Parks Blog

Tag: discovery

  • How to use your senses to experience nature at home

    Today’s post comes from Rachel Gagnon, Ontario Parks’ Healthy Parks Healthy People Coordinator. Did you know that nature can touch all our senses: sound, smell, sight, touch, and taste? During these times when we can’t visit our favourite natural spaces, bringing pieces of nature home can help us experience some of its benefits. So few…

  • Armchair observations and sticking close to home

    Today’s post comes from David LeGros, park naturalist at Algonquin Provincial Park. Even though our parks are currently closed, I’ve noticed people are continuing to submit observations to iNaturalist. At first, I was a little worried that people were entering parks during the closure, but on closer inspection, I was pleasantly surprised.

  • Protected: Smile, you’re on critter cam at Wabakimi Provincial Park

    There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

  • Family Day 2020

    Family Day is the perfect opportunity to get your loved ones outdoors for a winter adventure. Here are some exciting happenings at Ontario Parks this Family Day Weekend:

  • Celebrating 75 Years at Sleeping Giant Provincial Park

    Today’s post comes from Will Oades, with the Discovery Program staff at Sleeping Giant Provincial Park As we near the end of Sleeping Giant Provincial Park’s 75th anniversary, it’s hard not to look back on all of the rich natural and cultural history that has shaped the park into the place we know and love today.…

  • Dressing up like it's 1900!

    Today’s post comes from Nicole Bucik, a Senior Park Interpreter at Bronte Creek Provincial Park. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in the Victorian era? When walking around Spruce Lane Farm at Bronte Creek Provincial Park, you might think to yourself: have I stepped back in time? Seeing park staff…

  • Working at Pancake Bay Provincial Park

    Today’s post comes from Kathleen Boston, a Discovery Leader at Pancake Bay Provincial Park.  Three years ago, I applied to spend my summer working at Pancake Bay Provincial Park. It was one of the best decisions I ever made! Thankfully I was chosen to work as a gate attendant for my first year. In my second year…

  • The Ontario Parks Discovery Program: 75+ years in the making

    In 1944, Algonquin Provincial Park decided to try something new. They hired Professor J.R. Dymond, Director of the Royal Ontario Museum of Zoology, to deliver guided hikes for park visitors. Those first interpretive programs were a success and what would become the Ontario Parks Discovery Program was born. More than seventy-five years later, roughly 300…

  • Behind the scenes: from curious camper to Discovery staff at Lake Superior Provincial Park

    In our “Behind the Scenes” series, Discovery Program staff across the province share a “backstage” glimpse of their favourite programs and projects. Today’s post comes from Jordan Welch and Kelly Taylor, Discovery Program staff at Lake Superior Provincial Park We have all been asked the question “what do you want to be when you grow…

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