Today’s post comes from Carol Dersh, our natural heritage education leader at Lake Superior Provincial Park. Slippery, steep and rugged sections ahead. . . …what a fitting description of Lake Superior Provincial Park’s 65 km Coastal Trail. If you like wild places, rugged hikes, varied terrain, dark night skies, an endless horizon, fewer biting insects … Continue reading Take a walk on the wild side on Lake Superior’s Coastal Trail
Backcountry-lover Scott Elliott, a Partnership Development Specialist from our main office, shares the story of his nine-day wilderness adventure. Many parks are easily accessible; you just pack your tent and sleeping bag, hop in the car and roll into your weekend campground. But some parks require planning, motivation, and a refined skill-set. Missinaibi Provincial Park is one of … Continue reading Are you ready for the Missinaibi River?
You’ve likely passed this plant while exploring a park or even while driving on the highway. But did you recognize this invasive species?
Today’s post comes from Laura Sagermann, an NHE Leader at Bon Echo Provincial Park.
Jesse Parent has been going to Bon Echo Provincial Park every year for close to a decade. In fact, the well-known Kitchener musician is so taken by the beauty of Bon Echo, he’s written a song – a “love letter,” he calls it – which he performed at the park’s 50th anniversary celebration on July … Continue reading 50 years of Bon Echo
Bert Edmundson and Eugene McIsaac had the same dream more than 50 years ago: to honor the fabled Canadian lumberjacks of yesteryear. Little did they know their dream would one day become a major Ontario Parks attraction!
Choosing a park that offers the opportunities you are searching for can be the hardest part of the planning process. Do you want to canoe or hike? Maybe a little of both? Are you looking to go out for two nights or two weeks? Do you want a challenging terrain or do you prefer a flat trail? … Continue reading Pick your backcountry adventure
Have we got the cure for that! Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods: Saving our children from Nature Deficit Disorder, rocked the parenting world with his notion that outdoor play is becoming extinct and we as parents are to blame. His theory is that children nowadays are so overprotected and sedentary they … Continue reading Do your kids suffer from Nature Deficit Disorder?
One of my favourite signs is from a lookout over the Grand Canyon. It simply says, ONE MINUTE. DON’T READ. DON’T TALK. NO PHOTOS. JUST LOOK…..AND SEE. It is something that I hope you will do often when you visit our parks or other natural areas in Ontario. But how about this variation? TWO MINUTES. … Continue reading Soundscapes from across Ontario
Get out your binoculars, cameras, smart phones and pack a baggie full of bread, cheese and raisins. The fascinating world of the winter Canada Jay breeding season is underway at Algonquin Park. And if you’re lucky (as most Canada Jan fans are), these delightfully social birds will feed right off your hand. “Canada Jays are … Continue reading Canada jays at Algonquin: winter breeding phenom is underway
