mitigate that fear. Spiders play a key role in the food web and are an important food source for other animals including songbirds, fish and salamanders.
ON Nature Magazine Fall 2007
DEPARTMENTS 5 | This Issue Sneak Preview: The state of Ontario’s birds. By Victoria Foote 8 | Earth Watch Spectacular coastline to be protected; driving through the forest; peregrine falcons face new threat; house cats threaten birds; Ontario Nature’s Eco-Tour. 16 | Profile Environmental crusader Kaid Benfield marries green buildings to smart design and an […]
Seasons Magazine Winter 1994
DEPARTMENTS 2 | President’s Page Land trusts taking off in Ontario. By Adam Thomson 7 | Earth Watch Municipal power shift weakens natural heritage policy; call for changes to Ontario’s weed act; anarchy over wetlands policy implementation; MNR takes further steps to protect old growth; unhappy trails: snowmobiles changing face of rural Ontario; Wabakimi’s fate […]
Seasons Magazine Spring 1986
DEPARTMENTS 2 | President’s Page By Robert B. Stewart 4 | Earth Watch Highway 89: Keswick Marsh to be degraded to save 13 minutes’ travel time; Niagara Escarpment Commission decision flouts approved Escarpment Plan; no new parks of policies for parks centennial; Environmental Defense Fund launched. 10 | Notes Updates on environmental, wetlands and education […]
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 […]