Don Scallen
Don Scallen enjoys sharing his love of nature through his writing and presentations. Check out his blog "Notes from the Wild".
Turtles
Oct 12, 2021Only two of Ontario’s eight native turtle species are likely to be found here: midland painted turtles and common snapping turtles.
Calling All Citizen Scientists!
Sep 24, 2021All you need is a smartphone and a love of nature to make valuable contributions to conservation science.
To Catch a Fish
Sep 13, 2021Fish are fast, slippery, and camouflaged, designed by evolution to avoid being eaten.
Wasps
Aug 16, 2021I’ve walked through meadows teeming with wasps, innumerable times, without being stung.
Wild Nocturne
Jun 22, 2021Grab a flashlight and head out on a hike after sundown and get to know the creatures of the night – including moths, salamanders and frogs.
Minnows
Jun 8, 2021Most of our minnows, like our songbirds, breed in spring and many male minnows, like male songbirds, advertise their reproductive fitness with brilliant colours.
Life Renewed
Apr 12, 2021There is much to quicken the pulse at this time of year. So much to see, hear and appreciate.
New Kits on the Block
Mar 31, 2021Red foxes are making themselves at home in Inglewood, Grand Valley and Palgrave, hunting in our yards and denning under our sheds and garages.
Winter Ducks
Mar 1, 2021For sheer visual pleasure it’s hard to beat the splendour of ducks on a sunny winter’s day.
Mudpuppies
Feb 9, 2021I was invited to search for mudpuppies in a Wellington County stream last December.
Brook Trout
Dec 1, 2020There is no guarantee that brook trout will continue to thrive in Caledon, Erin and Dufferin in the years to come.
Tree Crickets
Nov 3, 2020Singing tree crickets are beautiful. They raise diaphanous wings like miniature sails and vibrate them as they trill their songs.
Hopping and Walkin’ in the Rain
Oct 15, 2020This is the time of year to get out after dark and explore… especially as the rain falls.
A Forest is More Than Its Trees
Sep 18, 2020From deep in the earth to high in the sky, forests shelter teeming life.