The 2022 Kenneth Deedy Environmental Steward Shares Her Journey When I received the call from TILT that I was invited to be this year’s Kenneth Deedy, Environmental Steward, I was beyond excited! As the Deedy Steward I would spend time at three different nonprofits, . . . Sara Lantier
1940’s Summer Haying Starting in late June and usually the entire month of July, daylight was consumed with the hay harvest on the farm. The fields that had been set aside for growing hay were cut and the hay was placed on wagons and hauled into the barn. Manley L. Rusho
Daycare Forests Research on the health benefits of being in a forest environment is so compelling that urban daycares in Finland “built” forests for kids to use. Paul Hetzler
Guilty As Charged! Crossing the northern border is no laughing matter. Some time ago, I had an experience that has really stayed with me . . . Michael Laprade
The Giant Joro Spider First your car catches fire, and then your house. Worse yet, your date kills you and devours your flesh without so much as an apology. Yeah, spiders are creepy , , , Paul Hetzler
"Microplastic Pollution Discovered in the St. Lawrence River." “Microplastic Pollution Discovered in St. Lawrence River” was the headline of a news release in September 2014, as McGill University . . . Kara Lynn Dunn
Turn off the Light – Bring on the Night As a young child I would wait until after dinner, then my dad would say, “Time to find the night!” Heather White
TIA Breakfast and AGM are Back! How did the breakfast come about: " In the early 2000’s, when Barbara Butts was President, the idea of a shore breakfast before the meeting was launched. Attendance grew and the news spread. Allison Burchell-Robinson
Call the Dogs off the Lions Why do we hate lions? For reasons beyond any logic that I can see, most Westerners have been brainwashed by the lawn-care industry to believe that dandelions are posies non grata in our landscapes. Paul Hetzler
Spongy Moth Caterpillars Infest the Thousand Islands Last year saw an infestation of Spongy Moth Caterpillars (formerly Gypsy Moth) and as we head into summer, it is apparent that our latest plague has returned in our area . . . Chris Piering
Meet S. Gerald Ingerson and his Woods This is a story about a generous and humble man, S. Gerald Ingerson, who grew up and raised his family in the Thousand Islands. Terra Bach
Why does the Turtle cross the Road? Why do turtles cross the road in the first place? Roads are one of the least safe places for turtles – road mortality is the second largest reason for turtle population loss – so why do we constantly find them there? Nikki Kempen
Good News about a Bad Word The word is Vaccine: Yikes! Let’s get right down to it: a vaccine against poison ivy will soon be available, but only if you really, really, really want it. Promise. Paul Hetzler
