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 ...
Nature
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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 ... -
World-known Niagara Escarpment is an old rocks but a young escarpment
Niagara Escarpment is composed of very old rocks and it is a relatively young landscape feature that is still evolving. The hard dolostone rocks capping ... -
Lawrence Newcomb. The unknown botanist and his famous, legendary Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide
In every region on the planet we can find popular botanical guides. For the northeastern part of North America, Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide is such a ... -
What wildflowers are in Canadian provincial and territorial symbols?
The various Canadian provinces have native Canadian wildflowers in their emblems. The provincial floral symbols account for the flora of an area….
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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 ... -
Grey Owl wanted to protect the forests and animals of Canada
Grey Owl / Wa-sha-quon-asin (1888 – 1938) was the most famous Canadian Indian in the world in the 1930s. He wanted to protect the forests ... -
Trillium. The iconic flower of Ontario with magic number
Trillium is TRI LILLIUM. They have three broad leaves, three petals, three small green sepals, three-sectioned seedpod. All are found in the understory of rich, ... -
Monumental Flora Graeca is one of the most remarkable illustrated floras ever to see
Book Flora Graeca is one of the most remarkable illustrated floras ever to see the light of day. The authors, botanist John Sibthorp and illustrator ... -
Mirko Hanak was a brilliant illustrator of natural subjects
Hanak was famous for his distinctive illustrations with natural themes, portraying life of plants and animals with broad watercolor strokes mixed with beautifully balanced finer ... -
Trees are living beings from whom we should learn
O wondrous trees, my old friends, Albert Schweitzer addresses the trees and ends his confession. Teach me, brothers, to live thus, to die thus. Vasily ... -
Trees are sanctuaries. Whoever knows how to speak to them, whoever knows how to listen to them, can learn the truth
Wisdom cannot be imparted. Wisdom that a wise man attempts to impart always sounds like foolishness to someone else … Knowledge can be communicated, but ... -
Heaven and Earth. Bestseller about climate change. Ian Plimer
This a brilliantly argued 598-page book by Ian Plimer about climate change is a comprehensive work that summarizes in detail all the objections that many ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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. ...
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You may not be aware that most trees do not draw water and nutrients from the soil directly, but through fungi that live on the roots of these trees and form a harmonious symbiotic relationship with them.
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This symbiotic mycelium can link individual trees to each other. Thus, the trees can exchange information about their condition or share nutrients with each other.