Declining Bird Numbers
While you might not always see a beaver or a white-tailed deer on an everyday basis, you can always rely on seeing birds wherever you go. And while is true, …
Marten, Mink, and Fisher: The Look-a-like Mesopredators in our Backyards!
By : Daniela Castellanos What is a mesopredator? The food web is an intricate and interconnected network of relationships between consumers and producers. We often hear about animals that are …
The Land Between: Regaining Our Balance With Biodiversity
The State of Ontario’s Biodiversity 2020: Summary is an information-rich review of the most recent biodiversity research in Ontario. The summary addresses areas in which we have succeeded in improving …
Plants That You and Your Shore Will Love
Have you ever admired a shoreland garden for its dynamic landscape that is rich with colour and teeming with life? You may have been admiring a shoreland garden that …
How Hibernation Wetlands Stabilize Turtle Populations
Hibernation is commonly observed in many species of animals, especially those inhabiting Northern regions where there are significant drops in temperature during the winter months. In Ontario, freshwater turtles are …
Bill 23: The Rug Pulled Out From Under Our Feet
Bill 23, the More Houses Faster Act, has very little to do with housing and more to do with controlling a market to direct who wins and prospers. The Bill …
Farms and Farming in The Land Between
Written by Joel Sloggett The Land Between (TLB) has been working to better understand, and emphasize the importance of, agriculture, food and the food system of TLB. One aspect of …
Wetlands are Wonderous
Written by Jaclyn Adams There are four different types of wetlands in The Land Between: bogs, fens, swamps, and marshes. Within The Land Between, 14% of the area are wetlands, …
Hey Siri, Why do Leaves Change Colour?
Every autumn, we revel in the beauty of the fall colours in The Land Between. The transition from green to bursting hues of red, orange, yellow and purple are a …
Do freshwater turtles gather together for the winter in Ontario? And the role of wetlands in stabilizing populations.
Hibernation is commonly observed in many species of animals, especially those inhabiting Northern regions where there are significant drops in temperature during the winter months. In Ontario, freshwater turtles are …