What is life like for those few lucky, possibly smarter, white-tailed deer which manage to avoid cars, coyotes, projectiles and parasites beyond the first few years of existence?
To know that a storm is coming is to apprehend mystery and fate... By bedtime, it was blowing a gale.
Trees whose leaves show color ahead of their same-species peers are doing so because they are barely breaking even. The solar-powered sugar factories we call trees are good savers, ...
Once known as Marsh Hawk, this species is a favorite raptor of mine. They are most often seen skimming low over open country flashing the white rump patch that helps identify them in all plumages.
I have heard that the only difference between a rut and a grave is their dimensions. This may be overstating things a bit, but we definitely fell ...
What really harms trees is a shortage of oxygen in flooded soils. Severity of flood damage also depends on a tree’s health before the event...
The next time sumac’s bright red fall “flag” catches your eye, consider stopping to collect some berries to make a refreshing drink.
I put up a petition using this picture of a flooded boathouse and in short order found that a lot of us supported something that would encourage action.
I knew immediately there was a stunning photograph to be had here, but there were challenges to be overcome.
She was the talk of Grenell Island—Murray Isle too. “Did you see the new set of ducklings? One of them is white.” Well, in all honesty, she
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.
Minna Anthony Common spent nearly all of here summers surrounded by its beauty as the foundation for her life's work.
Before August 1st, 1929, Grenell Island was dark at night. Imagine a world lit by lamplight.
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...
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...
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...
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?
...writing to convince many of us today, June 2019, that the high water is beneficial when so many are suffering is a different story
