by Sandy Boeckh | Jun 20, 2026 | Environment, Forest & Wildlife
By Sandy Boeckh If last summer was the summer of the bear, is summer 2026 shaping up to be the summer of the tick? Though a much tinier nuisance to contend with, ticks certainly have more risks. Tick populations have risen dramatically over the past decade, and...
by PaBIA | Aug 10, 2025 | Environment, Forest & Wildlife, Mammals, Nature
Last weekend, Brandon Hellyer from our regional MNR office boated around Pointe au Baril to speak with some of the affected cottagers. He also sat down with PaBIA for a wide-ranging discussion regarding the bears here in the islands. The following...
by PaBIA | Aug 4, 2025 | Environment, Fish & Fish Biology
by PaBIA | Aug 4, 2025 | Environment, Water
Here are the slides from the talk given by David Sweetnam at the 2025 PaBIA Annual General Meeting. GBF Presentation SlidesDownload
by Hilde Clark | Jul 3, 2025 | Environment, Forest & Wildlife
We live in bear country here in Ontario. Needless to say, though, bears can do a great deal of damage inside a cottage and thus far have done so this year here in PaB. Though some damage has been extensive, thankfully noone has been harmed in any way. With an uptick...
by Trudy Irvine | Aug 2, 2023 | Nature
The summer of 2023 has brought a bumper crop of both blueberries and raspberries to the region. Longtime Sudbury blueberry vendor, Arthur Choquette, forecast a good harvest earlier in the season, noting that lots of moisture from a good winter snow cover and plentiful...
