“There’s no watchdog, nobody’s really tracking what’s happening,” one expert told me. “It’s pretty easy now to take a bite out of a provincially significant wetland.”

Read the full story accompanied by some of my photos, too: thenarwhal.ca/severn-ontar...

Having my own photos accompany a feature I wrote was also exciting first for me. Check out the full story about what is planned to be the second largest nickel mine in the world here: thenarwhal.ca/critical-min...

Thank you so much to my amazing editor @elaineanselmi.bsky.social for the trust!!!

In #Ontario, lake sturgeon is a culturally significant and nutritionally important species for many communities. It's listed as a species at risk across the province, and endangered in the #GreatLakes. According to Parks Canada, the population of lake sturgeon is perhaps just 1% of what it once was.

The first time Jennifer Simard saw lake sturgeon, she was as a teenager visiting the Moose Cree Homeland with her family. They stumbled on a group of the fish, namew in Moose Cree dialect, stranded in a spillway, designed to help prevent dams from overflowing but often dangerous to aquatic species.

"Canada’s first cultural land trust purchase saves beloved arts spaces," a bit of feel-good news I wrote for @futureofgood.bsky.social this week: futureofgood.co/canadas-firs...