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Transforming Turf into a Meadow Ecosystem

From a swath of turf grass came a thriving meadow ecosystem full of wild flowers, pollinators and biodiversity.

Sep 12, 2022
Don Scallen

Bats Aided by Citizen Scientists

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.

Aug 8, 2022
Don Scallen

Who Pollinates Michigan Lilies?

Could the answer to my pollination puzzle be butterfly wings?

Jul 14, 2022
Don Scallen

Movers and Shakers: River Chub

The breeders and the egg stealers make a river chub nest a happening place in springtime.

Jun 7, 2022
Don Scallen

Calvin the Salamander Returns!

Calvin and his kin depend on two things for their survival: forest and fishless ponds.

May 10, 2022
Don Scallen

Magical Merlins

Merlins have been recorded nesting in Orangeville, Caledon Village and just south of Headwaters in Georgetown.

Apr 17, 2022
Don Scallen

Signs of Spring

In March nature pushes against the shackles of winter, and then bursts free with birdsong and butterflies.

Mar 3, 2022
Don Scallen

Bambi Has a Dark Side

Deer are lovely but too many can hurt the environment.

Feb 3, 2022
Don Scallen

Good Bird? Bad Bird?

Starlings have three strikes against them.

Jan 5, 2022
Don Scallen

Raven Foodies

Ravens are clever and adaptable, they eat just about anything we do.

Dec 4, 2021
Don Scallen

Fall Fungi

Fungi are mysterious, stunningly diverse, and impactful.

Nov 4, 2021
Don Scallen

Turtles

Only two of Ontario’s eight native turtle species are likely to be found here: midland painted turtles and common snapping turtles.

Oct 12, 2021
Don Scallen