Parks Blog

Tag: habitat restoration

  • Habitat restoration at Forks of the Credit

    Planning a trip to Forks of the Credit Provincial Park? We want to let you know the park may look at bit different from last time because of an exciting grassland restoration project!

  • 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…

  • Welcome home, Mottled Duskywings!

    A missing piece of Pinery Provincial Park’s biodiversity has recently been replaced! After a long absence, the Mottled Duskywing butterfly (Erynnis martialis) is once again taking wing in one of Ontario’s busiest parks. This is the story of how a small butterfly was lost and brought home again.

  • A new house for Barn Swallows at Rondeau

    In today’s post, Caitlin Sparks, a Senior Park Interpreter, shares a wonderful species-at-risk success story from Rondeau Provincial Park. The Barn Swallow is a commonly seen bird around southern Ontario. Actually, the most common and widespread of swallow species in the world! So why, might you ask, are their numbers declining so much that they’re…

  • "Fall”ing into a new role at Sandbanks

    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 Carlin Thompson, Assistant Discovery Leader at Sandbanks Provincial Park. When summer transitions into fall at Sandbanks Provincial Park, many campgrounds are closed for the season. Park Store and Discovery…

  • Earth Day tree planting at Rondeau Provincial Park

    To help celebrate our 125th anniversary, Ontario Parks has organized a series of stewardship programs. These events are happening throughout the year and across the province to help protect biodiversity in provincial parks. Stewardship programs have included BioBlitz events, invasive species removal, and native species plantings. On Earth Day, park staff and an eager group of…

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