Tag: Forest
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Considerate Camper: keep our trees healthy
Welcome to our “Considerate Camper” series. These are posts with tips and reminders on how to keep our provincial parks clean and healthy. Already know how it’s done? Please share these posts along for less-experienced campers 🙂 We’re taking a leaf out of the Lorax’s book and speaking for the trees today! When maintaining our…
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Waldeinsamkeit: solitude in the forest
Picture this: you’re alone, deep into a forested trail. Your only companions are the birds fluttering from branch to branch around you. As you walk, you follow a corridor made of pillars of ancient trees, and smell the earthy aroma of moss and damp leaves. How do you feel? It’s hard to describe, but the…
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Enhancing biodiversity in Killarney's tree plantations
This article was written by Connor Oke, a marketing intern at Ontario Parks, using information provided by Ed Morris, Ontario Parks’ northeast zone ecologist. When Killarney Provincial Park was established in 1964, park managers faced a problem: what to do with old fields belonging to former homesteads within the park’s boundaries. To prevent the spread…
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There’s no such thing as “just a forest"
In today’s post, Park Naturalist Nicole Guthrie discusses what makes a forest a forest, and the unique features of Pinery Provincial Park. This week marks National Forest Week in Canada, making it the perfect time to discuss the astounding diversity of species and ecosystems in forests because there’s no such thing as “just a forest.”…
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Healing in the forest: a guide to forest bathing
Let’s take a walk in the woods. With no specific destination in mind, we will wander, observe and immerse ourselves in nature. Allow our senses to guide us. When was the last time you walked into the woods with no plans? No final destination? Without a species to ID, hill to climb, or lookout to…
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80 years of change in Neys’ sand dunes
Today’s post comes from Micaela Lewis, a Discovery Program student at Neys Provincial Park. Gazing through Neys’ iconic forested dune system is an awe-inspiring experience that park visitors cherish. With the soft sand, lichen-covered trees, and colourful wildflowers, the forest appears almost enchanted. But the landscape didn’t always look this way. The dunes have been present…
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5 fantastic forests to visit this spring
It’s International Day of Forests! Ontario Parks protects a collection of breathtakingly beautiful forests from across the province. Each will be brimming with signs of life as the snow melts and temperatures warm. Let’s take a look at five unique forests you can visit this spring.
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Healthy Parks Healthy People Day 2021
Spending time in nature is good for our mind and body. We sleep better and think more clearly. Stress and anxiety slip away. Research shows being outside can lower blood pressure, strengthen our immune system, and helps us relax. With over 330 provincial parks, there is much to do and see in Ontario Parks. To…