Identification Course Coming to Napanee

IDENTIFICATION COURSE COMING TO NAPANEE September 27 & September 29 The last time I conducted a bird identification course in the Napanee area, it was at a private residence south of town. There were about 10 of us crowded in the kitchen area of the house,…

Walking the Rocky Places

WALKING THE ROCKY PLACES September 20 & September 22 Walking sticks are always handy when hiking trails in the Canadian Shield. They provide that critical “third point” useful in guiding hikers over difficult terrain. At Depot Lakes Conservation Area, there are several such challenging spots as…

Hugging Big Trees

HUGGING BIG TREES September 13 & September 15 There is a lone white pine at the O’Hara Mill Conservation Area near Madoc that stands proud and tall along the edge of Deer Creek. It even rivals most of those to be found along the Big Pines…

Watching the Foul and the Loathsome

WATCHING THE FOUL AND THE LOATHSOME September 06 & September 08 About this time some years ago, a Belleville resident dropped by at the Quinte Conservation office with an object that he had found in the Moira River, right within the city. His curiosity was…

Etiquette Essential on Millennium Trail

ETIQUETTE ESSENTIAL ON MILLENIUM TRAIL August 30 & September 01 About three weeks ago, I found myself on the back of a big red Honda ATV, as we travelled from the start of the Millennium Trail at Highway 49 at Picton, to its far end, at…