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Colleen Green
Sep 29, 20223 min read
Nature suffers from short-sighted decisions
I have never sat on municipal council, nor have I ever been a politician of any stripe. But I have dealt with municipalities and...
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Colleen Green
Sep 22, 20223 min read
That Tastes Yucky!
Lip-smacking good – crickets, earthworms, caterpillars, even some bees and wasps – yummy if you’re an insectivore that is! That’s what...
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Colleen Green
Sep 15, 20221 min read
Kawartha Conservation expanding paid parking to three sites
DAN CEARNS, The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES/NORTH DURHAM: Kawartha Conservation is introducing paid parking at three conservation areas. On...
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Colleen Green
Aug 25, 20223 min read
Another one bites the dust!
Long known to be in serious decline, the Monarch Butterfly has thrilled us through generations! Once we were aware they were in trouble,...
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Colleen Green
Jul 21, 20223 min read
The Missing Canadian Symbol
My friend and colleague Dr. David Bird has been driving a movement to have a National Bird declared for Canada. Although many thought it...
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Colleen Green
Jul 7, 20223 min read
And talking about mowing
Last time I spoke about haying and the delicate balance between harvesting a crop and protecting nesting birds. Today, I would like to...
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Colleen Green
Jun 9, 20221 min read
Merilyn Simonds speaks about Louise de Kiriline Lawrence
JAY THIBERT, North Durham Nature Club SCUGOG: Author Merilyn Simonds will introduce us to amateur ornithologist and nature writer Louise...
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Colleen Green
May 26, 20221 min read
Conservation Areas Affected by Storm Closed Until Further Notice
SUE JAGMINAS, Senior Communications Advisor LSRCA The weather system that swept through Southern Ontario on Saturday afternoon has...
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Colleen Green
May 13, 20223 min read
Will you give a hoot? Birdathon 2022
Spring is finally here! Well, sort of. One of the biggest challenges birds face is the journey north each spring. Migration is rife with...
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Colleen Green
May 13, 20222 min read
That time of deer again
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...
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Colleen Green
May 4, 20222 min read
TREES: planting trees on your land in Durham Region
COURTNEY McCLURE, The Standard NORTH DURHAM: Durham Region has five local conservation authorities spread throughout the region. These...
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Colleen Green
Apr 19, 20221 min read
North Durham Nature Club tackles the weather
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...
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Colleen Green
Mar 17, 20222 min read
Hazardous conditions on<br>and around bodies of water
SUE JAGMINAS, Senior Communications Advisor, LSRSA Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRSA) is reminding residents of the...
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Colleen Green
Mar 10, 20221 min read
Exploring the Atlantic Rainforest of Brazil with Cara Gregory
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...
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Colleen Green
Mar 10, 20222 min read
Miller Paving’s Boyington Pit 3 receives OSSGA’s Progressive Rehabilitation Award
RICHARD HILLIER, Manager, Communications, Ontario Stone, Sand & Gravel Association UXBRIDGE: Miller Paving’s Boyington Pit 3 in the...
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Colleen Green
Mar 3, 20223 min read
Lindsay trees awarded heritage designation
JAMIE MORRIS, Canopy Project of Kawartha Lakes volunteer KAWARTHA LAKES: The five sycamore trees lining Victoria Avenue, just north of...
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Colleen Green
Mar 3, 20223 min read
The Science of Science
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...
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Colleen Green
Feb 24, 20222 min read
The Pine Ridge Garden Club
HELEN NICOLAOU, Special to The Standard The prediction of an early spring by Wiarton Willie on Groundhog Day has given all Green Thumbs a...
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Colleen Green
Feb 10, 20221 min read
Amphibians and their Larvae with Peter Mills
DURHAM: Join the North Durham Nature Club as they present the webinar, Amphibians and their Larvae with Peter Mills. Frogs and...
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Colleen Green
Feb 3, 20223 min read
My Feet Are So Cold!
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...
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