Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada
The Ribbon of Life The Ribbon of Life is the natural buffer zone along the edges of lakes, rivers, and wetlands. It is crucial for: water quality protection, erosion control, wildlife habitat and environmental health.Maintaining a healthy Ribbon of Life is essential for preserving the ecological balance of our waterways….
By Tyler Hoar: GENERAL FORECAST: Last year was a bit of a mixed bag for boreal irruptions, but it was a solid flight year here in the East for Evening Grosbeaks, Pine Grosbeaks and Purple Finches with a small flight of Pine Siskins too….
FALL DAM OPERATIONS STARTING OCTOBER 13, 2026 Quinte Conservation is conducting annual dam operations in the Moira and Napanee regions on, or after, Tuesday, October 13. Shoreline residents can expect changing water levels above and below the following structures: Moira Region •Caton’s Weir…
Good afternoon, I am writing to update you on Nature Canada’s work to establish a National Marine Conservation Area in Lake Ontario. Background The Eastern basin of Lake Ontario is particularly rich in biodiversity and contains critical habitat upon which thousands of native species, globally rare…
Greetings friends, However you like to celebrate the holidays, we wish you a warm relaxing time with family & friends, and the opportunity to appreciate our beautiful landscape and our magnificent Salmon River watershed. Thank you to Avis Price, FSR member, who researched and wrote this…
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,…
Poster courtesy of Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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…