Down Stream Without a Paddle
By: Tineasha Brenot Nestled in the heart of Central Ontario, Fleetwood Creek runs through a rolling landscape of eskers and kames. Deep, well-connected forests create a picturesque scene in every …
Stormwater Management and Green Infrastructure
By: Nikki Kroetsch Take a moment to think about the town or city you live in; how many streets there are, how many people live there, how many cars are …
Year in Review!
Season’s Greetings! And so the time has come, full of holiday cheer, love, and family, we have reached the end of the year and the end of the decade! As …
My NMEA 2019 Experience
By: Patrick Wells This blog post will review my trip to the 2019 National Marine Educators Association Conference (NMEA). The conference was hosted by the Gulf of Maine Marine Educators …
Light Pollution and its Effects on Atlantic Puffins and Leach’s Storm-Petrels
By: Mary Alliston Butt Light pollution is the usage of artificial lights, such as streetlights, car lights, business signs, etc., which brighten the natural dark night skies. Throughout the world, …
Purging the Plastics at Piggott Bay Beach
By: Kelly FretwellReposted from the Mayne Island Conservancy Beachcombing has long been one of my favourite outdoor activities. Since I was a little kid I’ve enjoyed wandering along shorelines of …
Environmental Education: Now, more than ever
Reflections on the eve of our Recharge conferencet The below is an excerpt from Gareth Thomson’s original reflection on the Canadian Network for Environmental Education and Communication (EECOM) 2019 conference …
Patagonia by Sea: Random Thoughts and Photographs
Ocean edges have lured humans for as long as we’ve existed as a species. From the first people who settled along African shores, to colonizers during the age of discovery …
Frequently Asked Questions of a Whale Watcher
By: Lili Wilson As a naturalist on a whale watching vessel, I spend serious quality time with whales, and almost as much time answering questions about whales. These charismatic megafauna …
Dive In! How writing about the ocean changed my life.
By Ann Eriksson As an author and biologist, I’ve written adult novels about whales and ocean contaminants, mites living high in the canopy of old-growth forests, coyotes in the Canadian …