Tag: Killbear
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Changing landscapes at Killbear Provincial Park
Today’s post comes from Isabelle Moy, a Discovery naturalist at Killbear Provincial Park. As many faithful Killbear campers will remember, seven years ago our camping landscape changed dramatically with the felling of many American Beech trees due to Beech Bark Disease. Unfortunately, Killbear has again been infested by an invasive species.
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Protected: Celebrating this year's infrastructure upgrades
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
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Campsite vacancy highlights: May 17-20
It’s not too late to book a campsite for the Victoria Day long weekend! While many parks are filling up, lots of campgrounds still have a good selection of sites available. Scout out your ideal campsite on our Campsite Browsing/Reservation tool (including pictures of most campsites!), or check out these featured campsites (available as of noon, May 16):
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More group sites available to book online
Looking for a fun way to camp with a bunch of people? Consider group campsites! We’re happy to announce that group campsites can now be reserved online and via our call centre for an additional 25 provincial parks.
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It is never goodbye
Today’s post comes from Park Naturalist Christine King of Wasauksing First Nation, as she departs Killbear Provincial Park for the year. Nishinaabeg do not have a word for “goodbye.” We say, “baa-maa-pii, gi-gaa-waa-baa-min miin-waa,” which means “until later, see you again.”
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The transformative power of nature at Killbear
This post comes from Kaitlyn-Lee Mun, one of our wonderful summer students at Killbear Provincial Park. “I’m going to Killbear for the summer.” “Cool…where’s that?” This was the response I was usually met with when telling my family and friends where I was going for the summer.
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Forever thankful for our Friends
In light of Ontario Parks’ 125th anniversary celebrations and the International Day of Friendship (July 30), this post highlights the history of hard work and support Friends organizations have provided provincial parks over the years.
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The Killbear bug blitz
In today’s post, Killbear Naturalist Martha Martens recaps the park’s recent Bioblitz. The Laugher. I didn’t know that it had been missing from my life, until I was introduced to it at the Killbear Bug Bioblitz on the weekend of June 9, 2018.