Tag: identification
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Fascinating fall fungi at Frontenac
From yeast fungi (responsible for leavening bread) to mold (we’ve all forgotten about food for just a little too long), the world of fungi is a large and fascinating one. But the role fungi play in our natural environment is perhaps one of the most important roles of all. Have you ever wondered how old…
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5 common moths and how to identify them
Today’s blog comes from Murphys Point Provincial Park Assistant Superintendent Mark Read. With an ever-increasing interest in some of the smaller wildlife found in our provincial parks, moths are quickly becoming the new park stars! In fact, when looking at Ontario Parks’ iNaturalist project, you can find five native species sitting right up there amongst…
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How to be a summer nature detective
In today’s post, Neys Provincial Park Discovery staff Jessie Pleasance helps us gain some identifying skills. Summer’s in full swing, so it’s time to brush up on your nature detective sleuthing skills!
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3 ways to level up your birding
Today’s post comes from marketing specialist and birding enthusiast, Tanya Berkers. When Ontario Parks signed on as a supporter of the third Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas, I eagerly volunteered on one of the organizing committees. I love birding, and the Atlas is an important volunteer-dependent project that supports conservation and environmental policy across the entire…
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"What the heck is that?!": when to #AskanOPNaturalist
Today’s post comes from David LeGros, a park naturalist with the Ontario Parks Discovery Program. “I’ve never seen one of those” is among my favorite sentences. There’s a scary thing that happens the longer you look into nature. The more you find, the more you find out that you don’t know that much. It can…