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The Federation of Ontario Naturalists (FON) is a non-profit organization that promotes the preservation and conservation of natural areas in Ontario, Canada. It was established in 1931, and is based in Don Mills.

There is a membership fee to join the organization, which has 119 member groups and 25,000 members (as of September 2004).

The Federation of Ontario Naturalists produce several publications, including:

ON NATURE, a quarterly magazine
Family Nature Notes, a four-page supplementary insert to ON NATURE (it is also sold separately)
Seasons, a discontinued magazine which was published between 1980 and 2003
Wildlife in Jeopardy Education Kit
A Nature Guide to Ontario

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 There is a membership fee to join the organization, which has 119 member groups and 25,000 members (as of [[September]] [[2004]]).
-==Mandate==
-The primary goal of the Federation of Ontario Naturalists is the creation of [[park]]s and other protected areas, the preservation of [[wetland]]s and [[woodland]]s, and the protection of threatened species and [[wildlife]]. It also maintains its own system of twenty-one [[nature reserve]]s throughout Ontario.
-It has several priorities, among them: the preservation of northern wilderness; the protection of Ontario's southern forests and the species they support; restoring and maintaining populations of threatened species; and providing habitat for various species within their nature reserves.
-The Federation of Ontario Naturalists wants to increase the land classified as provincial park or protected area to between 15-20% of all public land, including old-growth [[ecosystem]]s. It also supports community action to preserve woodlands. Moreover, it conducts original research on [[alvar]]s to document their [[ecology]] and [[biodiversity]], and to target sites for protection.
 ==Publications==