Environment

The Fungus Among Us: The astonishing web of life beneath our feet.

I’ve written about our remarkable caterpillars before, but so many interesting ones inhabit our hills that another look is warranted.

I recently had the pleasure of watching a pair of house wren parents feed their babies in a backyard nest box.

They’re big. They’re strong. And they’re probably here to stay. But keeping them in check will give native plant species a chance.

These botanical wonders sport whimsical – you guessed it – slipper-shaped blossoms.

Chorus frogs are vulnerable to a who’s who of predators from ground-foraging birds, to shrews, to big spiders to small snakes.

Cottontails conceal themselves in dense thickets of shrubs and brambles.

Can sharing our way of life help sustain it?

Sugaring off is a time-honoured ritual in the hills.

Along the Bruce Trail, spring is the time to slow to a saunter 
and see, hear and scent nature’s renewal.

A saunter through the hills in 1864.

Sherri Cox, a corporate executive turned wildlife vet, takes her surgical skills on the road to aid animals in distress.