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Terri-Lee Reid
3 Easy Things To Do for Your Shoreline Property in 3 Years
Congratulations on owning a piece of paradise – a shoreline property. Whether it’s a place you bought to make lasting family memories, a place to retire or a place to…
Going, going….gone: Which animals are on the brink and how can we save them?
There are 700 species at risk of extinction. Which animals are on the brink and how can we save them? Canada has such a rich biodiversity that it can be…
- Coasts & Oceans
- Connecting With Nature
- Education & Leadership
- Endangered Species & Biodiversity
- Lakes & Rivers
- Species
The Good, the Bad and the Invasive
Did you know that the second largest threat to biodiversity is invasive species? That’s right after habitat loss. Non-native species can come from other countries or from right here in…
Oh Crap! Take Care of That Septic System
What is… …out of sight …constantly working …something that can impact water quality, pose health risks to people and can contaminate drinking water, if it isn’t maintained? If you guessed septic…
Colour mismatch
We all know that hares turn white in winter to help them blend into their snowy environment and back to brown in the spring. But have you ever seen a…
An early Christmas gift for wildlife in Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence!
After more than 16 years of scientific study, public engagement and government review, it is fantastic news that the governments of Canada and the United States are adopting Plan 2014…
Love Your Lake is Naturalizing Shorelines
With funding from DFO’s Recreational Fisheries Conservation Partnerships Program, shoreline property owners involved in the Love Your Lake program have been naturalizing, or re-planting, their shorelines with native plants. Love…
Love Your Lake Training Begins!
Last week-end we were involved in Love Your Lake training along with our program partner, Watersheds Canada. We were in the beautiful Algonquin Highlands with some students from Trent University.…
Schooled by Nature
While we don’t know the official count yet on the number of sockeye salmon that returned to Adams River this year, the 2014 Salute to the Sockeye Festival was a…
