Farmers like Ron Toonders are building resilient practices that benefit nature and the agricultural landscape in Ontario This photo depicts the root system of switchgrass, Panicum virgatum. (Grown at The Land Institute in Salina, Kansas) In the hot summer months,...
Pollination
Currie McIntosh; Happily Creating Habitat at Haywood Farms
The McIntosh family is promoting biodiversity through their environmental projects on their farm in Ontario Currie McIntosh stands in front of the stormwater retention pond project he constructed with ALUS in 2020. In the fall of 2023, farmers and ranchers visited...
Promoting Species at Risk in Agriculture
ALUS, the Fédération de l'UPA de la Montérégie and the Fédération de l’UPA Outaouais-Laurentide jointly launch valuable online resources to support conservation of species at risk on agricultural lands in Quebec. Image of a Bobolink. Allowing native grasses to grow...
Dr. Andrew MacDougall on the Efficacy of Nature-based Solutions
Dr. Andrew MacDougall showcases the efficacy nature-based solutions as drivers for environmental, social and economic outcomes.