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  • My summer as a Discovery ranger at Grundy Lake

    My summer as a Discovery ranger at Grundy Lake

    Today’s blog was written by Justin Sallans, Discovery ranger at Grundy Lake Provincial Park. As someone who has always loved nature, working as a Discovery ranger at Grundy Lake Provincial Park was the perfect choice for me. Not only did I get to live and work in the park, but I also had the opportunity…

  • Should we beware the Fisher… or the Fisher fiction?

    In today’s post, Awenda Provincial Park‘s Chief Park Naturalist Tim Tully tackles (not literally) a terrifying beast. Pick a negative adjective and it has likely been leveled at the Fisher. There are few predators in North America which suffer from a worse reputation than this mid-sized member of the weasel family. Fishers come with the…

  • Tracking the mysteries of migration

    Today’s post comes from Bronte Creek Provincial Park Discovery Ranger Hannah Stockford and Darlington Provincial Park Piping Plover Student Jax Nasimok. Once upon a time, bird migration was a great mystery! Early ideas about migration by philosophers and scientists from hundreds of years ago were quite unusual. They varied from thinking birds hibernated in the mud…

  • Keeping tabs on turtles in Southeastern Ontario

    Over the years, Ontario Parks staff have created many blogs about turtles, their significance to the Ontario landscape, and why it’s important that we protect and support them. You may even be familiar with our Turtle Protection Project! With seven of the eight turtle species found in Ontario being species-at-risk under the Ontario Endangered Species Act,…

  • Dinosaurs in parks: the Lake Sturgeon

    Today’s post comes from Christian Therrien, past Northwest Zone senior assistant ecologist. Most agree all dinosaurs went extinct 66 million years ago. However, looking into species found in parks reveals that some dinosaurs have indeed persisted and can be seen today! From the Snapping Turtle to the Silver Lamprey, remnants from this forgotten time are…

  • From the abundant to the rare, parks protect them all

    Today’s post comes from Natural Heritage Education Supervisor Alistair MacKenzie at Pinery Provincial Park. The landscape of Ontario Parks is renowned for being strongholds for myriad species, both common and rare. A primary objective of Ontario Parks is the maintenance and restoration of ecological integrity, and the strengths of our protected areas are evident in the…

  • Your purchase helps parks: revitalizing Killarney’s aquatic ecosystems

    Did you buy something from our online holiday store last year? In today’s post, Ontario Parks staff talk about some of the vital protection work your purchase helped fund! Ontario Parks — as part of a bigger provincial effort — has been working hard to assess and repair ecological integrity in many of our inland…

  • Uncovering the "birdiest" trail at Pinery

    Today’s post comes from Habitat Stewardship Technician Justin Johnson from Pinery Provincial Park. Justin has a M.Sc. in biology with a focus on bird acoustics.  Birders are an interesting breed of people. Sometimes everything they do seems to subvert the norms of society. Sleeping in? Rather not. Too much coffee? No such thing. $4500 binoculars? Yeah, I’ve…

  • Turtles love water (bottles!)

    What do turtles and reusable water bottles have in common? More than you might imagine. Turtles need our help, and we’ve partnered with our friends at Chilly Moose (and their reusable bottles) to help meet the challenge!

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