Blogs
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
Transforming Turf into a Meadow Ecosystem
Sep 12, 2022 | | Notes from the WildFrom 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 | | 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.