Letter to the Bradford Times from Cindy Mercer, Springwater – December 19 2016 I was interested to read that the County has now acquired another property to add to the Simcoe County Forests; however, I am concerned about misrepresentations that have been made to the Kirkup family that are refle...
News release from Ontario Nature OTTAWA – Ontario Nature and Wildlands League have filed an application with the Supreme Court of Canada, asking the Court to hear an appeal affecting all endangered and threatened species in Ontario. If leave to appeal is granted, this would be the first appeal ever h...
Bradford Times The Simcoe County Forest has now grown in size, with the addition of 104 acres (42 hectares) in Bradford West Gwillimbury. The property is the Kirkup Woods, described as Part Lot 18, Concession 12 in Bradford West Gwillimbury – a portion of the 200 acre farm formerly owned by the Kirku...
Climate change presents a serious threat to biodiversity – across the planet and right here at home.
Moose – World Wildlife Fund photo From Ontario Nature Scientists are telling us: Globally, we’re losing species at 1,000 to 10,000 times the natural rate of about one to five species per year; -Many species and ecosystems will be unable to keep pace with the rapid climate change that is project...
Here’s an ancient idea: trees are sentient, social beings that communicate, recognize family members, learn and remember, adjust their behaviour and support each other through hard times. It’s an idea that speaks to the mystical within us, an idea we once learned, through myth, fable or aboriginal sp...
Health Canada Proposes Ban On Neonicotinoid Imidacloprid by Cory Knutt Pembina Valley Health Canada has now completed its re-evaluation of the neonicotinoid imidacloprid, which is used in pest control products. Scott Kirby, director of Environmental Evaluation at Health Canada, revealed the findings ...
Plaque presentation: from left, Andrew Campomizzi, Research Scientist, Bird Ecology and Conservation Ontario; Richard Kelly, OTF Grant Review Team member for Simcoe-York; Zoé Lebrun-Southcott, Executive Director, Bird Ecology and Conservation Ontario. -Gerald Morris photo News release from Bird Ecolo...
from Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority Shoreline Biodiversity & Citizen Science Workshops: Tuesday, November 29, 2016, — 7:00 to 9:00 pm First Presbyterian Church 200 Maple St., Collingwood Learn more about the biodiversity of the Georgian Bay shoreline in Wasaga Beach and Collingwood, an...
From the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario Today we released our annual Greenhouse Gas Progress Report 2016 (download the report here). So much has happened in Ontario on climate change policy over the past year. The Ontario government met its 2014 greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction target (6% below ...
News release form Friends of Simcoe Forests Since earning FSC Forest Management certification in 2010, Simcoe County has been audited annually by the Rainforest Alliance to ensure it continues to meet certification standards. The County’s failure to disclose the selection of the Freele Forest for a n...
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