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Notes From the Field – 2022 Recap

In 1 - Spring, 2 - Summer, 3 - Fall, 4 - Winter, Community Science, Fauna, Flora, Frogs, Kris Starr Sanctuary, People, Property Maintenance, Salamanders, Stewardship, Turtles, Whitney Wetland Nature Reserve by couchiching

Check out what the Couchiching Conservancy Community Science teams and stewardship staff have been up to in 2022. We also have focused Notes from the field for Winter, Spring and Summer. On March 25, Aiesha and Toby set up acoustic monitoring devices on a tree overlooking a wetland. These devices …

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Summer 2022 Notes from the Field

In 2 - Summer, Carthew Bay Nature Reserve, Community Science, Frogs, News, Taylor Nature Reserve, Whitney Wetland Nature Reserve by couchiching

Check in throughout the season to see what volunteers and staff have been up to! You never know who, or what, we’ll cross paths with… In summer we take to the meadows where Monarch caterpillars hunt for their only source of food:  The Milkweed plant.  The caterpillars will eventually cocoon and emerge …

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The Couchiching Conservancy protects more wilderness to build connected corridors thanks to supporters

In News, Whitney Wetland Nature Reserve by couchiching

August 19, 2020, Orillia, ON – The Couchiching Conservancy is celebrating another conservation success, with the protection of the Whitney property, a 12 hectare (30 acre) parcel, 10km east of Orillia. The property was previously owned by Norman and Irene Whitney and creates a direct connection to the McIsaac Wetland, …