A Win for Healthy Yards!

A Win for Healthy Yards!

JUNE 1, 2022 – The town of Smiths Falls, Ontario recently rescinded an order to destroy a carefully constructed naturalized garden, home to 150 native trees and plants.  Naturalized gardens,
#MooseMoratorium T-Shirts

#MooseMoratorium T-Shirts

MAY 31, 2022 – We are selling t-shirts featuring Isaac Murdoch‘s beautiful Mooses print to benefit the Anishnabe-led Moose Research Project. To order a shirt, visit the online store.
Ontario’s Sprawling Lie

Ontario’s Sprawling Lie

MAY 25, 2022 – For many years, Ontario has been told that urban sprawl will help fix housing affordability. That’s an expensive, sprawling lie. More sprawl means: Higher transportation costs
Newsletter: May 2022

Newsletter: May 2022

MAY 24, 2022 – A Note from our President (And His Mom) My cabin in the woods is a simple and modest place. No water views, an outhouse and a
Progress for the Helen Hutchison Nature Reserve

Progress for the Helen Hutchison Nature Reserve

MAY 16, 2022 – Our campaign to facilitate the creation of the Helen Hutchison Nature Reserve along the Napanee River has been a great success. The riverside property recently received
Sprawl: It’s Costing You More Than You Think

Sprawl: It’s Costing You More Than You Think

MAY 9, 2022 – Next Tuesday, May 17th our partners at the Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition are hosting an online panel discussion on the harmful effects of urban sprawl. The
Victory on the East Coast

Victory on the East Coast

APRIL 27, 2022 – In August 2021, East Coast Environmental Law received a grant from our Public Voice Fund to hire a lobbyist to protect the ocean around Nova Scotia.
New Report: Who Will Take Care of Lake Simcoe?

New Report: Who Will Take Care of Lake Simcoe?

APRIL 27, 2022 – A 2022 Update on the “Lake Simcoe Under Pressure” Report. This morning, our partners at the Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition and Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition released