Bring on the Bugs
It’s Time to Celebrate Bugs When they’re stuck in your hair or floating in your drink, insects might …
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Oak Wilt: An Advancing Threat
Invasive Species and Our Forests We have a team dedicated to monitoring and managing priority invasive species in …
Be a Wildlife Ally
Together, We Can Live in Harmony With warmer weather arriving, more people are out and about having picnics, …
Fantastic Frog Calls
Just like humans, frogs speak different languages. Well, maybe they don’t actually speak but you can certainly tell …
Get to Know Spring’s Native Flowers
One of the best things about spring is spotting the first plants of the season sprouting. Little bits …
It’s Butterfly Season!
Signs of Spring are All Around Reports of butterfly sightings have been trickling in with species like mourning …
Why Interior Forest Habitat Matters
Continuous Forest Habitat Tree planting season is here which makes it the perfect time to learn more about …
Hummingbirds Will Soon Return for Spring
Goodbye Winter and Hello Spring! One of the most exciting things about spring is the return of wildlife …
Life Underground
When planning and planting our gardens, we often focus on what we see above ground, like birds nesting …
Meet One of the Experts Who Monitor Our Watershed
There are many aspects of the local natural environment that need to be managed, monitored and maintained to …
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Winter Wonders of Local Wildlife
With the beginning of a new year, fitness resolutions abound, many of us are by gearing up for …
Birding in the Credit River Watershed is a Hoot
Winter is a great time to get your binoculars out when tree leaves have fallen and branches are …
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Our Forests Need Biodiversity
From a young age we’re taught about the importance of trees. Trees have an important role in ecosystems …
Crawlies that Aren’t so Creepy
It’s almost Halloween and that means it’s the perfect time to celebrate the things that can sometimes make …
Fabulous Field Finds 2021
Summer has come to an end and autumn has made itself known as the trees change to beautiful …
Bringing Brook Trout Back to the Credit River
If you’ve ever seen a brook trout in the Credit River, you know they’re a beautiful sight. Brook …
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Capturing the Beauty of Butterflies
Citizen scientists play an important role in environmental conservation. Citizen science is the practice of public participation and …
Top 5 Common Plants in the Credit River Watershed
One amazing thing about getting outside in nature is that there’s always something new to discover. But some …
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Golly, Grasshoppers are Great!
Grasshoppers are small but mighty insects. One second you see them and with one giant leap they’re gone! …
Butterfly Blitz Results are Flying in!
Our annual Butterfly Blitz citizen science project is the perfect opportunity to learn more about butterflies, have fun …
LDD Moth Update
Ontario has once again been hit hard by the invasive LDD moth (gypsy moth). They’ve been nearly impossible …