I have never sat on municipal council, nor have I ever been a politician of any stripe. But I have dealt with municipalities and...

Lip-smacking good – crickets, earthworms, caterpillars, even some bees and wasps – yummy if you’re an insectivore that is! That’s what...

DAN CEARNS, The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES/NORTH DURHAM: Kawartha Conservation is introducing paid parking at three conservation areas. On...

Long known to be in serious decline, the Monarch Butterfly has thrilled us through generations! Once we were aware they were in trouble,...

My friend and colleague Dr. David Bird has been driving a movement to have a National Bird declared for Canada. Although many thought it...

Last time I spoke about haying and the delicate balance between harvesting a crop and protecting nesting birds. Today, I would like to...

JAY THIBERT, North Durham Nature Club SCUGOG: Author Merilyn Simonds will introduce us to amateur ornithologist and nature writer Louise...

SUE JAGMINAS, Senior Communications Advisor LSRCA The weather system that swept through Southern Ontario on Saturday afternoon has...

Spring is finally here! Well, sort of. One of the biggest challenges birds face is the journey north each spring. Migration is rife with...

The fawn pictured below was seen by The Standard’s James J. Green, Monday, May 9th, on the side of a road in Kawartha Lakes. He sent us...

COURTNEY McCLURE, The Standard NORTH DURHAM: Durham Region has five local conservation authorities spread throughout the region. These...

Join the North Durham Nature Club on April 26th at 7 p.m. for a webinar on ‘Wild, Weird and Wacky Weather’ with David T. Chapman. In a...

SUE JAGMINAS, Senior Communications Advisor, LSRSA Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRSA) is reminding residents of the...

North Durham Nature Club is hosting a webinar about the Atlantic Rainforest, on March 22nd at 7 p.m. The Atlantic Rainforest in Brazil is...

RICHARD HILLIER, Manager, Communications, Ontario Stone, Sand & Gravel Association UXBRIDGE: Miller Paving’s Boyington Pit 3 in the...

JAMIE MORRIS, Canopy Project of Kawartha Lakes volunteer KAWARTHA LAKES: The five sycamore trees lining Victoria Avenue, just north of...

A recent Letter to the Editor of The Standard encouraged me to step back for a moment and consider if the last column I wrote about...

HELEN NICOLAOU, Special to The Standard The prediction of an early spring by Wiarton Willie on Groundhog Day has given all Green Thumbs a...

DURHAM: Join the North Durham Nature Club as they present the webinar, Amphibians and their Larvae with Peter Mills. Frogs and...

Whether big or small, any animal has to figure out how to stay warm in winter. At this time of year, we watch our feathered friends in...