Blogs
A Monarch Magnet
Sep 5, 2023 | | Notes from the WildThe sweet nectar of liatris ligulistylis is renowned for its ability to lure monarch butterflies to gardens.
Midsummer Pollinator Plants
Aug 8, 2023 | | Notes from the WildSummer holidays might be halfway over, but the bees are still having a field day thanks to these flowering pollinator plants
Carnivorous Plants
Jul 4, 2023 | | Notes from the WildPlants can be killers too, and in Headwaters we have at least three varieties of carnivorous plants that consume small animals.
Wonderful Warblers
Jun 15, 2023 | | Notes from the WildNaturalist Don Scallen explores the many species of Warblers found in Ontario; though if you want to see them, you’ll have to leave suburbia.
Streamside Salamanders
May 3, 2023 | | Notes from the WildLong-tailed and tiny-legged, these slow moving salamanders face formidable challenges as our urban footprint grows.
Screech Owls
Apr 4, 2023 | | Notes from the WildListen closely for their distinctive vocalizing and you just might manage to catch a peek of these pint-sized predators.
Our Ever Heavier Urban Footprint
Feb 27, 2023 | | Notes from the WildAs development continues unabated, our growing population and urban footprint will inevitably diminish biodiversity.
Not All Invaders Are Bad
Feb 7, 2023 | | Notes from the WildDuring a trip south, naturalist Don Scallen gets a closer look at introduced lizards in Florida and asks questions about our own invasive species in Ontario.
Nesting Instincts
Jan 6, 2023 | | Notes from the WildMost of us have the good fortune to raise our families in safe, comfortable houses. Birds want nothing less.
Return to the Trout Stream
Dec 1, 2022 | | Notes from the WildRivers in the Headwaters region still flow clean, clear and cool through areas not yet urbanized. This natural heritage is a gift to area residents and well worth protecting.
Crooning Tree Crickets
Nov 3, 2022 | | Notes from the WildMale tree crickets – rock stars of the insect realm – sing to attract females, and display other courtship behaviour not so different from ours.
Fascinating Fungi
Oct 5, 2022 | | Notes from the WildFall is the perfect time to get down low and take a closer peek at the stunningly diverse and complex organisms that are fungi