Hike through with the Snowshoe!

It’s a gloriously serene winter day and the sun is illuminating a vast, wavy sea of unexplored snowfall. You are feeling cagey as the effects of winter cabin fever have crept up on you and you’re craving a natural fresh-air experience. Unfortunately those snow drifts are mountainous and you would prefer to not unbury your…

Collecting Seeds with the Nature Conservancy of Canada

It was a warm day in early October when the rare staff journeyed down to the Nature Conservancy of Canada’s Ferguson Property in Norfolk County to collect native seed. Guided by the knowledgeable NCC Event leader, Jill Crosthwaite, and local restoration expert, Mary Gartshore, staff from all of rare’s departments got to enjoy the sunshine,…