Parks Blog

Category: Nature Knowledge

  • Ontario Parks featured in CSA-nominated videos!

    Did you know our parks, moths, and Discovery staff were featured in an episode of TVOKids Leo’s Pollinators Explorer Club? The series was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Children’s or Youth Non-Fiction Program or Series! These awards are the Canadian equivalent to the Emmy Awards. We caught up with our three Ontario…

  • The fascinating world of dragonflies and their importance to ecosystems

    Today’s blog comes to us from Algonquin Provincial Park Naturalist Sarah Lamond. Picture it: a warm July day at Algonquin. You’re basking in the day’s rays and exploring an interpretive trail. It’s all picture perfect until you hear that telltale buzz and feel an all-too-familiar pain on your scalp. The Deer Flies have arrived. Swatting at…

  • There's no research like snow research

    In today’s blog, Helen McConnell, a marketing and communications specialist at Algonquin Provincial Park, explains what “SNOW” is and how SNOW data is used to protect our parks and the species that live here. On a chilly Monday in March, I found myself snowshoeing with our park biologist, loudly crunching through the snow as we…

  • Your purchase helps parks: plotting Charleston Lake’s Pitch Pines

    Provincial parks are home to some of the most beautiful and diverse landscapes in Ontario. They protect unique plant and wildlife species, some of which cannot be found anywhere else in the province! Thanks to the proceeds from our 2021 online holiday store, our staff are hard at work on ecological integrity projects that help…

  • The joy of answering interesting questions

    In our “Behind the Scenes” series, Discovery Program staff across the province share a backstage glimpse of their favourite programs and projects. Today’s post comes from Anna Scuhr, Discovery Program staff member at Lake Superior Provincial Park. Many joys come along with being an Ontario Parks’ Discovery Guide. We work in some of Ontario’s most…

  • Your purchase helps parks: revitalizing Killarney’s aquatic ecosystems

    Did you buy something from our online holiday store last year? In today’s post, Ontario Parks staff talk about some of the vital protection work your purchase helped fund! Ontario Parks — as part of a bigger provincial effort — has been working hard to assess and repair ecological integrity in many of our inland…

  • 5 reasons to join Ontario Parks on Flip

    Teachers: get ready to meet your new best friend. Flip is an educator’s dream. It’s the perfect space for students to take part in meaningful discussions that will inspire your learners to share their voice and creativity. Ontario Parks is excited to be a content partner with Flip to help you meet curriculum expectations in…

  • Join our community of science

    We’ve made the switch from citizen science to community science. Here at Ontario Parks, we love it when our visitors can get involved in science. From iNaturalist to Bumblebee Watch, eBird, bioblitzes, and more, volunteers help us to collect important information about our parks. These efforts help us to understand how plant and animal populations…

  • Stars over Killarney 2022 recap: an Ontario Parks event 4.5 billion years in the making

    Stars over Killarney is an annual festival celebrating the connection between the beauty of Killarney Provincial Park with an element of astronomical knowledge. This year’s theme, “From the Earth to the moon, Mars, and beyond!” celebrated the connection between the wondrous geology of Killarney and the study of the moon, Mars, and asteroids. Take a look…

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