Leave it Natural – and They Will Come!

Time for Ox-eye Daisy Snacks

OX-EYE DAISY SNACKS My late father never worried too much about weeds on the farm. Crop rotation generally kept most weeds in check, and a sharpened hoe did an adequate job in keeping them out of our potato patch and tomato fields. I know,…

South Shore Fest

Community Trees – Seedlings Available

Have any questions? Contact our Outreach and Stewardship department at stewardship@quinteconservation.ca or by phone at 613-968-3434 ext. 124

Freedom Express 204RD travel trailer for Sale

FOR SALE: 2019 Freedom Express 25’ trailer. 4,100 lbs. This trailer is in mint condition as I camped only at Sandbanks, Presqu’ile and Ferris Parks in the four years that I used it for camping. It’s time now for someone younger to enjoy this…

Bird Friendly Garden Plants

Poster courtesy of Cornell Lab of Ornithology

The Menzel Centennial Provincial Nature Reserve

For a Change of Pace, Try Jerusalem Artichokes

Before the snow flies and the ground freezes, now would be a good time to dig up a few Jerusalem artichokes , (Helianthus tuberosus)  if you have them in your garden, or know where some might be growing. For years, I grew them in…

Stalking the Wild Tea

When I worked at Sandbanks Provincial Park as a park naturalist about 10 years ago, I always used to mix up a batch of wild tea and offer it to the campers who attended my evening programs. Usually, they would clean up the entire…

Beaver Meadow Conservation Area

The small band of Prince Edward Region Conservation Authority staff and volunteers were elated. This was the very first piece of property purchased by the fledgling organization, and they were on their way to undertake their first project – the installation of wood duck…

The Nellie Lunn Park

“We believe in the value of community greenspace within Wollaston Township in Hastings County.” (The Friends of Nellie Lunn Park) THE NELLIE LUNN PARK            By John Lowry Tucked away in the centre of Wollaston Township, Hastings County is an ecological gem – Nellie Lunn…

Thoughts on the Bell Creek Watershed

BY JOHN LOWRY We have here in Belleville an incredibly amazing opportunity; An opportunity to preserve and protect an ecological jewel. I am speaking, of course, of the Bell Creek Watershed, or more specifically the area of the watershed that lies to the east…