Peterborough Public Health and Camp Kawartha share the benefits of kids spending more time outdoors By Dr. Thomas Piggott – Published September 16, 2024 With kids back to school, fall colours will soon change and birds will begin their migratory journeys. This...
From sails to mills, humans have been harnessing the power of the wind for thousands of years. In this program, students learn how the wind, a renewable energy source, and the mighty turbine play a vital role in generating clean energy for today’s needs. After some...
The Snowy Owl is aptly named because of their snow-white colouring. The males are generally whiter than females and the males get whiter as they age (who doesn’t!). The females never become completely white. They remain brownish with darker markings. These owls live...
Back in November, someone saved the Boston Ivy that was inadvertently left outside. Although it had snow on it and many of the leaves were brown, that plant was hearty enough to make a strong comeback and it now sits pleasantly on one of our windowsills in the office,...
Looking out at our feeders we see a variety of birds throughout the day – finches, jays, cardinals, chickadees – the list goes on. We have feeders because we know that the sources of foods that these birds eat run low as winter progresses and a feeder station is like...
With the recent rain we saw earthworms emerge from their holes and stretch their way to other locations. The Robins were happy, and probably the people who fish but, did you know that earthworms are actually an invasive species? Yes, that’s correct – invasive...
