We’re giving back, Guelph! 💛 Join Wildlands League on January 25 for a FREE family-friendly event with public swimming, sweet treats, temporary tattoos, and more! Learn more and RSVP 👇 celebratenatureguelph.ca

Celebrate Nature in Guelph! 🎉 This month, Wildlands League is sponsoring a FREE public swim with the City of Guelph in collaboration with Urban Park Guelph and The Arboretum. 📍 Victoria Road Recreation Centre 📅 Sunday, January 25, 2026 🕒 3:15PM – 4:45PM

Happy New Year from Wildlands! 🎉 As we enter 2026, the pressure on nature isn’t easing up—but thanks to your support, neither are we. We’re starting the year stronger than ever, ready to confront urgent environmental threats head-on and defend the wild places you love most.

While everyone counts down to 2026, can we count on you to stand with us one more time in 2025? Your gift helps safeguard millions of hectares of wild spaces and build resilience in the face of climate chaos. Donate TODAY & receive a 2025 tax receipt: buff.ly/PhI3IPt ❤️

📬💌 Incoming postcard! Guelph’s environmental leadership, rich habitat, strong local groups & opportunities for First Nation reconciliation make it an ideal candidate for a National Urban Park. We’re kicking off 2026 with a community event in late January. More soon! 👀

From the shores of Wasaga Beach, our sixth holiday postcard has just washed ashore! 💌 🏖️ This ecologically critical stretch of shoreline—known as Ploverland—is at risk of being sold off to the Town of Wasaga Beach, opening the door to a major Marriott hotel development.

"...Using images from protected parks and foreign locations to promote mining distorts reality and misleads the public about the environmental and industrial impacts of development in the Ring of Fire," says Wildlands' Anna Baggio. Read more: buff.ly/FIXjulQ

📬 A new postcard just arrived & this one came from one of the world's most carbon-rich landscapes: the Hudson Bay Lowlands. In 2025, we supported Indigenous-led conservation, challenged misinformation at scale & helped keep the peatlands off the development fast track for now.

As a case led by nine First Nations challenging Ontario’s Bill 5 winds its way through the courts, two grassroots organizers from Attawapiskat want to bring in their perspectives on the Breathing Lands — beyond the Ring of Fire: thenarwhal.ca/bill-5-lawsu...

Special delivery from James Bay! Our latest campaign postcard just sailed in, bringing news from one of Canada’s most magical marine ecosystems. ✨ 🌊 In 2025, even though the world seemed to be shifting daily we kept ocean conservation on the front burner.

📬 Another postcard just arrived! This one travelled from Queen’s Park—where in 2025 thousands of YOU raised your voices against Bill 5. And we were right there with you. Just as we were in committee rooms, on the land & in the media standing up Ontario's wild places.

You’ve got mail! Our first holiday postcard just arrived from Ontario’s North 💌 ❄️ From supporting KI & Wapekeka’s push to protect 3M hectares of their homeland, to calling out misleading Ring of Fire ads & promoting better mining alternatives, our work in the North kept us busy in 2025!

The Crawford project represents the kind of critical minerals development Canada should be looking at—projects located in previously impacted areas, with community leadership and early Indigenous involvement. Read our full statement: wildlandsleague.org/news/stateme...

Join us this evening at 6:15 PM ET for our AGM as we highlight the moments that moved conservation forward this year, and the work still ahead. 🔗 Zoom link: bit.ly/wildlands-agm 💻 Questions or tech support? Email us at [email protected]

We’re gathering virtually for our Annual General Meeting next week, and we hope you’ll join us! 📅 Monday, December 8, 2025 🕒 6:15PM (ET) 🔗 Join via Zoom: bit.ly/wildlands-agm We're looking forward to sharing some of the key moments that shaped 2025, and outlining our priorities for 2026.

“Trust is so important…when they engage in this kind of deliberately misleading ads, it really breaks trust.” Read more on how the Ontario’s ads misrepresent the Ring of Fire, and what it means for trust, transparency, and northern communities: buff.ly/zQtdhHa

The Ford government is promoting the Ring of Fire with everything except the Ring of Fire—using photos from Ontario’s beloved provincial parks (where mining is prohibited), Quebec, and even overseas — all to sell Canadians on the idea of mining in the Ring of Fire.

Thank you! ❤️ Your support this #GivingTuesday strengthens our fight against Bill 5, powers our work exposing the truth in the Ring of Fire, helps protect parks from Windsor to Wasaga Beach, Guelph to the Rouge & so much more! It’s not too late to donate: buff.ly/h5GR1iL #ThankYouThursday

#GivingTuesday is almost over — but there’s still time to make an impact! 💚 One-time gift: Fuels urgent action to protect wildlife, parks & peatlands. 💚 Monthly: The most powerful way to give—steady support that keeps us in the fight all year long Donate today: donorbox.org/wildands-giv...

As Premier Doug Ford signed the third agreement for infrastructure funding with communities along the proposed route of a Ring of Fire road, neighbouring First Nations question if Ontario’s priorities are too narrow. thenarwhal.ca/ring-of-fire...

ICYMI: Last week, Wildlands stood w/ KI & Wapekeka First Nation as they announced permanent protection for 3M ha of their Homeland. Their message to ON is clear: they're ready for honest, diplomatic dialogue to advance permanent protection of these lands. Read the press release 🔗 bit.ly/49JL8k2

Wildlands stood w/ KI & Wapekeka First Nation today as they declared 3M ha permanently protected. “We’ve been honoured to support KI and now Wapekeka for 20 years," says Jan Sumner. "The world owes these leaders an immense debt of gratitude.” Read more: bit.ly/49JL8k2

BREAKING: Yesterday the Ford government passed Bill 68, the Plan to Protect Ontario Act, quietly legislating the removal of lands from Wasaga Beach Provincial Park, including public access beaches and critical habitat for endangered piping plovers. #ONpoli www.wildernesscommittee.org/news/ontario...

Mark Your Calendars! 📅 Our Annual General Meeting is on December 8! We’ll look back at 2025, share a glimpse of what’s coming in 2026, and bring our community together to connect with our staff and board. More details on the way soon. Stay tuned! 👀

🌎 Next week is #GivingTuesday, but the best time to protect Ontario’s wild places? Right now: buff.ly/hyTTIte Bill 5 is stripping away environmental protections, the Ring of Fire is being fast-tracked without truth or transparency, and iconic parks across the province are under threat.

A new report shows hope — and a clear path forward.” cpaws.org/why-is-the-f.... “This is a defining moment for Canada,” says CPAWS Executive Director Sandra Schwartz. “We have a clear path to protect 30% of nature by 2030 — Let’s seize it.” Sign your letter: cpaws.org/bring-nature...

Only five populations of the beautiful wood-poppy remain in Canada—all in Ontario 🌼 One population is down to a single plant, and now a developer has bought land home to another. Learn how #Bill5 threatens the wood-poppy and how we can help repeal it: ontarionature.org/the-impact-o... #RepealBill5

Recently, the Ontario government blanketed the digital sphere, print, radio & TV, w/ ads for the "Ring of Fire”. They were everywhere, including during the Jays playoff run. We saw them too…so we decided to take a closer look 🔎 What we found surprised us. Dave Pearce, breaks it down here 👇

The 401 Richmond Holiday Open House is almost here! ❄️ Mark your calendars for Thursday, November 27 from 5–8 PM. Swing by our suite to: 🖼️ Browse Indigenous art 🛍️ Shop wild merch 🤝 Chat with our team It’s the perfect way to kick off the holiday season. See you there! 📍401 Richmond St W Suite 371

ICYMI: I spoke to 12 staff from 12 conservation authorities (many of them anonymously for fear of government retribution) who say Doug Ford's plan to consolidate the unique agencies from 36 to 7 may ‘slow approvals, create confusion’ over development & flood protections thenarwhal.ca/ontario-cons...

Claim: The Ring of Fire is supplying minerals for lifesaving tech. Verdict: Misleading ⚠️ Development is years away (if it happens at all) with: ❌ No investment decisions ❌ No feasibility studies ❌ No proven economic case ❌ No consensus from Indigenous Nations 📸 T. Hesselink

For 20 years, Alison Woodley has helped shape Canada’s conservation movement—from expanding Nahanni to securing major federal nature investments. As she steps away from CPAWS, we celebrate her lasting impact. 🌿🦈 Read more: cpaws.org/alisons-cons...

Are we being played? We’re launching a new fact-checking series on claims from Premier Ford and Ontario about the Ring of Fire. After weeks of ads everywhere, including during the Blue Jays playoff run, we figured it was time to take a closer look. 🔍 Stay tuned!

Buried in the Doug Ford govt's fall budget are changes that would remove parts of Wasaga beach from provincial protection. As I reported in August, those parts are 60% of the world’s longest freshwater beach and the main nesting area for the endangered piping plover: thenarwhal.ca/wasaga-beach...

Those Ring of Fire ads during World Series broadcasts might have you thinking mines are up and running in the remote region in northern Ontario, but that's not the case and the Ford government should be upfront about it, writes @elaineanselmi.bsky.social thenarwhal.ca/opinion-blue...

While Ford uses his bully pulpit & taxpayers’ dollars to promote the Ring of Fire, grassroots leaders from Neskantaga, Attawapiskat & Marten Falls are showing there is another way—one rooted in truth, humility & care for the Earth. Show your support: buff.ly/qDvJg8f

“We all survive on this river...It’s meant to be used, not to get destroyed,” says Chief Gary Quisses. As ON weakens environmental safeguards, leaders like Chief Quisses are reminding us what’s at stake—our shared responsibility to protect the land, water & future generations.

It’s #Halloween, but the scariest thing in Ontario today isn’t the ghosts, ghouls or vampires...it’s Doug Ford’s #Bill5. 👻 👹 🧛🏻 While kids go door to door for treats, Premier Ford is opening the door to developers.

🎃 Looking for last minute costume ideas? We think Doug Ford’s recent axe cuts to protections for species at risk are downright terrifying. 😱 Why not dress as 1 of the 106 vulnerable species that had their protections slashed? #Ontario #Biodiversity WildernessCommittee.org/KeepONProtecting

“We came in support as an act of solidarity. Our presence was the message: you are not alone. We see you. We hear you. We got your back.” Read the full blog on our journey to stand with grassroots Indigenous leaders at the newly formed camp on the Attawapiskat River: buff.ly/0HoCl1A

As ON pushes ahead with plans to create lawless zones to fast-track mining, we travelled >1,100 km to the Here We Stand camp on the Attawapiskat River, a powerful grassroots movement led by youth leader Jeronimo Kataquapit. This is part of what his parents want Canadians to know 💚

“You can’t destroy everything for capitalism,” says Lawrence Martin, Director of Lands and Resources for Mushkegowuk Council. “You have to be able to save enough for your children, for your future generations, for them to enjoy life.” Read more here: undark.org/2025/10/21/p...

On the shores of the Attawapiskat River, Wildlands League is standing in solidarity with Indigenous grassroots leaders who have set up a permanent camp to re-assert their presence on the land and stand up against Ontario’s #Bill5. Hear from our Conservation Director, Anna Baggio 👇

Wildlands League is taking to the skies today ✈️ We’re visiting grassroots Indigenous leaders who are establishing a permanent camp on the Attawapiskat River, to show solidarity and bear witness. We’ll also fly over exploration camps & see what’s changed since 2022. Stay tuned!

Wildlands League is excited to welcome three incredible leaders to our Board of Directors! ⭐ Joanna Kerr ⭐ A. Jill Burgin ⭐ Paul Curtin

In May, Ontario proposed selling 650 acres, including 60% of the shoreline of #WasagaBeach Provincial Park. This threatened area is the nesting ground of the endangered #pipingplover, a bird that only recently returned to Ontario after being absent for more than 20 years.

“This isn’t about rejecting progress...but that can’t come at the expense of treaty rights, the land and the future. It has to be done with respect, consultation and consent” says youth leader, Ramon Kataquapit. Read more on how communities are mobilizing against #Bill5 buff.ly/wJ42Fqu

"Sacrificing vulnerable species to address economic uncertainty is short sighted and ignores the many benefits ecosystems provide. We need economic solutions that operate in harmony with nature, not in conflict,” says Tony Morris, Ontario Nature. 🔗: nationtalk.ca/story/piping...

Our new project supported by Canadian Space Agency through their smartEarth initiative will have a particular emphasis on the Hudson Bay Lowlands—a globally significant peatland complex that is just as important as the Amazon for climate.

On this #NationalDayforTruthandReconciliation, we acknowledge the history and diverse lived experiences of Indigenous peoples. It is our collective responsibility to build a just and equitable society with a healthy natural world at the heart of it. Read our full statement 👇