What to look for in the sky for January 2021.
The Fuzzy Bear and the Hedgehog
Everything you didn’t know about the woolly bear caterpillar
Our Forests Are on the Move
Migrating trees? You bet. Vanessa Farnsworth explores.
Wild About Bees
There’s more to bees, and more we can do to help them, than most of us think.
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What Lies Beneath – Critters That Are Beneath the Ground
Introducing a few of the earth’s movers and shakers.
The Marriage of Knowledge from Eastern Canada’s Mi’kmaw
Modern Science as they Converge on understanding the Moon and the lunar cycles
Ticked Off – Lyme Disease and Climate Change
How climate change and the increase of Lyme disease are interconnected.
A Good Night
Robert Dick explores the northern lights and things that go “bump” in the night.
True Confessions From the Ninth Concession – Varmints at the Gate
When the snow finally retreated last spring, someone made a grisly discovery on a secluded lot behind a church on the edge of town. Scattered within...
A Brave New World
It all starts with some very enthusiastic lads and gentlemen! The rather smelly, grumpy older men of the operation know when it is time. They start...
Spotted! Animal Tracks
After a fresh fallen snow, it’s a delight to see tracks indicating our furry and feathered friends have been passing through. Not sure what you’re...
The Christmas Shrew
The morning of the blizzard was the first time we saw the shrew. My fifteen year old son was in the living room admiring the warmth of our much needed masonry heater when a very fat toy like creature bounced and zoomed through the room.
Christmas Chickens: a true story
Two of my art school teachers had a small farm outside of town when I was a student at ACAD in Calgary, Alberta. They acquired 7 new laying hens one...