Category: Spring
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May's digital download
Have you ever seen such a stunning sunset? This month’s FREE digital download was snapped at Lake Superior Provincial Park.
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April's digital download
Looking to spring-ify your device? This month’s FREE digital download of our provincial flower is sure to bring a smile to your face.
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Water, water everywhere
Today’s post comes from Erica Seely, a Discovery Guide at Sandbanks Provincial Park. Landscapes change drastically with the seasons and spring is a great time to visit Sandbanks’ pannes — as long as you don’t mind getting your feet wet!
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Spring flooding at Ontario Parks
**NOTE: this post was last updated on June 18, 2019, and will not be updated again in 2019. Please refer to our alerts page for further flooding updates. Due to this spring’s high water levels, many provincial parks are experiencing flooding, which may delay their opening, or close their trails and campgrounds. We’re maintaining an…
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The boreal forest: Ontario’s songbird nursery
Today’s post comes from Discovery and Marketing Specialist Dave Sproule. Migrating birds are already arriving along the edges of Lake Ontario and Lake Erie, and many southern parks have birding events and festivals. But for most of the migrants, these parks are just a rest stop after crossing those big stretches of water. Their destination may…
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Spring birding festivals
The songbirds are returning and bringing spring with them! Catch a bird-banding demonstration, take in a nature photography workshop, or sign on for a bird-themed hike with our park naturalists. If you love songbirds, you won’t want to miss the Ontario Parks spring birding festivals:
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April is for beaver-watching at Algonquin
One of the best parts about spring is that it offers some of the best viewing opportunities for two of Algonquin Provincial Park’s most famous mammals. May has become famous for moose watching in Algonquin, but April is prime time for viewing its smaller, toothier associate: the beaver.
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Rondeau's Wings of Spring
Is your family ready to take flight this March Break? Check out Rondeau Provincial Park’s “Wings of Spring.” This bird-themed spring series runs March 9-17, 2019, and features all sorts of feathery fun!
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Spring carp fishing
Today’s post comes from year-round multispecies angler and writer Ashley Rae of SheLovesToFish.com. Have you ever targeted Common Carp? When most people see a carp for the first time, they’re blown away by their size. Carp are one of largest fish species roaming our waters here in Ontario and as you can probably tell by…