Outdoors

'Wriggly residents alter both the physical and chemical makeup of the soils, changing pH, nutrient and water cycles,' warns columnist of 'new' invaders

Travel the planet if you wish, but few will be the places found that rival our sugar maple's razzle-dazzle display of colour, says columnist

Chinook salmon navigate 24-kilometre journey from Matchedash Bay to Oro-Medonte to spawn and then die, explains columnist

When 'Indian' was added to a phrase or a name, it was usually added to mean 'false,' laments columnist of old practices

'Mast' production must be watched carefully as it helps determine the future health of forests and can have a major impact on wildlife, says columnist

Canada geese have been observed for hundreds of years, but an autumn sky filled with migrating birds is something different, outdoors columnist explains

Mushrooms are a fascinating part of any outdoor walk. Take pictures, do a painting or just pause. But, 'to pick it seems akin to vandalism,' says columnist

'The least bitterns are a feathered bundle of avian anxiety, so getting close to one is very, very difficult,' columnist explains

If it wasn't for the blue jays swooping in to peck open the tough skin, the bounty would not have attracted numerous wasps, columnist explains

It's difficult to properly categorize insects as our columnist found out after discovering something crawling up his pants in the bathroom