© Lora Denis
Wetlands are often misunderstood because we usually think of them as a “swamp,” often in movies it is where the bodies are found. At one time everything was a “swamp,” not a place to go for a holiday or spend some quality time. We are now learning wetlands are important but we still don’t know ...
As days become longer and the warm weather arrives, thousands of birds migrate back to North America to nest. But first, they must survive the gauntlet of life-threatening obstacles in their way.
Credit: Carla Kishinami CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Get to know some of Ontario’s spiders here: onnaturemagazine.com/spiderguide.html
Monarch butterfly, Malcolm Bluff Shores Nature Reserve © Noah Cole
Part 3 of a 3 part blog series about the Province’s failure to uphold strong protections for our most vulnerable plants and animals. When we celebrated the passing of Ontario’s new Endangered Species Act (ESA) back in 2007, I could never have imagined that it might serve as a Trojan horse for development. Yet that ...
Periwinkle © Robert Sproule CC_BY_2.0
One challenge every land trust faces is managing invasive species. Invasive plants and wildlife are often accidentally brought to Ontario from other parts of the world and, in the absence of natural predators and competitors, crowd out native species. Some familiar invaders include dog-strangling vine, emerald ash borer and garlic mustard.
Laurel Creek Conservation Area © Carl Hiebert / Grand River Conservation Authority