Category: Column
Trail Talk: Snow, colourful fungi and the scourge of European buckthorn
A volunteer work crew spent a recent Saturday tackling an grove of the small invasive tree
Trail Talk: White squirrels, final butterflies and protected lands
There are three local properties that are under the protection of the Escarpment Biosphere Conservancy
Trail Talk: Butterflies, benches and a milestone on the trail
From Naftel’s Creek to Wingham, hikers found surprises both natural and man-made.
High Great Lakes surface temperatures may mean late ice, more snow
All five Great Lakes have reached near-record warm surface temperatures judging by data from U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) research. Because of the continuing U.S. government shutdown, there’s no one available at NOAA’s Great Lakes research centre at Ann Arbour, Mi., to answer questions about research collected and recorded automatically throughout the region. […]
Private Shea Bradley: an Afghan War veteran
Private Shea Bradley said it was “a reality check” when the lights in the C-17 transport plane switched to red indicating that his aircraft had entered Afghan airspace. It was a mixture of “excitement,” “adventure” and fear that he headed into harm’s way as an infantryman in the 1st Battalion of the Royal Canadian Regiment. […]