Two diseases invade Ontario beech forests
Walking on a sunny winter day in Twin Oaks Woods, I was struck as always by the glow of the beech leaves that…
Read MoreTag: canada
Drawing water from the spring
Drawing water from a spring inspires reflection on where this essential resource comes from.
Read More
Buffy Sainte-Marie sings family and power
Buffy Sainte-Marie never falls behind. Her new album Power In The Blood, released when she’s 74, appears to coincide with the conclusion of…
Read More
Goldthread, brief beauty in the woods
The charming wildflower, goldthread, is one of the earliest to appear in Central Ontario woodlands, even before trilliums. The ground around our cottage…
Read More
Farley Mowat leaves an imprint
Well-known Canadian author and environmentalist Farley Mowat has died at 92. His 1963 bestseller, Never Cry Wolf, is credited with changing public perception…
Read More
Nature news roundup June 28 2013
A sudden, massive die-off of bumblebees in Oregon is blamed on application of pesticide to trees for cosmetic purposes. President Barack Obama released…
Read More
Exploring ecopoetry: Don McKay
Eden Mills Writers’ Festival on Sunday devoted one session to ecopoetry. To my shame I was unfamiliar with all three writers, apparently established…
Read More
Bringing home the idea of north
It is hard to know the Arctic. The idea of north is difficult to verbalize even here in Canada where we have so…
Read More