Parks Blog

Category: Park Partners

  • A beginner's guide to snowshoeing

    This winter, outdoor activities are a great option to keep you happy and healthy. It’s the perfect time to try something new – like snowshoeing! For any winter activity, planning ahead and a bit of research can go a long way to make sure your day is safe and fun! So what does a beginner…

  • 5 ways to stay active in the cold

    Brrr! Temperatures are dropping, and winter’s icy grip is almost upon us. We bet you’re feeling just about ready to tuck into a nice, long winter’s hibernation. Not so fast! We’ve partnered with our snow-loving friends at Subaru Canada to share some great ways to stay active and enjoy winter. Outdoor activity is important for our mental…

  • Tracking the mysteries of migration

    Today’s post comes from Bronte Creek Provincial Park Discovery Ranger Hannah Stockford and Darlington Provincial Park Piping Plover Student Jax Nasimok. Once upon a time, bird migration was a great mystery! Early ideas about migration by philosophers and scientists from hundreds of years ago were quite unusual. They varied from thinking birds hibernated in the mud…

  • Community science with the Georgian Bay Mnidoo Gamii Biosphere

    Today’s blog was written by Discovery Program Project Coordinator Jessica Stillman. This summer, Grundy Lake Provincial Park, Killbear Provincial Park, and The Massasauga Provincial Park collaborated with the Georgian Bay Mnidoo Gamii Biosphere (GBB) to host bioblitzes within the world’s largest freshwater archipelago. What is a bioblitz? In short, it is a community science event…

  • It's Take Me Outside Day!

    Written by Discovery Program Project Coordinator Jessica Stillman. Teachers, did you know you can help your students be more engaged and enthusiastic in all areas of their learning by taking them outside? Studies show that students who experience nature as part of the educational process score higher on tests in reading, writing, and math and…

  • Keeping tabs on turtles in Southeastern Ontario

    Over the years, Ontario Parks staff have created many blogs about turtles, their significance to the Ontario landscape, and why it’s important that we protect and support them. You may even be familiar with our Turtle Protection Project! With seven of the eight turtle species found in Ontario being species-at-risk under the Ontario Endangered Species Act,…

  • 5 ways to practice fall mindfulness

    Can you believe we’re already well into fall? If your day-to-day is anything like ours, your summer flew by, leaving you wondering where the time went. It’s amazing how quickly summer comes and goes, year after year. But that’s nothing to worry about — fall at Ontario Parks is a favourite time of year for many,…

  • Canadian Geographic’s Ontario Parks Giant Floor Map: bringing parks to the classroom

    Calling all teachers… Ontario is one huge place. Most of us spend the majority of our time in one small section of the province. But there is a vast expanse waiting to be explored. We’ve partnered with Canadian Geographic for something big. GIANT, you could say. We’re excited to unfold the Ontario Parks Giant Floor Map, and…

  • Shining a light on the historic Presqu’ile lighthouse

    If you’ve visited Presqu’ile Provincial Park, it is almost certain you have spent some time admiring their iconic Presqu’ile Point Lighthouse. For over 180 years this lighthouse has remained a landmark in times of great change. Although the Presqu’ile Point Lighthouse has remained a beacon along the north shore of Lake Ontario, it has had…

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