Category: Nature Knowledge
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Let out your inner explorer, artist, and space traveler with a Discovery Kit
Have you ever wanted to explore the great outdoors, create a masterpiece, or go to space? You’re in luck! Our FREE Discovery Kit rental program is designed to help you do all those things while visiting a park.
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Life after loss: the importance of moose antlers
Today’s post comes from Jazmin Gall, Acting Assistant Discovery Leader at Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park. Moose are, without a doubt, a magnificent sight to see. Having the opportunity to see one while camping is a memory that can last a lifetime. It’s something that never gets old. Despite their size, moose can sometimes be…
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“Leaves of three, let it be. Berries white, take flight.”
So goes the easy-to-remember rhyme that’s supposed to help you identify the infamous Poison Ivy plant. Touching Poison Ivy can result in extraordinarily unpleasant itchy blisters. So identifying this species is an important outdoor skill. While memorable, the popular rhyme is short on details. Should you avoid every plant with three leaves? What if it…
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Open eyes, open mind: nature journaling with kids
In today’s post, Discovery Leader Carlin Thompson from Sandbanks Provincial Park shares her top tips for nature journaling with kids. We did it, parents! We made it through another winter. The struggle of tackling young children into layered outerwear and the scavenger hunts for matching mittens now seem like a distant memory. What sweet relief. But…
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Calling all citizen scientists: come to the Killarney Butterfly Count
For its 25th year, Killarney Provincial Park is hosting its Annual Butterfly Count. And if you’re heading to Killarney on July 8, 2023, we’d like your help!
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The magical world of Exploration Stations
Today’s blog was written by Jessica Stillman, school outreach coordinator at Bronte Creek Provincial Park. Parks are magical places. I don’t need to convince you of this. But sometimes, we all need a little help unlocking the magic around us. That’s where Discovery Guides and Exploration stations come in!
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Loons are like campers — they love their park!
`In today’s post, Kettle Lakes Provincial Park‘s senior park naturalist Sarah Wiebe shows us that loons and campers aren’t so different! Just like many families, Common Loons choose Kettle Lakes as the place to stay with their family in the summer. You could say that loon families love parks as much as we do! Like…
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Adventure Lab: are you ready for an adventure?
Ontario Parks is pleased to unveil a new outdoor activity that we hope will help connect you and your family to our amazing system of parks! We’ve teamed up with Adventure Lab to create seven unique “Adventures” that teach you about our protected spaces!
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Just for the gull of it!
In today’s post, Awenda’s Chief Park Naturalist Tim Tully defends what some may think is the undefendable: the gull. If there was ever an animal that gets a raw deal, it’s the gull. It’s time to set the record straight and come to the defense of this unfairly maligned avian “underbird.” For starters, we can’t…