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Monarchs at all-time low

Plight of butterflies one of several stories Drew Monkman is keeping an eye on Click here to view column

By Drew Monkman, 12 yearsApril 4, 2013 ago
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Spring returns to its roots

Seemingly cool March was really just the norm, now April can warm things up Click here to view column

By Drew Monkman, 12 yearsMarch 28, 2013 ago
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When bad turns out to be good

Scientific thumbs up for fracking, nuclear power deserve due consideration Click to view column

By Drew Monkman, 12 yearsMarch 21, 2013 ago
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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

By Drew Monkman, 12 yearsMarch 7, 2013 ago
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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

By Drew Monkman, 12 yearsFebruary 28, 2013 ago
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Regal butterflies under siege

Climate change, herbicides and agriculture conspire against a childhood touchstone Click to view column

By Drew Monkman, 12 yearsFebruary 21, 2013 ago
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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

By Drew Monkman, 12 yearsFebruary 14, 2013 ago
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Vision of nature preserved

Two families and Kawartha Heritage Conservancy work to reach long-term goals Click to view column

By Drew Monkman, 12 yearsFebruary 7, 2013 ago
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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

By Drew Monkman, 12 yearsJanuary 31, 2013 ago
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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

By Drew Monkman, 12 yearsJanuary 24, 2013 ago
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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

By Drew Monkman, 12 yearsJanuary 17, 2013 ago
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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

By Drew Monkman, 12 yearsJanuary 10, 2013 ago
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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

By Drew Monkman, 12 yearsJanuary 3, 2013 ago
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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

By Drew Monkman, 12 yearsDecember 27, 2012 ago
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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

By Drew Monkman, 12 yearsDecember 20, 2012 ago
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Newest subdivision plan will eat up more biologically-rich green space (Lily Lake development)

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By Drew Monkman, 12 yearsDecember 13, 2012 ago
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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

By Drew Monkman, 12 yearsDecember 6, 2012 ago
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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

By Drew Monkman, 12 yearsNovember 29, 2012 ago
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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

By Drew Monkman, 13 yearsNovember 15, 2012 ago
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Time is not the only change (November)

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By Drew Monkman, 13 years ago
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All the beauty, less of the fame (the Kawartha Lakes)

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By Drew Monkman, 13 yearsOctober 25, 2012 ago
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At the edge of two rocky worlds (physical regions of the Kawarthas)

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By Drew Monkman, 13 yearsOctober 11, 2012 ago
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Enjoy nature’s healing ground (restorative power of nature)

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By Drew Monkman, 13 yearsOctober 4, 2012 ago
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Autumn blaze fades to yellow (October)

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By Drew Monkman, 13 years ago
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Fall skies fill with raptor fest (hawk migration)

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By Drew Monkman, 13 yearsSeptember 20, 2012 ago
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Dark dangers of migration

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By Drew Monkman, 13 yearsSeptember 13, 2012 ago
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There is listing, and knowing (importance of identifying and naming)

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By Drew Monkman, 13 yearsSeptember 6, 2012 ago
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Nature sings September song (September)

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By Drew Monkman, 13 years ago
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Insects’ summer symphony (insect sounds/song)

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By Drew Monkman, 13 yearsAugust 23, 2012 ago
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Nature notes from Big Gull (Big Gull Lake, Kaladar)

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By Drew Monkman, 13 yearsAugust 16, 2012 ago

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