Tag: OP125
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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.
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Then and now: vintage parks postcards
2018 marks Ontario Parks’ 125th anniversary and we’ve been digging through our archives in search of some of the coolest vintage photographs, documents, and artifacts. Throughout the year we are sharing our discoveries in a series of OP125 blog posts! This post showcases a collection of vintage postcards featuring a few of our beautiful parks…
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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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Celebrate 50 years at Pancake Bay Provincial Park
Today’s post comes us from Julie Dixon and Chris Rutledge at Pancake Bay Provincial Park. Picture this: you’re sitting on a beautiful sandy beach, soaking in an awe-inspiring sunset over Caribbean blue waters. Where do you imagine you are? Perhaps Costa Rica? Mexico? In fact, you don’t have to travel too far to access views like…
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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.
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Saving sand by planting grass
In celebration of Ontario Parks’ 125th Anniversary, Sandbanks Provincial Park is working with local students to rehabilitate one of its most important namesake features — the dunes!
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Welcoming home the Wakami Wailers
As part of Ontario Parks’ 125th anniversary celebrations, we’re very excited to announce a concert tour featuring our very own Wakami Wailers! The Wakami Wailers are long-time camper favourites, but many fans don’t realize the band first met when working at Wakami Lake Provincial Park in 1981.
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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…