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SDG 15

Examples of UN SDG 15: Life on Land in Action

SDG 15 aims to protect, restore, and promote the sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems. This goal focuses on halting deforestation, combating desertification, halting the loss of biodiversity, and protecting endangered species. It encourages sustainable land management, the conservation of natural habitats, and the restoration of ecosystems that provide essential services, such as clean air, water, and food. SDG 15 underscores the need to combat climate change impacts on land and preserve natural environments for future generations. By protecting life on land, we ensure the health and resilience of ecosystems that support all life on Earth. View more examples of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Action here.

Clusters of winged rhubarb seeds hang heavy on their stalks in early July, slowly transitioning from a pale green to a warm, papery rose. Harvesting these pods right as they begin to dry ensures a high yield of viable seeds before summer winds scatter them across the garden. Saving them now guarantees a brand-new generation of hardy, tart perennials for future spring plantings.
Food Security and Innovation

Beyond the Pie: Why You Should Save Your Rhubarb Seeds

Don't throw away bolted rhubarb stalks. Learn how to easily harvest, dry, and store rhubarb seeds for next spring.
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After the Storm
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After the Storm

It feels like magic, but it’s actually a beautiful mix of physics and atmospheric timing.
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Birch bark is a highly responsive firing material that burns quickly in low oxygen conditions, producing intense carbon black that transfers directly onto clay surfaces during pit firing.
Northern Ontario Arts

Birch for Pit Firing: Exploring Wild Clay and Bark Effects

Summer birch harvest supports both firewood storage and upcoming ceramic pit firing work.
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Blueberries are starting to ripen. A few more weeks and we'll be picking!
Food Security and Innovation

Blueberries. Coming soon!

Firm green blueberries soak up the July sun, promising a sweet, midnight-blue harvest very soon.
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Freshly cut poplar branches drying down under the sun, preparing for a fall pit firing season.
Northern Ontario Arts

Collecting Poplar Brush for Fall Pottery Pit Firings

Seasonal brush collection turns poplar into reliable, no-waste fuel for atmospheric ceramic pit firings in the fall.
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Ribbons of green and purple aurora stretched across a star-filled night sky.
Borups Corners

July 18 is Parks Day in Canada: Join us for Everyone Outdoors Together!

POSTPONED: Due to the fire restrictions, area wildfires and air quality, the BBQ component has been postponed to a later date. Please contact us @info@artsincubator.ca…
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Share Your Insights on Nuclear Waste, Diet and Land Use
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Share Your Insights on Nuclear Waste, Diet and Land Use

Residents and land users are invited to participate in the Diet and Land-Use Survey and help inform local perspectives in regulatory studies.
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A close-up of daisy impressions in freshly harvested wild clay from Borups Corners, Melgund Township. This simple test is helping us discover just how well our local clay captures fine detail before drying and firing. Every petal, vein and tiny texture offers another clue as we explore its potential for pottery, sculpture, slips and other ceramic projects.
Northern Ontario Arts

Tiny Details, Big Possibilities

Can wild clay capture delicate flower prints? This close-up from Borups Corners tells an interesting story.
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Exploring Northwestern Ontario Wild Clay for Ceramics and Pottery
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Exploring Northwestern Ontario Wild Clay for Ceramics and Pottery

This summer we're exploring how to harvest and process wild clay for pottery and ceramics with Art Borups Corners.
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The first batches of our wild clay harvested in Melgund Township, Northwestern Ontario are ready!
Northern Ontario Arts

Summer Arts: Wild Clay Experiment Shows Promising Early Results

See how our first wild clay samples performed after rapid outdoor drying as we explore the potential of local clay for future artwork.
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Latest Local News

  • Everyone Outdoors Together: A New Outdoor Tradition Begins
  • Beyond the Pie: Why You Should Save Your Rhubarb Seeds
  • After the Storm
  • Birch for Pit Firing: Exploring Wild Clay and Bark Effects
  • Blueberries. Coming soon!

Get Involved!

The Nuclear Waste Management Organization is inviting residents and land users in the area of Canada's proposed Deep Geological Repository for used nuclear fuel to participate in a Diet and Land-Use Survey. The information collected will help inform local perspectives as the project moves through the federal regulatory process.

The survey can be completed online or through an in-person interview at the Ignace Learn More Centre. It is open until September 7, 2026, and participants will have the opportunity to enter a draw to win one of twenty C$125 gift cards redeemable at local businesses.

ART BORUPS CORNERS SOCIETY

Art Borups Corners is a non-profit arts incubator based in Melgund Township, Northwestern Ontario. We bring artists, youth, and local residents together through hands-on creative projects, workshops, and storytelling rooted in everyday life in the North. Our focus is on making space for people to try things, share skills, and build confidence through art that grows out of where they live.


We’re also a place for testing ideas and working across different ways of making — from land-based practice to digital work and everything in between. Much of what we do happens through partnerships and shared projects, connecting local creative work with wider conversations while keeping things grounded, practical, and community-led.


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ESTABLISHED WITH FUNDING FROM

Canada Council for the Arts Digital Greenhouse Logo

This program was seeded with funding from the Canada Council for the Arts Digital Greenhouse program. This program allowed us to explore strategic arts innovation, capacity building and new technologies. Programming was also supported by the OpenAI Researcher Access Program, the Ontario Arts Council Multi and Inter-Arts Projects Program and the Province of Ontario. We thank them for their support.

PROGRAMMING SEEDED BY

Ontario Arts Council Multi and Inter-Arts Projects Program
Ontario Arts Council Multi and Inter-Arts Projects Program
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