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The Problem with Invasive Species

Invasive species are plants, animals and other living organisms that are not native to a particular area but are still found

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Forests for Future Generations

“If we lose the forests, we lose our only teachers.” — Bill Mollison Forests are critical not only for our

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Embrace the Mess!

It takes a concerted effort to shed the shackles of our Victorian era perspective when it comes to the beauty

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Critters Corner: Montana’s Garden

Riverview Park & Zoo Here at the Riverview Park and Zoo we have several beautiful gardens and naturalized areas which

June 2, 2023May 20, 2023 Cottage Country 481 Views 200 million years, adult, animal, April, aquatic, ATV, biodiversity, Blanding's Turtles, Bobcaygeon, Buckhorn, Canada, Communities in Cottage Country, Community, cottage, Cottage Country, Cottage Country Connection, cottage country lifestyle, Cottage Country Lifestyle Magazine, Cottage Country Magazine, Cottage Life, debate, declining, driveway, ecosystems, eggs, extinction, Fenelon Falls, Found A Hatchling, grassroots, habitat loss, Haliburton, hatchling, Helping Turtles Grassroots Style, home, Injured Turtles, interconnections, interdependence, Kawartha Lakes, kawartha magazine, Kawarthas, Kawarthas Magazine, lakefield, lawn, Lifestyle Magazine, Lindsay, Nest Protection, Nesting Season, October, Ontario, Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre, OTCC, Paleontologists, Peterborough, poaching, populations, resilience, road, road mortality, rural communities, Snapping Turtles, species, species at risk, Spread The Word, summer, thank you, Think Turtle Conservation Initiative, trails, turtle, Turtle Taxi Volunteers, turtles, water, Your Lifestyle Magazine

Helping Turtles Grassroots Style

Paleontologists still debate about how long Turtles have had an earthly presence. Fossil evidence puts it at 200 million years,