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Environment

Adapting to Survive

Mar 29, 2022 | Don Scallen

Animals use camouflage, poison and deception to live another day.

Why Highway 413 is a Bad Idea

Mar 29, 2022 | Debbe Crandall

The “zombie” highway will hurt the environment, fail to solve the problems it aims to address – and there are better ideas to explore.

Signs of Spring

Mar 3, 2022 | Don Scallen | Notes from the Wild

In March nature pushes against the shackles of winter, and then bursts free with birdsong and butterflies.

Bambi Has a Dark Side

Feb 3, 2022 | Don Scallen | Notes from the Wild

Deer are lovely but too many can hurt the environment.

Good Bird? Bad Bird?

Jan 5, 2022 | Don Scallen | Notes from the Wild

Starlings have three strikes against them.

Raven Foodies

Dec 4, 2021 | Don Scallen | Notes from the Wild

Ravens are clever and adaptable, they eat just about anything we do.

Fall Fungi

Nov 4, 2021 | Don Scallen | Notes from the Wild

Fungi are mysterious, stunningly diverse, and impactful.

Turtles

Oct 12, 2021 | Don Scallen | Notes from the Wild

Only two of Ontario’s eight native turtle species are likely to be found here: midland painted turtles and common snapping turtles.

Calling All Citizen Scientists!

Sep 24, 2021 | Don Scallen

All you need is a smartphone and a love of nature to make valuable contributions to conservation science.

To Catch a Fish

Sep 13, 2021 | Don Scallen | Notes from the Wild

Fish are fast, slippery, and camouflaged, designed by evolution to avoid being eaten.

Wasps

Aug 16, 2021 | Don Scallen | Notes from the Wild

I’ve walked through meadows teeming with wasps, innumerable times, without being stung.

Batesian Mimicry

Jul 7, 2021 | Don Scallen | Notes from the Wild

July is prime butterfly season in Headwaters.

In The Hills

In The Hills is an independent, locally owned print and online magazine that has earned its reputation as the best-read, best-loved magazine in Headwaters.

The magazine is delivered to more than 40,000 homes and farms throughout Caledon, Erin, Dufferin, Orangeville and Creemore – up to double the circulation of any other local publication. And it is available to visitors at local inns, restaurants, specialty retail stores and other tourist locations.