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Finding Happiness in the Big Waves of Georgian Bay
Jessie is a participant of the Canadian Conservation Corps. “You’re always the first to laugh and laugh often and it makes everything brighter.” That’s what one of my fellow cohort…
Join the Chorus: Volunteers Needed to Monitor Northern Limit of Western Chorus Frog Range
Frogs will soon be calling, and we are calling on YOU! With the start of spring, western chorus frogs (WCF) will soon start calling from their breeding wetlands within southwestern…
Discovering the World of Animal Tracks
Getting Started Identifying tracks to the species level is much easier if you first look for certain clues. Those clues are not usually found in the track. Only one in…
What is the Right Way to Monitor Right Whales?
The North Atlantic Right Whale is a critically endangered species that finds its way to Atlantic Canadian waters every spring. Described by some as “grotesquely majestic,” the Right Whale is…
At the Heart of the Matter
This Valentine’s Day, get acquainted with the organ that goes pitter-patter and ka-thunk, ka-thunk. The heart. A Tiny Ticker It makes perfect sense that a tiny mammal would have a…
Bully Birds: How Can You Keep Bully Birds at Bay?
Birdwatching is supposed to be relaxing right? And it is…until…there’s a flurry of feathers at your feeder. Your amiable chickadees and finches are fleeing and your bird feeder is taken…
Money Talks: Our Wildlife Saves Us Millions of Dollars a Year
Wildlife provides us with many benefits that are crucial to our survival, the environment and economy. Yet, these services can go unnoticed by so many of us. It’s not until…
Do Birds Divorce?
While some birds are the loyal and true blue, unfortunately others don’t make their love last forever. Sometimes they split up. Let’s take a closer look at Canadian birds –…
Canadians ‘share their feathers’ in celebration of National Bird Feeding Month
February is National Bird-Feeding Month It is an annual 28 day long celebration, aimed at educating the public on the wild bird feeding and watching hobby. The recognition was created…
Nature in the Frame: Winners of the 2020 Reflections of Nature Photo Club
It has been a stressful year of COVID lockdowns and unprecedented turmoil and upset. People everywhere were looking for ways to cope, de-stress and try to be healthy. In the…
