Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring begins with a fable of tomorrow
Rachel Carson wrote the Silent Spring. Books begins with a “fable of tomorrow”. A true story made up of examples from many real communities where the use of DDT has ...
Misery Bay. Ancient sea with stone bottom and unique alvar
The uniqueness of Misery Bay Provincial Park on Manitoulin Island lies in its geological foundation, which is an ancient flat rock bed. The entire ecosystem is called an alvar. These ...
Cheltenham Badlands was formed over 400 million years ago
This impressive landscape in Caledon was first formed at the base of an ancient sea over 400 million years ago and was exposed in the early 1900s. The site is ...
Comfort Maple, one of the oldest sugar maple trees in Canada
This Maple remembers Columbus’ time with the first pioneers and trappers in Canada and is still alive. It is 24.5 metres (80 feet) tall with a crown circumference of 38 ...
Old growth forest with over 250 year old at Scottsdale farm
The oldest living tree on earth is likely the North American long-lived pine, which is estimated to be 5,060 years old based on the number of rings. Giant sequoia trees ...
Rockwood. Limestone cliffs, caves and glacial potholes
Dolomite cliffs, caves and glacial potholes, including one of the largest in the world, are some of the natural photogenic wonders in Rockwood. You can explore the area on both ...
How to find out the approximate age of a tree by using a simple method
The most accurate method is to count the year rings. Each annual ring is one year. However, if the tree is standing, we can only find the approximate age of ...
Some migratory birds also navigate using a quantum compass
No one doubts that songbirds migrating during the night are remarkably adept navigators. For example a boreal songbird’s are migrating 20,000 km from Alaska to Venezuela. When flying alone, often over ...