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Identifying Wildflowers: Common Mullein (non-native)
Common Name: Great Mullein Scientific Name: Verbascum thapsus Family: Scrophulariaceae (Figwort) Origins: Europe (non-native) Flowering Time: June to September Habitat: Fields, waste places and roadsides. Range: Found throughout most of…
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Picnic At Lake On The Mountain Provincial Park
While exploring Prince Edward County during our 2016 camping trip to…
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North of Elliot Lake – Mississagi Provincial Park
Mississagi Provincial Park is pretty far north for this Southwestern Ontario girl. Once you’ve reached Elliot Lake,…
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Identifying Wildflowers: Crown-vetch (non-native)
Common Name: Crown Vetch, Purple Crown Vetch, Axseed Scientific Name: Securigera varia Family: Fabaceae Origins: Africa, Asia and Europe Flowering Time: June to August Habitat: Waste place, roadsides and fields Range:…
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Did You Know There Are Over 18,000 Species Of Butterflies?
The number of different butterflies on earth is probably closer to 20,000 species, but wow! Of those, only about 725 species actually live in…
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Jones Falls at Pottawatomi Conservation Area
There are several access locations to the Pottawatomi Conservation Area just outside of Owen Sound. We usually…
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