Category: Ecological Integrity
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How to have a green picnic
Today’s post comes from Sheila Wiebe, marketing specialist at Bronte Creek Provincial Park. Sometimes you must go back to move forward. Take the family picnic for example. Up until Victorian times, picnics were exclusively enjoyed by the wealthy. After all, picnics were very grand affairs with tables, linens, crystal, chairs, servers — and gourmet fare,…
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The trouble with stick forts
We don’t want to discourage kids from finding magic in nature. But we’re also kind of like the Lorax; we need to speak for the trees (and all the other critters that live in provincial parks).
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Invader alert! Help us stop the Spiny Waterflea!
This blog comes from Algonquin Provinical Park’s team of biologists and ecologists. Algonquin is a stronghold of headwaters. Most of our lakes are fed by cold, clean water that bubbles up from the ground. That water flows out of the park and feeds countless lakes and streams in southern Ontario. One of the goals in…
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Building a safe haven with Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park’s artificial turtle nesting site
Today’s post comes from Rose Brandt, a Discovery student at Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park. If you’ve been to Bagwa Day-Use Beach at Samuel de Champlain, you might’ve wondered what that seemingly random pile of sand beside the beach is all about. That would be our artificial turtle nesting site!
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Can we bring painted rocks to the park?
Art and nature go together like columbine flowers and hummingbird tongues. Indigenous artists express their relationship to land through art; Canada’s Group of Seven found inspiration in several Ontario Parks; parks offer residency programs, and our park visitors find many artistic ways to capture their memories. We love it when visitors share their artistic creations with us.…
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Introducing Monarch Point Conservation Reserve!
We’re proud to celebrate the establishment of Monarch Point Conservation Reserve, a new conservation reserve on the south shore of Prince Edward County!
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The flight of the Prothonotary Warbler
Today’s post comes from Jess Matthews, chief park naturalist at Rondeau Provincial Park. Special thanks to Kevin Gevaert for providing Prothonotary Warblers photos! Close your eyes. Try to imagine a spring with no birdsong. A spring without flashes of colour flitting through the bushes. A silent forest void of oranges, yellows, blues, and reds… …it…
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What to know before visiting Pretty River Valley Provincial Park
Pretty River Valley Provincial Park is nestled into the Niagara Escarpment, and is an important part of a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve. The park is home to a multitude of species, ecosystems, and sensitive habitats, all of which Ontario Parks is trying to protect. Your actions as a visitor can help us keep this unique…