Environment
Invasive Plant Threatens Lake Simcoe
By Angie Sullivan
Cook’s Bay in Lake Simcoe has been infested with a dangerous invasive aquatic plant known as water soldier. The sharply serrated leaves...
Documenting spawning whitefish in Lake Simcoe could help reverse species decline in Great Lakes
By Mike Anderson
While most of us were busy planning for the holidays, documentary filmmakers Zach Melnick and Yvonne Drebert from Inspired Planet Productions were...
Celebrating the harvest: A look back at farming in Georgina
By Ewa Chwojko-Srawley
As we prepare for Thanksgiving, the annual celebration of the harvest, we should take time to remember our agricultural past and pay...
The 2024 Annual Sutton Christmas Bird Count (C.B.C.) Report
By Paul and Debra Harpley
The 38th Annual Sutton Christmas Bird Count was Friday, December 27, 2024 with a total of 8,319 individual birds, a...
Spring Safety Message: Be Careful Around Waterways Hazardous conditions on and around bodies of...
LSRCA Media Release
Lake Simcoe watershed – March 10, 2022 – Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority is reminding residents of the dangers that exist near bodies...
BeBot the Robot Spotted Cleaning Up Lake Simcoe Shoreline
By Angie Sullivan
The BeBot, a litter cleaning robot, made his debut performance right here at Sibbald’s Point Provincial Park on Monday, June 23. The...
Gives bees a chance: We can’t afford to lose our wild native pollinators
A bumblebee sips nectar from a clover.
Victoria MacPhail, Author provided
Sheila R. Colla,...
Experts: Pandemic likely a boon for wildlife as humans stay home
Ontario's wildlife will likely experience a population boom thanks to an ongoing state of emergency that is keeping most people in the province at...
Bird count crucial in the face of climate change
By: Tina Novotny
The Christmas Bird Count might sound like a family-friendly holiday tradition; in fact, it’s highly important scientific data collection to monitor the...
Catch me if you can! How anglers are changing the catchability of fish
A heavily fished lake could mean you go home empty handed.
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Taylor Ward,...
