Here is a true story that happened during one of my winter walks. Who knows what you might discover? I once noticed a doe who was wandering the woods. She was tired and nursed an injured right hind leg. She lay down in a thicket of bushes until she heard some coyotes....
I was skeptical when a birding friend said he could call birds in from the forest. “What are you talking about?” I told him. Birds are skittish. If there is one thing I know, they don’t come when they’re called. With a smile on his face and a glint his eye, he said...
According to FlightNetwork, out of hundreds of camps across North America, Camp Kawartha is among the top! Perhaps it is our mission of fostering stewardship that makes us special. The idea that every child can learn to love, care for and protect the natural world...
Camp Kawartha is thrilled to have assisted in the establishment of the Peterborough-Kawartha-Haliburton as a Regional Centre of Expertise (RCE) on Education for Sustainable Development as designated by the United Nations University and endorsed by UNESCO. RCE’s...
Ah, the gentle flash of a firefly; the hallmark of any early summer’s eve! Like tiny bursts of starlight, these pulses of white and green light punctuate the dark like the dots and dashes of Morse code. Technically a beetle, these “lightening bugs” (another name for...
I work as an Executive Director for an outdoor and environmental education centre. I have a friend who grew up without computers and handheld devices. He is a wonderful naturalist. A walk through the woods with Drew (my friend) takes a long, long time. Every few steps...
