Winter 2024 Preview

Publishing on November 29, 2024

Flocking Together

How do birds stay warm and find food during Ontario’s frigid winters? A look at the adaptations that some of our avian favourites have made to survive cold months in the north.

By Julia Zarankin

snow buntings, flock of snow buntings
hoary bat, tree bat, migratory species

Of Bats and Blades

Wind turbines are taking an increasing toll on Ontario’s migratory bat species, all of which are now listed as endangered. Solutions exist if there is the will to act.

By Brian Banks

Nature’s Landscape Architect

Beavers shape landscapes to their needs in ways humans don’t always appreciate. But their ecological importance requires managing them—and their creations—with care.

By Ian Coutts

American beaver
Holland Marsh, field trip, wetland birding, wetland, youth

Last Word

The economic and health value of nature.

By Ray Ford

Advertising – Winter 2024

Ad space deadline: September 6, 2024
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Algonquin lookout with rainbow and autumn forest

Ruffed grouse, snow and pine bough

Schedule for 2024

  • Spring issue published online on March 8
  • Summer issue published online on June 7
  • Fall issue published online on September 6
  • Winter issue published online on November 29

Schedule for 2025

  • Spring issue published online on March 7
  • Summer issue published online on June 6
  • Fall issue published online on September 5
  • Winter issue published online on November 28
Groundhog in tree

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Ontario Power Generation - Protecting Biodiversity

Bobolink

Photos © Gary J. Wood, Andy Reago and Chrissy McClarren, Victor Crich, Judy Gallagher, Helena Brasz, Sarah Bryans-Bongey CC BY-NC 2.0, Peter Ferguson, Sam Cava, Malcolm Robertson, Peter Ferguson, Denis Fournier, John Czenke