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Tag: discovery

  • The summer job that lasted seven years

    Today’s blog was written by Adrian Petry, Public Historian and Visitor Services Coordinator for St. Catharines Museum & Welland Canals Centre. Adrian can occasionally be found volunteering at historical events at Bronte Creek Provincial Park, where he was a former senior Discovery staff member. When I think back to my younger entering-the-workforce self, I recognize…

  • How to become a park ranger at Ontario Parks

    Applications for the 2024 season are open! Read on to learn about how you can spend your summer with Ontario Parks. Calling all Ontario students! Do you enjoy the outdoors and have an appreciation for Ontario’s natural and cultural resources? Are you self-motivated, with a positive attitude and a desire to learn? Do you enjoy…

  • Virtual programs: nature gone digital!

    Today’s blog comes from Jessica Stillman, Discovery program project coordinator. (She’s pretty much famous among Ontario’s elementary students tuning in for virtual field trips!) Virtual field trips are AWESOME! No forms, school buses, or headcounts! Once you log in, our knowledgeable and engaging Discovery staff do the rest.

  • It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s… a flying squirrel?

    Today’s post comes from Discovery Interpreter Mitchell Duval at Lake Superior Provincial Park. When the sun goes down and most people are going to sleep, some of the most wonderous animals are waking up – including flying squirrels! You may have heard of these fantastical creatures of the night, but how much do you really…

  • Should we beware the Fisher… or the Fisher fiction?

    In today’s post, Awenda Provincial Park‘s Chief Park Naturalist Tim Tully tackles (not literally) a terrifying beast. Pick a negative adjective and it has likely been leveled at the Fisher. There are few predators in North America which suffer from a worse reputation than this mid-sized member of the weasel family. Fishers come with the…

  • The long road to Lake Superior Provincial Park's Dark Sky Preserve

    Today’s post comes from Charlotte Westcott, a Discovery Program staff member at Lake Superior Provincial Park. As the sun sets, the stars begin to appear. Like old friends, their familiar glow brings us home no matter how far away our house may be. Our friendly acquaintances, the constellations, trace their way across the sky. The…

  • Dragonflies: the ultimate prehistoric predator

    Today’s blog came from Hope Freeman, Discovery leader at Grundy Lake Provincial Park.  Gather round. I’ve got a creature of the night that is sure to make the hair on the back of your neck stand up…just in time for spooky season. Picture this: you’re lakeside, with the sun just setting on the horizon. You catch…

  • Surviving with sounds: the Luna Moth’s story

    Today’s post comes from Senior Park Naturalist Kelsey Fenwick from Blue Lake Provincial Park. For many, the Luna Moth’s beautiful appearance is a special sight that elicits a sense of curiosity and wonder. For the Luna Moth, its appearance is a clever trick to avoid becoming a bat’s snack! The first time I spotted a…

  • Rise of the clones

    Today’s post comes from Cara Freitag, past park naturalist at Neys Provincial Park. When I first sat down to write this post, I felt doubt about whether or not people would want to read it. “Who cares about plant rhizomes? Why would anyone read that?” I asked myself. Well, I care about plant rhizomes. After…

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