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A Possible Biocontrol for WNS
[PHOTO CREDIT: KAREN VANDERWOLF/NB MUSEUM] I recently attended the 6th annual white-nose syndrome workshop held in Boise, Idaho Sept 3-6th. These meetings are a bit different from regular conferences in…
CWF Garden Photo of the Week
PHOTO CREDIT: [CWF] These crab apples add colour to our Wildlife-Friendly Demonstration Garden. They are also a source of food and shelter for various animals. If your green space has…
CWF Garden Photo of the Week
[PHOTO: CWF] Need help after an encounter with poison ivy or stinging nettle? Look no further than this helpful little plant – jewelweed, also known as spotted jewelweed, spotted touch-me-not, or by…
Listing Bats In Canada
[PHOTO CREDIT: KAREN VANDERWOLF/NB MUSEUM] North America has 48 different species of bats and 6 of them have experienced significant mortality due to white-nose syndrome. The species hardest hit are…
A New Name For The WNS Causing Fungus
[PHOTO CREDIT: KAREN VANDERWOLF/NB MUSEUM – a culture of Pseudogymnoascus destructans growing on agar in the lab] The fungus that causes white-nose syndrome, Geomyces destructans, has been renamed…
CWF Garden Photo of the Week
[PHOTO CREDIT: CWF] Canada is home to many beautiful ferns. Since I began paying attention to them, I have come to appreciate the many different textures that ferns offer, apart…
CWF Garden Photo of the Week
[PHOTO CREDIT: CWF] Bees and butterflies are busy pollinating the flowers in our Wildlife-friendly Demonstration Garden. It’s always fun to take a minute to watch them at work. It’s then that…
I Got To Meet Our Bat Hero – Dara!
[PHOTO CREDIT: KAREN VANDERWOLF/NB MUSEUM -SPECIMENS FROM THE NEW BRUNSWICK MUSEUM’S BAT COLLECTION. THESE INCLUDE THE BIG BROWN BAT, LITTLE BROWN BAT, NORTHERN LONG-EAR BAT, AND THE TRICOLORED BAT] In…
WNS on CBC’s Land and Sea!
[PHOTO CREDIT: DF MCALPINE] – Myself on the left with the camera crew – I recently spent two days with a CBC camera crew. They are making an episode of…
Water Chestnut Pull Days – Come help save the Ottawa River!
[PHOTO CREDIT: VOYAGEUR PROVINCIAL PARK] Come help save the Ottawa River! Volunteers are needed to help remove Water Chestnut plants from Voyageur Provincial Park, near Chute-a-Blondeau, ON. Water chestnut is…
