Out of a Flood: The Upper Canada Migratory Bird Sanctuary The Upper Canada Migratory Bird Sanctuary is an oddity of history, its nine thousand hectares of field, wetland, and uplands established on land reclaimed through unique circumstances. Craig I. Stevenson
The Work of Minna Anthony Common: Rock Ridges Trail Minna Anthony Common spent nearly all of here summers surrounded by its beauty as the foundation for her life's work. Becky Ferrigno
And Then There Was Light Before August 1st, 1929, Grenell Island was dark at night. Imagine a world lit by lamplight. Lynn E. McElfresh
Save the River Action I am asked many times a week about the causes of this summer’s high waters. I have taken to carrying this Plan 2014 Update... John Peach
August Avian Happenings As August dawns the breeding season for most summer bird residents of the River is over.. Early migration becomes a steady flow with some species mostly gone by months end... Sherri Leigh Smith
2019.06.18 - Year of the Boot II (The Sequel) Sequels are the bread and butter of Hollywood, so Mother Nature decided to jump on the bandwagon and create a sequel of her own. High Water once again... Lynn E. McElfresh
NOAA's Proposed Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary There are 13 existing national marine sanctuaries in the U.S. and three under consideration by NOAA, including Lake Ontario. - should there be another in our region? Dennis McCarthy
September 2017 Article Revisited: High Water is for the Birds ...writing to convince many of us today, June 2019, that the high water is beneficial when so many are suffering is a different story Sherri Leigh Smith
'59 Forward: An Essay on the St. Lawrence Seaway After 60 Years. The St Lawrence, in its transformation from River to “Seaway”, took on a tone of indifference, of corporate and bureaucratic efficiency, with decisions made at a distance and on a scale far... Craig I. Stevenson
Prehistoric Fish Receiving Help to Return to the River Is that a prehistoric fish? Is it really more than 150 years old? Are lake sturgeon returning to the St. Lawrence River? Kara Lynn Dunn
Hark! the River Awakens...by Richard Withington Hark! The River awakens..Like an old man reluctantly relinquishing the peace and warmth of a thick coverlet after a winter's nap, Richard L. Withington
High Water Updates The River is high this spring. The burning question on everyone's mind is how high will it go? Melissa Barton, Richard Withington & Susan Smith
Don’t Annoy Those Messy Swallows-They Are Hurting Our region is home to six species of swallows ... All catch insects on the wing and are known to birders as aerial insectivores. Sherri Leigh Smith
