Environment

Field botanist Lisa Riederer painstakingly inventories trees, shrubs and groundcover plants for Credit Valley Conservation.

Naturalist Don Scallen explores the many species of Warblers found in Ontario; though if you want to see them, you’ll have to leave suburbia.

Long-tailed and tiny-legged, these slow moving salamanders face formidable challenges as our urban footprint grows.

Listen closely for their distinctive vocalizing and you just might manage to catch a peek of these pint-sized predators.

A look back on how we’ve covered the pleasures and concerns of country life over the last three decades.

The amazing architectural feats (and sometimes cheeky parenting techniques) of nesting birds

“How could I not help those animals that don’t have a voice?”

No matter what your goal – adding shade and beauty to your property, attracting wildlife or fighting climate change – planting more trees is a good idea.

As development continues unabated, our growing population and urban footprint will inevitably diminish biodiversity.

During a trip south, naturalist Don Scallen gets a closer look at introduced lizards in Florida and asks questions about our own invasive species in Ontario.

Most of us have the good fortune to raise our families in safe, comfortable houses. Birds want nothing less. 

Rivers in the Headwaters region still flow clean, clear and cool through areas not yet urbanized. This natural heritage is a gift to area residents and well worth protecting.