Environment

The reappearance of otters in our hills is a hopeful sign that the capacity of our rivers and landscapes to support wildlife is improving.

Tracks inscribed on snow by unseen animals offer tantalizing multilayered puzzles.

Football-sized bald-faced hornet nests, hanging from branches, are prominent in the winter landscape.

The reasons burls grow on trees are still not fully understood, but infection by viruses, fungus and bacteria are likely causes.

Local climate change activist pounds the Orangeville pavement weekly to get her message out.

Howling blizzards, ice storms, power outages. Emergency services are on high alert, but when disaster strikes, the first line of defence is you.

Handy lists for the items you’ll need and the steps you’ll want to take before you hunker down at home or hit the road in an emergency.

The research into the co-operative nature of trees is in its infancy.

Most of the nocturnal critters my friends and I find are insects, but spiders, millipedes and amphibians also appear in our flashlight beams.

The Credit, the Humber, the Grand and the Nottawasaga rivers are home to a lively community of creatures that form a complex, interdependent web of life.

The annual emergence of mayflies, wherever it occurs, brings predictable responses.

This serendipitous meeting with a near-sighted beaver was my favorite type of wildlife encounter!