Environment
Exotic Species aka Mantis and Honeybee
What has our impact been on native North American wildlife? I think we know the answer to that.
Green Gravel
Can a green gravel certification solve the controversies over aggregate in Ontario? It had better, because it may be the only way out of our current mess.
Meetings with Remarkable Trees
We revel in their beauty, relax in their shade and are calmed by the soothing sound of their leaves soughing in the wind.
Worms in the Woods
Long considered the best friends of gardeners, earthworms are proving to be formidable enemies of the forest.
Peacocks, oysters and rubber ducks
History traditionally has ranked alchemists with counterfeit artists, huckster quacks, snake oil salesmen, and witches. Miscellany from Douglas G. Pearce’s Countryside Digest.
Wrens
Both male and female wrens generate a potpourri of chatter – a profusion of messaging rivaling the texting of human teenagers.
Micro – cosmos in your yard
Many new point-and-shoot cameras have a macro focus function, allowing you to take close-up photos of miniature creatures.
Canada’s chefs enter the quarry fray
“We want people to taste the bounty of the land that is threatened by the quarry,” says Stadtländer.
Food for Thought
“He that looketh on a plate of ham and eggs to lust after it hath already committed breakfast with it in his heart.”
C.S. Lewis
Caterpillars & Butterflies
Most butterfly caterpillars will mature and form chrysalides within two or three weeks.
Birth of a Protest
This spring, when The Highland Companies filed its application for a 2,316-acre limestone quarry, a small rural protest caught the big wave.
Melancthon Mega Quarry
by the Numbers
This spring, when The Highland Companies filed its application for a 2,316-acre limestone quarry, a small rural protest caught the big wave.



