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Trust in science under attack
Naysayers from the right, left and in government undermine scientists’ crucial role Click to view column
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Warming up to March again
Last year’s unprecedented warm spell threw nature for a loop. Could it be repeated? Click to view column
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Regal butterflies under siege
Climate change, herbicides and agriculture conspire against a childhood touchstone Click to view column
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Science in your own back yard
Annual Great Backyard Bird Count begins Friday across Canada . . . and the world Click to view column
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Vision of nature preserved
Two families and Kawartha Heritage Conservancy work to reach long-term goals Click to view column
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‘Trust’ is key to conservancy
Kawartha-based group aims to add 3,000 acres to land is already stewards Click to view column
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Nature’s unseen economic benefits
Replicating all of the natural world’s benefits would cost billions in the Kawarthas area alone Click to view column
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Warm weather, lots of birds (Christmas Bird Count)
Late ice-up kept population high, and diverse, for annual bird count Click here to read column
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Rarities and oddities abound
A 20-year first was just one of the sightings that delighted Drew’s readers in 2012 Click to view column
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Did you hear about that . . . ?
Readers share their tales and photos from a year of getting very close to nature Click to view column
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Readers share wildlife observations
We are all close to nature,even right in the heart of Peterborough Click to view column
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Higher profile for mystery park
Little known Harper Park in Peterborough is city’s most significant woodland andwetland Click to view column
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Warming up to climate change
Early signs of a shift in temperature are creeping into the Kawarthas Click to view column
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Jupiter dazzles in December
Look to eastern sky at nightfall for one of the highlights of the start of winter Click to view column
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Check out the bugs of winter (how invertebrates overwinter)
Look around and you’ll find there’s no such thing as a bug-less snow season Click to view column