Environment
Poison
Sep 12, 2014 | | Notes from the WildIo moth cats sport a bristling armament of stinging hairs.
Great Egrets
Aug 15, 2014 | | Blogs | Notes from the WildEgrets were being slaughtered by the thousands in 19th century America.
Milkweed and Monarchs
Jul 25, 2014 | | Notes from the WildThe monarchs’ table was set, but alas, they wouldn’t come to dinner.
The Raven
Jun 25, 2014 | | Blogs | Notes from the WildRavens are renowned for their ability to solve complex puzzles to obtain tasty tidbits of food.
Imperilled Turtles
May 26, 2014 | | Blogs | Notes from the WildMay/June is the time that turtles emerge from a long winter’s dormancy to bask in the sun. Unfortunately fewer and fewer of them appear every spring.
Wood Frogs
Apr 22, 2014 | | Blogs | Notes from the WildUsually wood frogs choose ponds that hold water only temporarily – a roll of the dice that can lead to the death or salvation of their progeny.
Cougars
Apr 3, 2014 | | Notes from the WildSomething strange is going on, and the phenomenon is not confined to the Headwaters.
Dufferin’s New Landlord
Mar 23, 2014 | | Back IssuesWith its purchase of the mega quarry lands, a Canadian investment firm gained control of one of the biggest single blocks of prime farmland in Ontario. Will the new landlord be better than the old?
Swifts and Swallows
Mar 23, 2014 |These birds fly with grace and verve, flitting over fields and wetlands and high above towns and villages.
Snowy Owl Rescue
Mar 5, 2014 | | Blogs | Notes from the WildThe winter of 2013-14 has seen a “the largest movement of snowy owls in four or five decades” into southern Canada and the United States.
Snow Buntings
Feb 7, 2014 | | Notes from the WildLook for snow buntings every winter, across the windswept fields of Dufferin, Wellington and other open country settings in southern Ontario.