Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada
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…
When I used to work for a conservation authority in Picton, one of my jobs in early spring was to visit all the local schools and warn the kids of the dangers of playing too closely to fast flowing water and flooded areas. One…
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NATURE NUGGETS is a collection of various news items that may be of interest to NATURESTUFF readers BELLEVILLE RESIDENT, JOHN LOWRY, HAS A PRODUCTIVE YEAR, COLLECTING CANS AND BOTTLES It has been a very good year for my beer can fund raising efforts and…
On September 18th, 60 wonderful volunteers combed the roads and beach areas of the South Shore as part of our annual clean up. What they achieved was impressive but also very alarming. Almost 1000 pounds of garbage was collected and then disposed Our South…
Fundraising efforts toward the restoration of the unique, Moses Hudgin Log House (MHLH) on Ostrander Point Road in South Marysburgh are underway. People can support Hudgin Log House restoration efforts by making a charitable donation and becoming a Hudgin Log House sponsor or patron….
FROGS IN NEED OF CONSERVATION! Matt Ellerbeck – Frog Advocate & Conservationist (photo credit may be seen by “mousing over” the photo) Frog are in terrible trouble. Around 33% of all the world’s frog species are threatened with extinction. This includes several forms found…
LIZARDS IN TROUBLE: BOTH IN ONTARIO and GLOBALLY by Matt Ellerbeck Lizards have existed, relatively unchanged for over 200 million years. However, now lizards find themselves very much in trouble. Around 30% of the world’s lizard species are threatened with extinction. One the biggest…
TODAY’S ENVIRONMENTAL RANT Should we decimate a native bird at a time of unprecedented planet-wide species loss? Retired Peterborough teacher, and naturalist, Drew Monkman thinks differently. This is his opinion, and that of naturalist Tim Dyson, on designating cormorants as a game birds. All…