Environment

Butterflies are some of the most beautiful and interesting creatures on earth and can be easily attracted to your garden.

The Growth Plan was an attempt to rein in the low-density sprawl that was a signature of development in the 1980s and 1990s.

Ontario launched the Greenbelt Plan’s 10-year review, which is taking place concurrently with reviews of the Niagara Escarpment Plan, the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan & Places to Grow.

In less than two decades Caledon’s population will be 75 per cent urban. Can its countryside values survive the shift?

Lyme disease was once all but unknown in Ontario. But as the offending ticks migrate north, health agencies warn it’s just a matter of time before Headwaters feels their bite.

Treefrogs have adhesive disks on the tips of their fingers that allow them to climb trees.

These aquatic shrimp fairies are aptly named, for they are tiny, gossamer creatures.

Humans and other animals – not so different. Green herons will sometimes use leaves and other objects to lure fish within striking distance of their rapier-like beaks.

Long a familiar sight in southern Ontario farm fields, these grassland birds are disappearing. So conservationists and others are joining forces to find practical ways 
to reverse the decline.

In its few short years, Big Life has established itself as an important anti-poaching leader in East Africa.

Why do so many sentinel bur oaks grace farm fields in Caledon and other parts of southern Ontario?

Bird feeding has been largely responsible for the expansion of cardinals and mourning doves into Ontario.