Environment
Woodpeckers
Nov 15, 2009 | | Back Issues | Departments | Headwaters Sketchbook | Winter 2009Location: Mono Cliffs Provincial Park Date: January 9 Time: 10am Weather: Calm and snowy, -2 C It begins: Huge snowflakes spiral down through still air, forming another clean page on…
High Stakes in the High County
Sep 16, 2009 |The Highland Companies, a U.S.-based investment syndicate, has assembled 9,500 acres, most of it in Melancthon, but many people in the community, led by NDACT, worry about the future of their farmland and water resources.
Open Air Open Minds
Sep 16, 2009 | | Back IssuesLearning comes naturally for students of Belfountain Public School’s eco-focused curriculum.
Confection, Congestion and Electrification
Sep 15, 2009 | | Autumn 2009 | Back Issues | Countryside Digest | DepartmentsHow One Man’s Obsession with Runaway Sneakers and Rubber Ducks Revolutionized Ocean Science.
Woolly Bear Caterpillars
Sep 15, 2009 | | Headwaters SketchbookBrown and furry, caterpillar in a hurry!
Cougar Sightings
Sep 9, 2009 |There have been cougar sightings in the area. Have you seen any? Tell us your stories.
Big Weather
Jun 18, 2009 |Hold on to your hats! The weather, she-is-a-changing. Global warming is exacerbating Canada’s gloriously variable weather, adding a growing current of concern to our favourite topic of conversation. It’s been more than two decades since the “big tornado” hit these hills in 1985, but in recent years the incidence of smaller tornadoes, high winds and violent storms has escalated.
Soaring Skyward
Jun 18, 2009 |Once gleefully slaughtered as “bloodthirsty villains,” hawks have reclaimed their status as lords of the sky.
Mitigation, Termination and Osculation
Jun 18, 2009 | | Back Issues | Countryside Digest | Departments | Summer 2009Dandelions, porcupettes and wake-up calls. Miscellany from Douglas G. Pearce’s Countryside Digest.
Terra Cotta Conservation Area
Jun 18, 2009 | | Back Issues | Departments | Headwaters Sketchbook | Summer 2009Waterlilies and dragonflies on a summer morning at Terra Cotta Conservation Area.
Day of Reckoning: Caledon’s Rockfort Quarry
Mar 21, 2009 | | Back IssuesLike oil, aggregate has become essential to modern life. But how much are we willing to sacrifice to get it? As the decade-long dispute over Caledon’s Rockfort quarry finally heads to the OMB, we’re about to find out.
Warblers: A Storm of Angels
Mar 21, 2009 | | Back Issues | Spring 2009In Headwaters country eighteen species of warblers flourish among the trees of the Niagara Escarpment and the Oak Ridges Moraine.