Make it count!
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July 3, 2019
In the information and mobile-technology age, it’s easier than ever to immortalize the spectacles that nature presents. Were you aware that when you...Read more
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The striped chorus frog: a species to protect
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April 25, 2019
What is that frog that regularly makes headlines in the Montréal area – the striped chorus frog? It’s a tiny frog less than four centimeters long...Read more
Butterflies… as adapted as can be!
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March 20, 2019
Butterflies have existed on Earth for more than 200 million years. In the beginning they would have lived in the shadow of the dinosaurs, with a...Read more
Agroforestry: what is it?
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December 11, 2018
When we think of agriculture, we often imagine fields stretching as far as the eye can see. That vision could soon change thanks to a method that...Read more
Seeing through the canopy: The Canadian Airborne Biodiversity Observatory
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October 10, 2018
To understand trees and the forest, you have to see, smell and touch them. That takes time. And that is why, in recent years, other observation...Read more
The common murre and its island (part two)
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June 26, 2018
In my earlier article I presented the murre and its favorite Québec habitat: Bonaventure Island. The murres’ almost simultaneous departure in great...Read more
The common murre and its island (part one)
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June 26, 2018
Are you familiar with the common murre? Not very well known to the general public, it’s nonetheless a highly important species of seabird in the Gulf...Read more
"Nature Dwells Within Us..." by Laure Waridel
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May 22, 2018
It’s especially easy for city-dwellers to forget just how much we depend on biodiversity. The air we breathe and the water we drink are purified, and...Read more
A little glossary for choosing your seeds
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February 5, 2018
Organic or non-organic seeds, open-pollinated or F1 hybrid seeds – these criteria seem harmless enough, but if you’re looking to preserve...Read more
The sentinels of Nunavik
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September 1, 2017
A butterfly inventory at Wiyashakimi Lake in Tursujuq National Park For a third consecutive summer I had the privilege of inventorying butterflies...Read more
