In fact, the Green Darner’s migration pattern resembles the Monarch’s in many ways. Just as Monarchs make their trip over several generations, Green Darners spread theirs over three. Common Green Darner atRondeau Provincial Park Around February, a first generation of Green Darners in Texas or...
In Ontario, national and provincial parks and conservation lands have been established for a variety of reasons including to provide recreational opportunities and to preserve areas of scientific, cul-tural or historical significance. Few, if any, parks and conserva-tion areas have been established ...
This means that in many parks, we have areas especially for people, like campgrounds, beaches and hiking trails. But we also maintain other areas that have no access at all – strictly for nature. Wetlands are among Ontario’s most valuable habitats. They are home to a huge variety of spe...
In some places, you are allowed to have a fire if you obtain a fire permit and there are no fire restrictions in place (these can change frequently, so check with the ranger office). How to Find It: National Forests are well marked on Google maps, but you can use the National Forest...
Foraging wild mushrooms in Ontario is restricted to private land and Crown land where food gathering is permitted. It is important to check for permission before harvesting wild mushrooms. Foraging wild mushrooms in provincial parks is illegal. Also, to protect local ecosystems, most Ontario nature ...
Robert and William are building the Corlek Arts Centre in Toronto and it is going to be a jewel. I met many Irish in Canada whose families had fled Northern Ireland’s sectarianism and conflict from the 1960s onwards. During my twenty-odd years working on the Northern Ireland Peace Process...
Here are just a few of the many popular canoeing destinations throughout the world: Patagonia, Chile Trollfjorden, Norway Phang Nga Bay, Thailand Bowron Lakes Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada Rio Patria, Costa Rica Thousand Islands Water Trail, Ontario, Canada Bonaventure River, Quebec, ...
Zoocheck started as an informal project in August 1984 that was focused almost exclusively on the plight of wild animals in Ontario’s roadside zoos. Beginning with a three year investigation of a number of Ontario’s horrendously poor and little known slum zoos, it resulted in a report that...
On the morning of Dec. 21, 1999, William Fyfe went to a clothing drop-off at Trinity Church in Toronto and left three pairs of running shoes. An undercover Ontario Provincial Police officer was tailing him, and retrieved the shoes for forensic analysis. ...
Sandbanks Provincial Park is one of the busiest parks in the province, welcoming over 700,000 visitors annually.Many summer days — especially weekends — Sandbanks hits capacity and can’t welcome any more visitors. This year, you need to book your day use permit in advance to guarantee ...