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Wild About Birds
After a tumultuous second year in university I felt lost as to what I would be doing during the upcoming summer. With friends moving away for jobs or simply moving…
How “Great” Are the Great Lakes?
Water quality and conservation is a topic of concern that means the most to me because growing up in Southern Ontario I was blessed like every Ontarian, to be surrounded…
Experiencing the Snake Life – CCC Participant Field Learning Update
Canadian Conservation Corps Group 1 participant Nicole Webster gives us a tour at her field learning placement at SCALES Nature Park in Ontario. When I first arrived at my field…
Winter Camping Beneath the Stars in Algonquin Provincial Park
When I discovered I’d be one of nine youth setting out on a snowshoeing and dog sledding expedition to Ontario’s Algonquin Park (Canada’s oldest provincial park), I was overjoyed by…
Outward Bound Expedition
What an experience! Where to start? Last week I joined eight other individuals on a 10 day winter camping expedition within the Algonquin Highlands. Let me tell you, this experience…
The Bat Rangers
A couple of weeks ago I was contacted by an enthusiastic primary school teacher who informed me that she and her students were up to something very special this holiday…
Engaging Canadians coast to coast about marine animal response
When it comes to responding to marine animal emergencies, members of the public play an important part. It is essential to know who to call, what types of marine animal…
Have you entered your grade 8/secondary 2 class in this school year’s Canada’s Coolest School Trip yet?
This is one contest you don’t want to pass up on! All you need to do is pick a Parks Canada place that your class thinks is extraordinary and tell…
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…
