With the Victoria Day long weekend coming up, Ontarians will be packing up and heading out to provincial parks, campsites, trailers and cottages around the province. Here are some tips on how to tread lightly and protect our natural environment.

Check out the new and improved Drinking Water Ontario website for more and better information on Ontario's drinking water.

Nominate an individual, business or organization for a 2012 Minister’s Award for Environmental Excellence and help us celebrate Ontario’s environmental champions.
You don’t need a big yard to flex your green thumb this spring. With container gardening, you can grow garden-fresh food and plants even in the smallest spaces.

Got an old gas-powered lawn mower? From Thursday, April 19 until Wednesday, May 2, retire your gas-powered lawn mowers and help clean the air.
Warm summer days and nights are coming and that means many of us will be heading to a campground, cottage or just out to the backyard. Here’s what you need to know before you light a fire outdoors.

Photo provided by Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership Corporation (2012)
Ontarians can celebrate cleaner air. The 40th Air Quality in Ontario report shows that levels of air pollutants have dropped across the province.

This week, we dig deeper to unearth some amazing facts about trees.

Think about how you can make a difference. And then act on it. Send an e-card to everyone you care about who lives on planet Earth.

Photo provided by Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership Corporation (2012)
If you're in Toronto between now and April 22, check out Water Docs, a free documentary film series about water.