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Environment

Belfountain Under Siege

Jun 22, 2021 | Nicola Ross | Community

A dispatch from the battlefield.

Regenerative Agriculture Puts the Soil First

Jun 22, 2021 | Cecily Ross | Farming

How cover crops, crop rotation and using livestock to fertilize fields puts local farmers on the front lines in reducing climate change.

Minnows

Jun 8, 2021 | Don Scallen | Notes from the Wild

Most of our minnows, like our songbirds, breed in spring and many male minnows, like male songbirds, advertise their reproductive fitness with brilliant colours.

Calvin the Salamander

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

Calvin is a rare piebald version of a spotted salamander.

Life Renewed

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

There is much to quicken the pulse at this time of year. So much to see, hear and appreciate.

Conservation Authorities v. Doug Ford

Mar 31, 2021 | Nicola Ross

The provincial government is stripping Ontario’s conservation authorities of the very meaning of their name ­– and key protections for the environment.

New Kits on the Block

Mar 31, 2021 | Don Scallen

Red foxes are making themselves at home in Inglewood, Grand Valley and Palgrave, hunting in our yards and denning under our sheds and garages.

Winter Ducks

Mar 1, 2021 | Don Scallen | Notes from the Wild

For sheer visual pleasure it’s hard to beat the splendour of ducks on a sunny winter’s day.

Mudpuppies

Feb 9, 2021 | Don Scallen | Notes from the Wild

I was invited to search for mudpuppies in a Wellington County stream last December.

Winter Bird Watching

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

This is a special winter for bird watching in the hills.

Brook Trout

Dec 1, 2020 | Don Scallen | Notes from the Wild

There is no guarantee that brook trout will continue to thrive in Caledon, Erin and Dufferin in the years to come.

Highway 413: The Opposition Reloads

Nov 24, 2020 | Paul Webster

The Ford government has resurrected the controversial highway that will cut through south Caledon. Is it a done deal?