Tag: wildlife
Wildin’ – October 2026)
By Anita Odessa No Room at the Maggot Motel When people hear that I’m a forager, the first thing they want to know about is mushrooms. The truth is, I initially found the world…
Wildin’
By Anita Odessa If it Doesn’t Hurt, it’s Not Nettle. Several years ago, I simplified my life and created a space for something new. I assumed that something new would be a relationship. What…
Brook Trout Are Back in Jail Creek!
Pictured is Burke Willson from Freshwater Conservation Canada transferring Brook Trout and Slimy Sculpins into Jail Creek near McGuire Drive in Millbrook. On August 19 and 20 the Millbrook Chapter of Freshwater Conservation Canada…
Alone or with Friends, Birdwatching Builds an Appreciation for Nature
Lynn Smith identifies one of twenty-six birds that joined us on a morning walk in early May. Let me start by saying that calling the activity “bird watching” is a misdirect: it’s primarily about…
Kawartha Land Trust Adds Two More Properties to its Nature Reserves
Kawartha Land Trust Ballyduff Trails. Two more properties have been brought under the protection of Kawartha Land Trust (KLT), bringing the total number of nature reserves to fifty, encompassing more than 9,100 acres across…
Local Tick Activity Very High
Anecdotal reports of intense local tick infestations are not exaggerated. Local veterinary clinics confirm they are seeing evidence of prolific tick activity as they find many clients have become unwitting hosts to this pest.…
Major Environmental Restoration Project Underway at Squirrel Creek
Last week, Trent and Fleming students in environmental studies were working on a case study in Cavan Monaghan. Under the supervision of Freshwater Conservation Canada (formerly Trout Unlimited) staff, they were planting tree and…
Peterborough County Receives Funding to Support Invasive Phragmites Management
Peterborough County has received a grant through the Invasive Phragmites Control Fund, supported by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry and the Invasive Species Centre. This funding will support the mapping of invasive…
Brook Trout are back in Millbrook’s Jail Creek!!
For over five years, the Millbrook Chapter of Freshwater Conservation Canada(FCC) has been conducting scientific data collection and carrying out maintenance and restoration projects along streams in the Baxter Creek watershed. Each year in…