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Keep Calm and Save the Turtles
That’s our motto even though we know it’s hard for turtle lovers to actually stay calm when seven of eight turtle species in Muskoka are at risk. But we love…
Transfer and Tag – Repopulating eels in the Ottawa River
Our eel team at Canadian Wildlife Federation, along with various collaborators, including Hydro-Quebec, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Quebec Ministry of Natural Resources and Wildlife, Arnprior District Fish and Game…
Building and setting eel traps
Our 2014 American eel team has been busy over the last month preparing for our upcoming field season! As mentioned in our previous post, one of our goals this season…
Monarch Generations Followed: We’ve Finally Tracked Down These Elusive Butterflies
It’s no secret that the Canadian Wildlife Federation has been worried about the monarch butterfly for quite some time. After their numbers dropped to their all time lowest in 2012,…
2014 American Eel Project – Back at it!
Canadian Wildlife Federation – 2014 American Eel Project What we’re up to this summer! Canadian Wildlife Federation has once again started their Ottawa River Eel Project this summer! The 2014…
Have you ever wanted to get involved in a scientific project?
[[PHOTO CREDIT: DEBBIE OPPERMANN, CWF PHOTO CONTEST] Have you ever wanted to get involved in a scientific project? With crowdsourcing, scientists can put their projects on the web, and anyone…
The Ferns are Unfurling
Here’s my latest plug for the magnificence of nature and all the exquisite shapes, colours and textures that are there to be admired…if we take the time to notice. Each…
Bees, Butterflies, Bellwort and Breeches
Here are some shots from the Woodland Path garden bed, in our Wildlife-friendly Demonstration Garden. Walking by on the way to my car a couple of days ago around 3:00…
Weeding out Invasive Plants
Here in eastern Canada, spring plants like mayapple and trilliums are beginning to leaf out while others, like bloodroot and hepatica, are blooming. The treetops are still bare as is much of the ground.…
Book Review – Trees & Shrubs of Newfoundland and Labrador
For nature buffs who want to learn more about the woody plants of Canada’s easternmost province, you might be interested in Trees & Shrubs of Newfoundland and Labrador. It’s one…
