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Identifying Wildflowers: Bloodroot (native)
Common Name: Bloodwort, Redroot, Red Puccoon, Tetterwort Scientific Name: Sanguinaria canadensis Family: Papaveraceae Origins: North America (native) Flowering Time: March to May Habitat: Rich woodlands and along streams Range: Found from…
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Did You Know About A Giraffe’s Blood Pressure?
The giraffe is the tallest animal on earth at over 5 metres high, with 2 metres…
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Starkey Hill Conservation Area – In Pictures, 2015
Starkey Hill Conservation Area is located just east of Guelph, Ontario. The park offers free access, free…
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Identifying Grasses: Bladder Sedge (native)
Common Name: Bladder Sedge, Shining Bur Sedge Scientific Name: Carex intumescens Family: Cyperaceae ( Sedge Family) Origins: North America (native) Flowering Time: May to July Habitat: Swamps and…
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World’s Most Poisonous Frog?
There are actually several frogs in the poison frog, or poison dart / arrow frog species. All three of them live in the wet…
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Slipping Around Starkey Hill Conservation Area, 2015
During a trip to the Guelph area in the winter of 2015, we decided to check out…
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Pinery Provincial Park – In Pictures, Winter 2008
The Pinery Provincial Park, located west of Grand Bend, of one of a few parks that are…
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