Tag: April Fool’s

  • New in 2022: Blackfly Protection Zones in Algonquin

    Today’s post comes from Roger LaFontaine, park naturalist and passionate blackfly advocate.  Imagine yourself by the side of a beautiful, rocky stream or river in Algonquin Provincial Park. The idyllic spot for pondering life’s mysteries, like “what does it look like inside a kingfisher’s burrow?” or “do the bioluminescent fungi glow during the day, too?”…

  • DROP Unit formed to recover lost selfie gear

    Today’s post comes from Park Naturalist Roger LaFontaine, a highly trained DROP specialist who aids in the retrieval of technology in distress or imminent danger. With so many people coming to our amazing parks last year, social media was loaded with pictures. They took pictures of the landscape, wildlife, their families and friends, and themselves — lots…

  • The battle of paddlers: eliminating "Portage Rage"

    Today’s post comes from Roger LaFontaine, Outdoor Recreation Specialist at Ontario Parks. With the warm weather, our minds wander from day-to-day drudgery like the terrible commute, the clicking of keyboards, the abstract shapes, and disjointed words of a presentation. Suddenly, you’re dreaming about pine trees, a campfire, and great people you don’t get to spend…

  • Beyond the light of the campfire

    Today’s post comes from Park Naturalist Roger LaFontaine, a classically trained biologist and amateur Sasquatch researcher. He has spent nearly two decades researching and documenting the occurrence of Sasquatch in Ontario. I have always had an interest in the creatures that others were not fond of: invertebrates under a log, salamanders in the soil, nocturnal creepy…

  • Lake monsters in Ontario Parks

    Today’s post comes from Roger LaFontaine, park naturalist, classically trained biologist and amateur lake monster researcher. He has spent nearly two decades researching and documenting the occurrence of mysterious creatures in Ontario. We think that we know our lakes and rivers well, but, in reality, we have barely scratched the surface. Unknown to us, the…

  • Protected: April's digital download

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  • Protected: Holes in the shield: the Algonquin Rock Worm

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  • Protected: Ready to take camping to another level?

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