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Gifts for the nature-lover

Seeds, bee houses and more: Tips for what to put under the Christmas tree If you have someone on your Christmas list who would rather spend time in the garden than head to the mall, who prefers nature books to the latest novel, and who wants to support conservation and Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 5 yearsDecember 14, 2017 ago
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An autumn almanac: Looking ahead to events in nature after a summer marked by climate change

For anyone paying attention, the biggest story of the past summer has been the fury unleashed by planet Earth as a result of climate change. As Clive Hunter, an Australian public intellectual, said on CBC Radio’s Ideas recently, “What we’re now confronted with is a wakened, angry, raging beast.” The Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 6 yearsSeptember 14, 2017 ago
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Join the Peterborough Pollinators 150+ Garden Challenge & get a free sign & calendar!

Do you have a pollinator garden? Would you consider registering the garden in the Peterborough Pollinators 150+ Garden Challenge? Our goal is to register 150+ gardens in Peterborough and area. This is a celebration of both the importance of pollinators and of Canada’s 150th birthday. If you register before the Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 6 yearsJuly 6, 2017 ago
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MY COUSIN & ME: A vivid memoir on the wonder of nature & PETERBOROUGH POLLINATORS 2017 CALENDAR

“The woods are wide and full of wonders, but we boys were mere counters, nibblers and sniffers at her mysteries. Just two skinny lads roaming fields like foxes searching for whatever we could find. Here a quartz rock, there an emerald snake, and over there a woodcock’s nest.” Local author Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 6 yearsDecember 1, 2016 ago
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The wonder of pollination

The lovely spring weather we’ve enjoyed this past week has caused an explosion of plant growth. Buds are swelling, grass is turning green, and a half-dozen species of wildflowers are in bloom. The blossoms are already attracting the first bees. Although I’ve witnessed this rebirth of nature over too many Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 7 yearsApril 21, 2016 ago
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