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FIGHTING ILLEGAL LOGGING WITH NUMBERS
A USA law, the Lacey Act, has shown to be effective in decreasing the trade of illegal wood products. This story shows how Canada can also be making steps towards prevention.read more
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Save Niagara’s Green Lifeline
By John BacherFrom the raging torrents of the Niagara River to the placid Welland Canal one can walk for ten miles through the wooded forest gardens of the Niagara Escarpment. Here in some patches, old...
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Heart Lake Pollinator Party in Brampton on June 7th
Come join us at Heart Lake Conservation Area in Brampton on Saturday, June 7th from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m!Learn about the Conservation Area, pollinator plants, and the Gitigaan Mashkiki Medicine Wheel...
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Sierra Club’s John Bacher Receives Forestry Award
Photo of John Bacher (on right) receiving award from David Milton, Executive Director of Ontario Professional Foresters AssociationBy Dan McDermottread more
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Save David Dunlap Forest
By John Bacher One of the most important environmental struggles in the greater Toronto region is to rescue the 125 acre David Dunlap Forest in the center of the urbanized core of Richmond Hill between...
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Brampton Tree Planting - September 6, 2014
Trees improve air and water quality, and mitigate climate change. Help green our communities! No experience necessary, there will be demonstrations on site. Gloves, shovels, and light refreshments...
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Environmental Education Center "powers the region"
Situated amidst rolling hayfields south of Wakefield Quebec at the entrance to the Municipality of La Peche, the Outaouais Environmental Campus has been reinvesting in our community since March 2008....
View ArticleRouge Park deserves better protection
Rouge Park has been getting a lot of press coverage recently. The proposed federal legislation for Rouge Park is not good enough, and the remarkable ecological values of the park deserve more...
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Bringing back Paradise at the Ajax lakeshore
Join us for Paradise Beach Project planting event September 20, 2014Sierra Club, Town of Ajax and Toronto and Region Conservation are psyched to plant native plants and trees on Paradise Beach...
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Russell Lake Takes Root Take 2
We're back in Russell Lake Park in Dartmouth, NS and need your help to plant 2100 more trees on Saturday, September 20th (10AM-2PM).In 2013 we planted 1200 trees to help make Baker Drive Park somewhere...
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Prophetic Voice of Dr. Mike Carr Should Give Guidance in Greenbelt Review
By John BacherPhoto: Urban Sprawl on Oak Ridges Moraine threatens health of Lake Ontario. By: Mary Lou BacherThe province of Ontario is engaged in what is termed a decade long review of the Greenbelt...
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Heartlake Pollinator Party - June 6, 2015!
Come join us at Heart Lake Conservation Area in Brampton on Saturday, June 6th from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m!Learn about the Conservation Area, pollinator plants, and the Gitigaan Mashkiki Medicine Wheel...
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Our Natural Capital Program has a NEW Promo Video!
Check out our cool new promo video on our YouTube Chanel!!For more information on our Natural Capital Program click here.Thank you to Community Foundation Mississauga for funding video production.
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Pollinator Progress at Heart Lake Conservation Area
Earlier this June we partnered with Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) to host a Pollinator Party at Heart Lake Conservation Area. The weather was great and we were thankful to have the...
View ArticleClaremont residents on two sides of possible development
City of Pickering makes submissions on Greenbelt, Oak Ridges Moraine plans Author: Kristen Calis Source: Pickering News Advertiser Date published: Wed, 2015-06-03DURHAM -- More than 200 residents in...
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SAVE THE DATE for Toronto's March for Jobs, Justice and the Climate
JOIN USWhen: Sunday, July 5th from 1 pm= 6:30 pm.Who: YOU and thousands of other passionate peopleWhat: Gathering in Toronto for the March for Jobs, Justice and the Climate.Why: To stand up against...
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We Marched for Jobs, Justice and the Climate - and made history!
We Marched for Jobs, Justice and the Climate- and made history!Written by: Alyssa BeurlingThis past Sunday over 10,000 people (some reports saying closer to 15,000) flooded Toronto to take a stand for...
View ArticleHarper Goes Far Too Slow – Says All But ‘No’ – To Sound Plan For Canada’s...
Author: John Bacher Source: Niagara At Large Date published: Mon, 2015-07-06An obscure regulation will come into effect this July as a result of an initiative of the Conservative government of...
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Living on tree-lined streets has health benefits, study finds
Using data from Toronto, researchers find having 10 more trees on your block has health benefits akin to $10,000 raise or being seven years younger. Author: Geoffrey Vendeville Staff Reporter,...
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Living on tree-lined streets has health benefits, study finds
Using data from Toronto, researchers find having 10 more trees on your block has health benefits akin to $10,000 raise or being seven years younger. Author: Geoffrey Vendeville Staff Reporter,...
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