On October 16th 2019 between the times of 12:00pm and 12:15pm in the Victoria County Forest, it was a day in which it was chilly. Only 10 degrees Celsius with a heavy rain. The rain being a result of the 100% cloud cover in the sky. There were soil samples to be done. Good thing it …
Rattner, B., Horak, K., Lazarus, R., Eisenreich, K., Meteyer, C., Volker, S., … Johnston, J. (2012). Assessment of toxicity and potential risk of the anticoagulant rodenticide diphacinone using Eastern screech-owls (Megascops asio). Ecotoxicology, 21(3), 832–846. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10646-011-0844-5 This source is a detailed study on how non-target mammals and birds of prey can be affected by any sort of first-generation …
The black-capped chickadee has always been a bird that brings joy to our household. Their lovely songs of mating in the spring and seeing them come to our feeder in the winter leaves a lasting impression year to year. They are impressive little birds that I learned a lot more about by reading “Hinterland’s Who’s …
I must say, reading Ivan Semeniuk’s article “After long wait, 11 new names added to Canada’s list of species at risk” left me infuriated. Learning that the government has this big of an impact on managing species at risk was a shocker to me. As names had not been updated on Canada’s list of species …
Reading the article “Federal election 2019: Where the four main parties stand on climate policy” by Shawn McCarthy and Marieke Walsh made me even more stressed about the upcoming federal election. To start, I’ve never voted because choosing a political party is a tough decision for me. I get caught up in the “what ifs” …
When I think of my writing process I like to believe I’m a little unique. I generally don’t touch a pen to paper or fingers to a keyboard until I’ve went for a walk through the woods. That is always my first step. I can try to sit and write away but I generally end …
