Northern Latitudes: Small Wings, Old Bones

Noria Morfin from the University of Manitoba and Dr. Danielle Fraser from the Canadian Museum of Nature There’s a thread connecting this episode that isn’t obvious at first. One conversation is about something very much alive — small, social, and in trouble. The other is about something long gone, found frozen in rock on a …

Wildflowers – Meghan Ward

Mary Schäffer Warren (1861 – 1939) was 43 years old and recently widowed when she bucked Victorian-era conventions and reinvented herself as a mountain explorer, writer, and photographer. Over a century later, outdoor writer and historian Meghan J. Ward is entering her forties with new questions about her identity and her relationship with adventure and the natural world. …

Government of Canada invests in partnerships to support freshwater habitat research

Freshwater habitats include the numerous lakes, rivers, streams and waterways that are part of Canada’s diverse aquatic ecosystem. These versatile habitats and species that call them home have been affected by human activity and environmental changes. The Government of Canada is committed to supporting research that will study and inform us on how we can sustainably protect freshwater habitats for all Canadians.

Parks Canada announces the reopening of the Manoir Papineau National Historic Site

Infrastructure work to conserve the manor and outbuildings now complete

MONTEBELLO, QC, June 25, 2021 /CNW/ – National historic sites reflect Canada’s rich and varied heritage and provide an opportunity for Canadians to learn more about our diverse history. Investments in the preservation and restoration of national historic sites will protect these important heritage places for future generations.

Choose to Look

This is the first in what I’m hoping will be a series of twelve (or so) posts about single images from the past year. A little background story to the images and why they are important to me. It’s the time of the year and the decade (depending on the definition you choose) when we …

Little Slide Lake Loop

This loop is located in one of the more rugged parts of Frontenac Park. The trail crosses Labelle Gorge and passes a series of waterfalls which drop 16 metres from Slide Lake to Buck Lake.  A moderately difficult hike – ups and downs, one small scramble and 13.2 km long. We took on the challenge on …

Jay Peak… er Mountain

Everyone seems to say one but it’s officially, I guess, the other. A glorious day for a hike, especially a mostly bare ridge, after the day before. At least for the newbie. Jay Mountain Trail is a 11.1 kilometer moderately trafficked out and back trail located near Jay, New York that features beautiful wild flowers …