Environment

Home Sweet Home
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.

In the Bleak Midwinter
Nov 20, 2022 |Don Scallen explores how birds, mammals and reptiles have adapted to survive our long, trying winter.

Feed the Birds
Nov 20, 2022 | | Country Living 101Looking to bring colour and joy to those grey winter days? Setting up a feeder for our fine feathered friends is a mutually beneficial move.

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

Pit by Pit
Sep 20, 2022 |As another battle over aggregate mining gears up in Cataract, the question remains: how do we balance our voracious demand for aggregates with the rights of local citizens and nature?

A Walk in The Hills
Sep 20, 2022 | | LeisureThe illustrator behind The Sweetgrass Chronicles series turns his attention to the hills of Mulmur.

Where The Wild Things Are
Sep 20, 2022 | | CommunityWhat the leaders, students and parents of local outdoor school programs want us to know about the power of outdoor learning.

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?