Tag: iNaturalist
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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…
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Confessions of a struggling birder
Today’s blog comes from Carlin Thompson, a discovery leader at Sandbanks Provincial Park. My name is Carlin, and I’m a struggling birder. As an Ontario Parks Discovery leader, I am surrounded by colleagues with a passion for the natural world — which I share. Many share a specialty in identifying birds — which I do…
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Join us for Science Literacy Week!
Today’s post comes from Jessica Stillman, school outreach coordinator at Bronte Creek Provincial Park. What do a Polar Bear, a Prickly Pear Cactus, a Five-lined Skink, and a Bobolink all have in common? Aside from their snazzy names, they’re plants and animals that require unique environments to survive. Some of these special spaces have been…
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A virtual fungus foray
Today’s post comes from Mark Read, our Discovery leader at Murphys Point Provincial Park. This blog is not going to be an identification guide; nor is it going to be packed full of mind-blowing facts. Instead, it is more of a celebration of the fungal diversity found in Ontario. I hope that along the way…
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Can you teach an old naturalist new tricks?
Today’s blog comes from Tim Tully, Discovery Coordinator at Awenda Provincial Park. That is the question. After decades of doing things a certain way, can I rally the forces of change and adopt a new way of recording species data? Should I submit species data to iNaturalist or not? I decided to empirically investigate in…
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Hitting the MOTHerlode at Rondeau
Today’s post comes Kevin Gevaert, senior Discovery staff at Rondeau Provincial Park. Not too many people are fond of the idea of staying in the forest when it gets dark. It might sound sound discouraging or even scary to most, but experiencing Rondeau Provincial Park’s forest at night is something you won’t soon forget! The…
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A mouse, a beast, and a ghost: who's using Pinery's ecopassage?
In today’s post comes from Alistair MacKenzie, Discovery Supervisor at Pinery Provincial Park, shares one of his parks exciting new conservation technologies: ecopassages. I have a lot to thank my parents for, not the least of which is for introducing me to nature as a young child. When my family immigrated to Canada, we began…
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12 ways to camp from the comfort of home
Today’s post comes from Learning and Education Leader Laura Myers. Daydreaming about camping? Here are 12 ways to make it feel like you’re camping, all from the comfort of home!