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Jul 17th, 2023
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This Summer’s Movie Under The Stars is HERE! Is there a better way to enjoy a summer evening then watching a BTC Movie Under the Stars? Join us as Blue Mountain Watershed Trust’s Be The Change Film Series launches their 2023 Summer Film Series with Built To Burn. Built to Burn explores a pattern of g...
Jul 15th, 2023
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A sign marking where the Greenbelt begins in York Region. Global News Blanding’s turtles, eastern meadowlarks, and Acadian flycatchers. Butternut, American chestnut, and cucumber trees. These are just a few of the 29 endangered and threatened species of animals and plants that live on the land remove...
Jul 15th, 2023
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Ontario Nature has a lot planned this summer and we want you to be part of it all! From planting events to raising your voice against sprawl development to celebrating our youth, it’s a busy summer with Ontario Nature that you won’t want to miss! Keep reading to see what we’re working on and how [&he...
Jul 6th, 2023
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Fred Dobbs, stewardship manager with the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority, received an Award of Recognition at the Natural Channels Systems Conference in Guelph. | Photo supplied by the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority From BarrieToday, June 29, 2023 NEWS RELEASE NOTTAWASAGA VALLEY ...
Jul 6th, 2023
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Staff and students recently planted hundreds of trees and shrubs near Willow Creek. | Photo by Carolyn Davies/Nature Conservancy of Canada NEWS RELEASE NOTTAWASAGA VALLEY CONSERVATION AUTHORITY ************************* Between April 24 and May 17, local conservation authority says 78,000 trees were ...
Jul 6th, 2023
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Aliah Peysar is shown spending some quality time with her dog. | Supplied Photo From BarrieToday, June 27, 2023 A Letter to the Editor The following letter was written by 12-year-old Aliah Peysar. Do you ever just sit in the midst of nature and observe? Like, I mean, sit there for a long time? And [&...
Jul 6th, 2023
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A roof garden in the Netherlands. Credit: Shutterstock From Reasons to be Cheerful, August 25, 2022 By Anne Pinto Rodrigues Summer is here, and some public outdoor spaces in the Dutch city of Utrecht are a riot of colors: wildflowers in myriad hues of orange, red, yellow and purple pop in the sun. Mo...
Jul 6th, 2023
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Credit: Rob Davis / Connexus Energy From Reasons to be Cheerful, March 31, 2023 By Elizabeth Hewitt Amid black-eyed Susans and purple wildflowers growing between rows of solar panels at Connexus Energy’s headquarters in Ramsey, Minnesota, Rob Davis has seen hover flies, swallows and a hummingbird mot...
Jul 5th, 2023
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By Angela Bischoff, Directof of the Ontario Clean Air Alliance With summers getting hotter and hotter thanks to climate change, we think this is a great time to look at the most climate – and wallet – friendly way to cool your home. An air source heat pump (ASHP) can provide cooling more efficiently ...
Jul 5th, 2023
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By David Robertson I am sitting here under a smoke advisory. I am in southern Ontario, about 200 kilometers from the nearest forest fire but the air is hazy, there is smoke in every breath, our windows are closed and the air is being filtered. I can only imagine what it is like for those […]...