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Van Waffle

Writer, Naturalist, Photographer

Tag: white pine monoculture

Environmental measures around a new condo development

Posted on May 3, 2014May 2, 2014 by Van Waffle

On Monday night Guelph City Council gave a developer permission to begin clearing a site at the corner of Gordon Street and Arkell…

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Grace of a white pine monoculture

Posted on February 2, 2013January 30, 2013 by Van Waffle

Eastern white pine plantations are ubiquitous in Southern Ontario. We have one behind our house. The photo shows another one near Guelph. I…

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