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Monthly Villager Feature: Building Resilience

In Climate Change by couchiching

We were sitting around the lunch table at the office laughing and joking about building resilience in children yesterday. Enjoying a laugh with coworkers and friends can really lift your spirits, especially funny stories of kids. That same day I went home, and after reading a few heavy articles on the …

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Notes From the Field – Summer 2019

In Bats, Birds, Carden Alvar, Climate Change, Community Science, Nature Reserves & Easements, News, Property Maintenance, Salamanders, Species at Risk, Training & Education, Water by couchiching

During a recent Salamander Monitoring visit to Church Woods with Kim Trudeau & family, they encountered two Eastern Red-backed Salamanders. This terrestrial species of salamander can live for up to 25 years and requires a damp environment to survive.   This is because they need to breathe through their skin as they …

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Inspiration to protect our environment

In Climate Change, News by couchiching

Everywhere we look, news on flooding, rise temperatures and climate crisis. It can feel heavy. But people are stepping up to do everything they can. Here we are sharing a few people who are inspiring us. Greta Thunberg Have you been hearing about the Friday school Climate Strikes happening around …

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Choosing Who to Believe on Climate Change

In Climate Change, News by couchiching

One of the frustrations of the modern information society is the barrage of conflicting opinions put forth on almost any topic, from dieting to world peace. It is often difficult to decide which information to believe. Nowhere is that more evident than on the subject of climate change, where high-profile columnists continue to routinely insist that “there is little or nothing to be alarmed about”, based on their contention that the Earth has not warmed in nearly two decades.