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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

Minesing Wetlands (Photo by NCC)

Forests, wetlands and grasslands: The superheroes of flood control

Forests, wetlands and even grasslands help to slow down erosion, absorb water and provide a natural buffer to lakes and rivers. Continue Reading »

Flight Club Marsh sign (Photo courtesy of Paul Brisco, LandSaleListings)

How a hunt club became NCC’s newest conservation area

NCC is proud to be the new owner of the Flight Club marsh and part of a landscape-scale collaboration to ensure the Big Creek marshes continue to provide critical habitat for waterfowl and other species. Continue Reading »

From Our Blog

Is this what you think of when you hear conservation biology? ( Photo by Mike Dembeck)

What does a conservation biologist do in the “other season?”

January 11, 2021

There is a seasonal nuance to being a conservation biologist. If you look at my job description optimistically, my job involves afternoons looking for spring ephemeral flowers, summers canoeing on lakes and early autumn mornings catching the last... Continue Reading »