Strengthening our Nature Connection to be Better Stewards

By: Ben Teskey, OFAH Atlantic Salmon Restoration Program Coordinator
Picture this: forests, savannas, tall grass prairies, and wetlands full of wildlife; lakes, rivers, and streams teeming with fish.  One of these fish, the Atlantic Salmon, is so abundant you could cross rivers by walking on their backs!  This is the picture early European explorers and settlers described from when they first arrived in the Lake Ontario region in the 17th and 18th centuries.  The air and water were clean, and the ecosystems were healthy, productive, and full of biodiversity. 

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