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Tag: OP125 stewardship projects

  • Spring is turtle season at Grundy Lake

    Many Ontario Parks have their “signature” wildlife: commonly-encountered and charismatic animals that most park visitors hope to catch a glimpse of during their stay. Woodland Caribou Provincial Park is named for the iconic Woodland Caribou.  Murphys Point Provincial Park is one of the best places to catch a glimpse of the elusive Gray Ratsnake. Rondeau Provincial Park…

  • Arrowhead staff say, "Hold the mustard!"

    Garlic Mustard may sound like a gourmet condiment, but it’s actually an invasive species in North America, introduced from Europe over 100 years ago. It is a major enemy in the ongoing battle to maintain biodiversity in Arrowhead Provincial Park and many other provincial parks. It’s considered one of Ontario’s greatest forest intruders.

  • Here's to another 125 years

    As our 125th anniversary year comes to a close, we would like to say a huge thank you for an amazing year. Now etched into our history, here’s a few of the highlights from this exciting year.

  • When the sun goes down at Killarney

    In today’s post, Biologist Intern Michelle Lawrence gives us an insider look at Killarney’s “nightlife,” and shares how staff are working to protect the park’s bat populations. Killarney Provincial Park has been called “a crown jewel of the provincial parks system” by some, and it’s not hard to see why. With white quartzite mountains and…

  • Rolling out the red carpet at Pinery

    Today’s story comes from Alistair MacKenzie, Natural Heritage Education and Resource Management Supervisor at Pinery Provincial Park. I started out my career saving lives.  It was a hard job. Working conditions were awful. I was constantly being asked to bend and twist to what someone else needed me to do. I was dragged through the mud…

  • A summer bioblitz at Lake Superior

    Today’s post is brought to you by the natural heritage education staff at Lake Superior Provincial Park. This past July, Lake Superior Provincial Park held a bioblitz in an effort to identify as many species as possible within the park boundaries. That is 160,810 ha of park land and water, abundant with life! Our mission: to get…

  • Bioblitz at Murphys Point is fast approaching!

    In celebration of Ontario Parks’ 125th anniversary, and with two practice runs for local schools already under their belt, the staff at Murphys Point Provincial Park are keen to invite members of the public to join them for their 2nd Annual Bioblitz on Saturday August 18.

  • Summer bioblitzes at Algonquin

    In honour of our 125th anniversary, our oldest provincial park, Algonquin, is hosting a bioblitz series! Join park naturalists for weekly programs where you will learn how to identify and inventory different species, as well as the importance of citizen science in protecting the biodiversity of our parks.

  • Local schools blitz Murphys Point

    This post comes to us from Mark Read, Interpretive Naturalist at Murphys Point Provincial Park. Last month, two local schools took part in a mini bioblitz at Murphys Point, using their outdoor skills to explore, discover, and identify the various wildlife of the park.

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