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The fascinating world of dragonflies and their importance to ecosystems

Today’s blog comes to us from Park Naturalist Sarah Lamond at Algonquin Provincial Park. Picture it: a warm July day at Algonquin. You’re basking in the day’s rays and exploring an interpretive trail. It’s all picture perfect until you hear that telltale buzz and feel an all-too-familiar pain on your scalp. The Deer Flies have arrived. … Continue reading The fascinating world of dragonflies and their importance to ecosystems

How to become a park ranger at Ontario Parks

Applications for the 2024 season are open! Read on to learn about how you can spend your summer with Ontario Parks. Calling all Ontario students! Do you enjoy the outdoors and have an appreciation for Ontario’s natural and cultural resources? Are you self-motivated, with a positive attitude and a desire to learn? Do you enjoy … Continue reading How to become a park ranger at Ontario Parks

Fourth graders become species-at-risk superheroes!

Parks alone are not enough to save species at risk. As we’ve continued our species-at-risk blog series this summer, we’ve been able to share stories of the amazing species that call parks home and the work being done to protect them. Now we want to introduce you to the newest team of superheroes taking up … Continue reading Fourth graders become species-at-risk superheroes!

Restoring a rare ecosystem at Holland Landing Prairie Provincial Park

Today’s post comes from Laura McClintock, a senior park naturalist at Sibbald Point Provincial Park. Tucked away in a neighborhood an hour north of Toronto lies a sliver of one of the rarest ecosystems in Ontario. Holland Landing Prairie Provincial Park is part of the last 3% of tallgrass prairies left in our province. The prairie at … Continue reading Restoring a rare ecosystem at Holland Landing Prairie Provincial Park

Your purchase helps parks: revitalizing Killarney’s aquatic ecosystems

Did you buy something from our online holiday store last year? In today’s post, Ontario Parks staff talk about some of the vital protection work your purchase helped fund! Ontario Parks — as part of a bigger provincial effort — has been working hard to assess and repair ecological integrity in many of our inland … Continue reading Your purchase helps parks: revitalizing Killarney’s aquatic ecosystems

Taking steps on the journey toward truth and reconciliation

“What is Ontario Parks doing to support reconciliation?” We’ve heard that question more and more often, whether asked in a park or via social media message, whether asked by an Indigenous Person or a non-Indigenous person, we genuinely welcome the question. Ontario Parks is committed to a journey of meaningful reconciliation with Indigenous peoples. We … Continue reading Taking steps on the journey toward truth and reconciliation

Ecological integrity in southeastern parks

In today’s post, Protected Areas Intern Katelyn Vardy highlights a few of the projects that staff have completed to improve and maintain the ecological integrity in southeastern parks. When you’re standing in a favourite nature spot or within a park, it’s easy to embrace the beauty and calmness that surrounds you. While campers and day … Continue reading Ecological integrity in southeastern parks

Ecological integrity at Neys Provincial Park

Today’s post comes from Jake Guggenheimer, past Discovery staff at Neys Provincial Park. Imagine you’re in a forest. What do you hear? The rustling of the trees in the wind. The birds chirping to each other. The flowing of a creek. What do you see? A flower starting to bloom. A chipmunk scurrying along the ground. The … Continue reading Ecological integrity at Neys Provincial Park