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Insects

The Great Monarch Butterfly Migration

August 19, 2021 by TLB

With its brilliant bright orange, black, and white markings, the monarch butterfly is a beautiful insect and arguably one of the most recognizable butterfly species to inhabit North America. Their life cycle begins when an egg is laid on a milkweed plant. After 3-5 days, the egg hatches, and a baby caterpillar emerges and begins …

Read moreThe Great Monarch Butterfly Migration

Spongy Moths (LDD/Gypsy Moths) – How can we manage the invasion?

July 6, 2021 by TLB

Invasive species are exotic organisms which enter a locality and then dominate/out-compete native species. Many of these invaders have been established for several decades, with the majority of us unable to even recognize them because we are accustomed to their presence. One of these species is the gypsy moth which was introduced into the United …

Read moreSpongy Moths (LDD/Gypsy Moths) – How can we manage the invasion?

Turn Off Your Lights and Welcome Fireflies

June 17, 2021 by TLB

Did you know that there are 29 known species of fireflies (Lampyridae) in eastern Canada and 19 of which have been found in Ontario?1 These beetles can be found in June and July in grassland, woodland and wetland habitats where they light up the night (usually around dusk) using bioluminescence (light production through a series …

Read moreTurn Off Your Lights and Welcome Fireflies

Living With and Without Mosquitoes

May 31, 2021 by TLB

When we think about the warm summer months we tend to think of the time we spend outdoors, the weather, the lush flowers and trees, and perhaps the variety of birds enjoying the same scenery. We don’t usually think about the negatives of these warm, happy months. Once the days get longer and the sun …

Read moreLiving With and Without Mosquitoes

Chemical Sprays: 57 years since Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, and what have we learned?

August 20, 2019 by TLB

It has been 57 years since Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, a book urging governments and people to stop the use of chemicals to deter ‘pests’ and control nature. At the height of the chemical revolution, DDT was seen as a key component in humanity’s ‘battle against nature’. Leftover chemicals from the war were used on …

Read moreChemical Sprays: 57 years since Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, and what have we learned?

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The Land Between
P.O. Box 1368
Haliburton, ON K0M 1S0
705-457-1222
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We respectfully acknowledge that The Land Between is located within Williams Treaty 20 Mississauga Anishinaabeg territory and Treaty 61 Robinson-Huron treaty territory, in the traditional territory of the Anishinaabeg. The Land Between respectfully acknowledges that these First Nations are the stewards and caretakers of these lands and waters in perpetuity and that they continue to maintain this responsibility to ensure their health and integrity for generations to come.

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