By Gray Merriam Discover the added value of our wetlands The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is the inescapable root of climate change. Anything affecting the rate of addition of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere is unquestionably related to climate change. A small group of activists have recently tried to stimulate interest in […]
By Gray Merriam Photos by Carolyn Stampeen Many folks in eastern Ontario have seen huge white birds either flying or on the water. Those really huge white birds are Trumpeter Swans. Trumpeter Swans were more common here at the time of European contact. But such grand packages of roastable fowl did not last against the […]
By: Nicholas Pease, Kingston ON Microplastics are small pieces of plastic (5 mm or smaller) existing in the environment either by design or by degradation of larger plastic items. By understanding how they enter the environment we can change our behaviour and reduce our individual pollution levels. Microplastics can have a negative impact on the […]
