by Trudy Irvine | May 20, 2021 | Environment, Forest & Wildlife, Nature
Mayflies, or shadflies are hatching in great numbers. Relatives of dragonflies and damselflies, these short-lived insects belong to an order fittingly named Ephemeroptera. There are many species all over the world and in our area. They became known as...
by Betsy Cole Roe | May 14, 2021 | Environment, Forest & Wildlife
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by Hilde Clark | May 5, 2021 | Environment, Gypsy Moth, Invasive Species
We had quite an infestation of Gypsy Moth in Pointe au Baril in 2020. Luckily, most healthy trees that experience defoliation (even for 1-2 years) will withstand and survive as long as other stressors (pests, lack of rain) are not present. The attached Information...
by Helen Bryce | Sep 8, 2020 | Environment, Plastic Polution, Water
Bear witness Have you noticed the numerous collected pieces of mainly blue dock foam (although it comes in other colours) floating along your shoreline? You’ll see it washed up into crevices, not only at your cottage but on the outer islands where you picnic. It is...
by Trudy Irvine | Aug 19, 2020 | Nature
by Trudy Irvine, PaBIA Education Committee A day trip to the Key Harbour area this past Saturday resulted in my first sighting of a North American River Otter. With my dogs and the rest of my party forging ahead on a walkabout of the outer island on which we had...
by Trudy Irvine | Aug 5, 2020 | Nature
by Trudy Irvine, PaBIA’s Education Committee How many mergansers do you see in this photo? Three dozen or so? Mother mergansers have their work cut out for them- with the crisply colored green and white males departing shortly after breeding in the spring, the...
