Ontario
Since 1962, Canada’s leading not-for-profit, private land conservation organization, the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC), has been protecting Ontario’s most important natural areas and the species they sustain. Along with its partners, NCC has helped to protect more than 184,000 acres (74,400 hectares) in Ontario. From the north shore of Lake Superior to Pelee Island in Lake Erie, NCC works to protect the province’s most significant natural landscapes.
Stories from the Field
Tagging an eastern loggerhead shrike in the Napanee Plain, ON (Photo by Vincent Luk/Evermaven)
2018 was a great year in Ontario
As the birds fly south, wetlands freeze and alvars become covered with snow, stewardship and conservation staff in Ontario have hung up their hats and put away their hiking boots for another season to take stock of what was accomplished. Continue Reading »
Big brown bat, Happy Valley Forest, ON (Photo by NCC)
Monitoring for myotis in Happy Valley Forest
Throughout the past summer, NCC and the Toronto Zoo have been recording the echolocation calls of bats on and around NCC’s conservation lands in the Happy Valley Forest. Continue Reading »
From Our Blog
Esme on the alvar in Malham Cove, U.K. (Photo by Esme Batten/NCC staff)
Alvar explorations of a wandering biologist (part one)
April 18, 2019
“You are going to drive seven hours away to go walk around on flat rocks?” my Grandad asked when I told him about my planned trip to Malham Cove in the U.K. at the end of 2018. To most people, alvars, or limestone plains, as they are... Continue Reading »
Featured Projects
A red trillium in Happy Valley Forest, ON (Photo by NCC)
Find out about our conservation projects, research activities, land management priorities and more. Read more »
Our Work
Powder Islands, ON (Photo by Mike Dembeck)
Learn about where and how we are focussing our conservation efforts in Ontario.
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Faces of NCC
A mini Conservation Volunteer, ON (Photo by NCC)
Meet some of the staff, volunteers and supporters who make our work possible. Read more »
News Releases
Red-winged black bird, ON (Photo by Bill Hubick)
Read the latest NCC news in Ontario.
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