Notes from the Wild
Transforming Turf into a Meadow Ecosystem
Sep 12, 2022 |From a swath of turf grass came a thriving meadow ecosystem full of wild flowers, pollinators and biodiversity.
Bats Aided by Citizen Scientists
Aug 8, 2022 |Bats 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 |Could the answer to my pollination puzzle be butterfly wings?
Movers and Shakers: River Chub
Jun 7, 2022 |The breeders and the egg stealers make a river chub nest a happening place in springtime.
Calvin the Salamander Returns!
May 10, 2022 |Calvin and his kin depend on two things for their survival: forest and fishless ponds.
Magical Merlins
Apr 17, 2022 |Merlins have been recorded nesting in Orangeville, Caledon Village and just south of Headwaters in Georgetown.
Signs of Spring
Mar 3, 2022 |In March nature pushes against the shackles of winter, and then bursts free with birdsong and butterflies.
Turtles
Oct 12, 2021 |Only two of Ontario’s eight native turtle species are likely to be found here: midland painted turtles and common snapping turtles.