Environment Ontario

Ontario’s newest provincial park may be getting even bigger 🌳🥾

Ontario Government is proposing to expand Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park by 23 acres – that’s roughly the size of 12 Canadian football fields!

This expansion would bring the provincial park experience closer to home for more people, boost local tourism and protect ecologically significant lands in the Oak Ridges Moraine.

Learn more here: https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1007523/province-expanding-uxbridge-urban-provincial-park

Do you get your water from a private well? Here are some tips to protect your water and your health:
✅ Test your water at least 3 times a year (spring, summer, fall)
✅ Check that your well cap is secure & in good condition
✅ Watch for changes in taste, smell, or colour

Your well is your responsibility and these simple steps can prevent bigger problems down the road. Learn more: https://www.ontario.ca/page/wells-your-property

Thank you to everyone who participated in Ontario’s Day of Action on Litter! Let’s keep the momentum going:
✔ Use reusable items to reduce waste
✔ Recycle and compost whenever possible
✔ Pick up litter when you see it (if safe to do so)

Let’s keep the momentum going and protect our environment every day.

🔗 https://www.ontario.ca/page/act-on-litter

that Ontario’s new Species Conservation Program has provided funding to 12 community-led projects that are protecting turtles by:
✅ Rehabilitating injured turtles and releasing them back into the wild
✅ Restoring and protecting essential wetland habitats and reducing threats.
✅ Removing invasive species to improve turtle habitat
✅ Supporting research, monitoring and community outreach

Learn more: https://www.ontario.ca/page/species-conservation-program

Can you bee-lieve there are 400 different types of bees in Ontario? 🐝

And we're discovering new bee species all the time. How sweet is that? 🍯

Want to help these pollinating powerhouses?
🌼 Report sightings on Bumble Bee Watch
🌼 Plant a pollinator garden (bees love colourful blooms like milkweed, asters, and trilliums)