Grey Whale Grief
Grey Whale Numbers are Rapidly Declining, Making Scientists Scratch Their Heads Grey Whales are incredible migrators, 40-tonne mammals (relatively the same size as a bus) and gobble up hundreds of…
The Prairie Duck Factory
Home on the range, where the … ducks … and the antelope play? In A Sand County Almanac, that classic of natural history published in 1949, Aldo Leopold describes the…
6 Early Summer Wildflowers in the Carolinian Forest
The Long Point Basin on Lake Erie’s north shore is one of Canada’s most biologically diverse regions. Nestled in the heart of the Carolinian Ecozone, this region is comprised of…
Protecting Your Shoreline Property from Ticks
We sometimes hear from people who are nervous about naturalizing their shorelines for fear of creating habitat that will attract ticks. Ticks are definitely something to be concerned about. However,…
4 Ways to Celebrate #PollinatorWeek with the Canadian Wildlife Federation!
Pollinator Week is an annual event celebrated internationally in support of pollinator health. When you think of pollinators, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Often we think of…
Dandelions: The Good and the Bad
It’s spring in Central Ontario, which means the dandelions have finished blooming with a flurry. Seed heads are now blowing those fluffy seeds around. I’ve seen a lot of social…
How to Protect a Wetland With a Photograph
Did you know that one photograph could protect a wetland and all the species that depend upon it? If you submit a photo of a Blanding’s Turtle in Ontario to…
Ditch the Pesticides to Save Our Waters!
As Rivers to Oceans Week comes to a close, we are ending with your garden and a nasty pesticide that’s commonly used: Neonicotinoids. These pesticides hit the market in the…
What is going on in the Fraser River?
Researchers have mapped out the true extent of habitat loss for salmon in the Lower Fraser River Fraser Valley River is home to one of the most important – and…
Happy Oceans Day!
Today is Oceans Day, your opportunity to celebrate Canada’s oceans and the life teeming within them. Declared in 1992 at the UN Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Oceans Day…
