© Lora Denis
June 30, 2019–Noah Cole
This is annual event where groups break out to observe and count all the butterflies that they encounter within a given area within circle that extends from North Oshawa to Port Perry. Beginners are welcome to participate, and will be placed in group with an expert. This is all day event but participants can come ...
Common yellowthroat warbler © Noah Cole
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As I walked through the forest on a warm spring afternoon, I saw a dark creature flutter by. It was a mourning cloak butterfly! As I looked around, I saw more butterflies. A skittish eastern comma was feeding on sap from a sugar maple, while another sunned itself on the ground below the leafless canopy. ...
Thunder Bay BioBlitz © Julee Boan
Are you an aspiring citizen scientist? All over the world, members of the public contribute to scientific research by reporting species sightings, surveying water quality and more. You can join these citizen scientists with the help of Ontario Nature’s new Directory of Ontario Citizen Science (DOCS). DOCS is an online, searchable tool that can link ...
Participants take a well-deserved break after planting 180 wildflowers © Lynn Miller
The Ontario Nature Youth Council’s Special Spaces events have wrapped up for this year. All of them were extremely successful, but the highlight for me was the wildflower planting event I attended at Kinghurst Forest Nature Reserve.
© David Coulson