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Tag: Bon Echo

  • 5 quick backcountry getaways

    Out of vacation days, but still craving a quality backcountry adventure? These quick weekend getaways provide all the solitude of the Ontario backcountry, and the ability to be back in the office bright and early Monday morning.

  • Backcountry for beginners: the best destinations

    When executed safely, your first backcountry trip forges lifelong memories, opening an immersive getaway into nature. But the leap from car camping to backcountry requires preparation and learning. New paddlers and hikers can find themselves in serious trouble if they overestimate their skills or choose a too-challenging route. Here are some recommended trips for backcountry…

  • I spy with my little eye…

    Today’s post comes to us from Heather Stern, a naturalist at Bon Echo Provincial Park.  Some of the oldest rock in the world. Something that is carved. Something made of wood. These are only a few examples of the many things you can see from the Visitor Centre at Bon Echo Provincial Park, thanks to…

  • A green summer in Bon Echo

    This post was written by Stacey Fluke, Green Initiatives/Special Projects Summer Student at Bon Echo Provincial Park.  “Surround yourself with the five most successful people (in your life) and you too will become successful yourself,” is something a former boss once told me when we were discussing my five-year plan. Bon Echo Provincial Park has had…

  • Bon Echo's Hardwood Hill open for autumn

    Keen for some fall camping? In today’s post, Lauren Jackson, a Natural Heritage Education team member, announces the extension of Hardwood Hill Campground’s season. Due to the high demand for more fall campsites and the interest in fall colours, we are thrilled to announce that Bon Echo Provincial Park‘s Hardwood Hill Campground will now be…

  • Downed trees become habitat for eastern red-backed salamanders

    Today’s post comes from Laura Sagermann, a Natural Heritage Education leader from Bon Echo Provincial Park. Across Ontario, our provincial parks protect a wide range of diverse ecosystems and habitats from human impact, urban development and other environmental threats. However, this protected land is not immune to invasive species. These are non-native species that have been…

  • Peregrine falcon chick rescued at Bon Echo Provincial Park

    Today’s post comes from Laura Sagermann, an NHE Leader at Bon Echo Provincial Park.

  • 50 years of Bon Echo

    Jesse Parent has been going to Bon Echo Provincial Park every year for close to a decade. In fact, the well-known Kitchener musician is so taken by the beauty of Bon Echo, he’s written a song – a “love letter,” he calls it – which he performed at the park’s 50th anniversary celebration on July…

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