Outdoors

Changes in plants, birds, rodents signal arrival of autumn, columnist explains

'If all you do is wring your hands, moan and complain, and write emotional letters to the editor, nothing will change,' says columnist

Columnist offers seven lessons about the importance of the Oro Moraine in effort to educate 'thick-headed' premier and his 'bevy of bobble-head MPPs'

Squirrels of various colours are among the many mammals who like to take advantage of the bounty found at local bird feeders

Muskoka Highlands Academy says 'their students are wild, dirty and happy' ... a mantra more should adopt, says columnist

Ford's proposed legislation 'completely guts' the vital Ontario Wetland Evaluation System and muzzles conservation authorities, warns columnist

'The self-centered, short-sighted and ‘make money at all costs’ actions of our provincial government are cause for immediate concern,' says columnist

'During this bleak time of the year, we are treated to a visual reprieve as a multitude of berries ... are revealed to us,' columnist explains

In autumn, grackles — often numbering in the thousands — converge in massive flocks to seek food in corn fields and woodlands, explains columnist

'Wriggly residents alter both the physical and chemical makeup of the soils, changing pH, nutrient and water cycles,' warns columnist of 'new' invaders