Ontario
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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 84,226 hectares (more than 208,127 acres) 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
Blue-spotted salamander (Photo by John Mitchell, Figment Films)
Salamanders of Pelee Island
Pelee Island is home to three species of salamander: red-spotted newt, small-mouthed salamander and blue-spotted salamander. It is also home to a unique population of unisexual (all-female) salamanders found nowhere else in Canada. Continue Reading »
Southern Norfolk Sand Plain prescribed burn (photo by NCC)
Blazing a path for butterflies
NCC staff completed their first prescribed burn in the Southern Norfolk Sand Plain this spring - part of a multi-year habitat management project funded by the Canada Nature Fund to restore grassland habitat for the endangered mottled duskywing. Continue Reading »
From Our Blog
One of the millions of monarchs I saw in the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Michoacán, Mexico (Photo by Alberto Becerra)
Monarch migration reflections
August 5, 2020
I am an immigrant to this country, as are most people across this diverse continent with such a complex history. In fact, all who are not indigenous to this land are immigrants. When I was just a toddler, my family and I immigrated to Canada from... 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 blackbird, ON (Photo by Bill Hubick)
Read the latest NCC news in Ontario.
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