By Jennifer Baker Canada’s boreal forest is a globally important ecosystem that contains vast intact forest with clear, clean waters that are rich in wildlife. This broad band of forest lies across northern Canada and covers more than 50 million hectares in northern Ontario – close to half the province. The boreal forest provides numerous […]
By Virgil Martin As naturalists, most of us are inclined to downplay the cultural aspects of ‘natural’ landscapes. We know all to well that human activity has altered every corner of Southern Ontario, leaving only a few special places where Nature is still in charge. And so we ‘preserve’ Nature when we can, but tend
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By Frank (Barney) Barningham The house we have built is designed on the principles of passive solar gain and high thermal mass. It is modelled on a very similar existing house, built several years ago by Hans Albarda in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. His house is working effectively and houses a family of four. Our roof
By Mary Rapati The day was warm and the sky blue, it was a perfect day for the NABA count. 49 species were seen – the most ever seen. New to the count were Tawny Crescents, Little Glassywing, Northern Cloudywing and Cherry Gall Azures. Up in numbers were – Monarchs, Pearl Crescents, Applachian Brown, Delaware
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2001-2005 – Advanced Sale By Rebecca Harrold, Assistant Coordinator To order a copy (or copies!) go to the atlas web page: http://www.birdsontario.org/atlas/atlasmain.html and follow directions there. You can also get more information about the book on the web page. You can also order by calling the atlas office toll-free (1-866-900-7100), or you can print out
By John Reaume November 2006 Ever thought of taking a more active role in protecting our woodlands, wetlands and wildlife. A simple action you could take would be to become an Advocate for Nature. This program is coordinated by Ontario Nature. If you sign up as an Advocate for Nature you will receive important action
To participate in any of the following Christmas Bird Counts, contact the compiler Date Area Compiler Phone / Email Saturday, December 16 Hanover/Walkerton Dorothy Kings 389-5387 Saturday, December 16 Owen Sound Freeman Boyd 538-4368 fboyd@log.on.ca Sunday, December 17 Wiarton Joe Johnson 534-2736 Wednesday, December 20 Tobermory Ethan Meleg 596-2444 (318) ethan.meleg@pc.gc.ca Thursday, December 28 Meaford
These results are courtesy of Dorothy Kings our Compiler from the data submitted by the 29 observers from Dec 16, 2006. We had 2 members spend 2.5 hrs owling. The seven areas accumulated 30.25 hours on foot and 53.5 hours driving. We covered 40 kms on foot and 805 km by car. Most groups started
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By Nikki MayPhotos by John Reaume The day was mild for mid-November when members and visitors of Saugeen Nature set off for a stroll along the pathways of Kinghurst Nature Reserve near Dornoch. The woods were quiet as most of the song-birds have fled south, but there was a very active gaggle of Canada Geese
By Nikki May On a lovely morning in mid-September, members of Saugeen Nature joined leader Bob Knapp for a walk on the Bruce Trail in the Rocklyn Creek Management Area. The woodlands along this trail were still a lush green, with a wide variety of tree species and many flowering plants, some still in bloom.
