Blogs

Bats Aided by Citizen Scientists
Aug 8, 2022 | | Notes from the WildBats hunt with their astonishing echolocating ability, sending out pulses of sound and then “reading” the returning echoes for the shape signatures of potential prey.

Who Pollinates Michigan Lilies?
Jul 14, 2022 | | Notes from the WildCould the answer to my pollination puzzle be butterfly wings?

Movers and Shakers: River Chub
Jun 7, 2022 | | Notes from the WildThe breeders and the egg stealers make a river chub nest a happening place in springtime.

Calvin the Salamander Returns!
May 10, 2022 | | Notes from the WildCalvin and his kin depend on two things for their survival: forest and fishless ponds.

Magical Merlins
Apr 17, 2022 | | Notes from the WildMerlins have been recorded nesting in Orangeville, Caledon Village and just south of Headwaters in Georgetown.

Signs of Spring
Mar 3, 2022 | | Notes from the WildIn March nature pushes against the shackles of winter, and then bursts free with birdsong and butterflies.

Bambi Has a Dark Side
Feb 3, 2022 | | Notes from the WildDeer are lovely but too many can hurt the environment.

Raven Foodies
Dec 4, 2021 | | Notes from the WildRavens are clever and adaptable, they eat just about anything we do.

Fall Fungi
Nov 4, 2021 | | Notes from the WildFungi are mysterious, stunningly diverse, and impactful.

Turtles
Oct 12, 2021 | | Notes from the WildOnly two of Ontario’s eight native turtle species are likely to be found here: midland painted turtles and common snapping turtles.

To Catch a Fish
Sep 13, 2021 | | Notes from the WildFish are fast, slippery, and camouflaged, designed by evolution to avoid being eaten.