Hostas and other shady characters!
by David Dunn of Rideau Woodland Ramble
In the deep dark corners of your garden, you can find some pretty shady characters! Hostas are a...
Early Daffodils
by Fred Schueler – Fragile Inheritance Natural History
Even before the poet William Wordsworth "wandered lonely as a cloud (into])a host of golden daffodils," these...
Frogs in the El Niño Spring
by Fred Schueler, Fragile Inheritance Natural History
“The El Niño–Southern Oscillation is a climate phenomenon that exhibits irregular quasi-periodic variation in winds and sea surface temperatures over...
Feeding from the clouds: net ombrotrophy as a measure of the health of landscapes
by Fred Schueler, Fragile Inheritance Natural History
With the increased human population and intensification of agriculture, the North Grenville Environmental Advisory Committee is undertaking a...
Report highlights environmental concerns in Rideau Watershed
from the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority
A new detailed analysis from the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority (RVCA) has found many parts of the Rideau River...
In defence of our forests and woodlots
by Marc Nadeau
I occasionally drive along Somerville Road and my eyes are still not accustomed to the big block of cleared land that was,...
Cathartic Buckthorn!
by Fred Schueler and Aleta Karstad
Fragile Inheritance Natural History
As the leaves of native trees and shrubs fall, the last broad-leaved green along roads and in...
The Weather with Connor
featuring Connor Mockett
Hello, everyone! Welcome back to another week of The Weather with Connor. This week I’d like to talk about one of the...
The 5th Canadian Freshwater Mollusc Research Meeting
by Fred Schueler and Aleta Karstad
Streams, ponds, and lakes support a diverse range of species of snails and bivalves (clams & mussels), with fascinating life...
Frangulous Buckthorn!
by Fred Schueler & Aleta Karstad, Fragile Inheritance Natural History
In our 1995 survey of the ecology of the Kemptville Creek drainage basin, there was an...