What is HWA — and why it’s a threat
The Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA) is a tiny, aphid-like insect (latin name Adelges tsugae) that infests Eastern Hemlock (and a few related hemlocks). It draws sap from nutrient and water-storage cells at the base of hemlock needles — gradually weakening the
Pictured in header image: Stackhouse Forest Sanctuary.
Norfolk County May 2025 – As I watch the tractor rumble back and forth across the sandy field my excitement grows, for we are not planting soybeans or corn today. Instead, acorns of Black, Red and White Oaks are fed through a modified
On Sunday, September 7th supporters of Long Point Basin Land Trust gathered at Long Point Eco-Adventures in the Forestview Pavilion for the 4th Annual Supporter Appreciation Gathering. Guests included volunteers, donors, local community leaders, and Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Bobbi Ann Brady. MPP Brady brought greetings from the Province, and Executive Director […]
Golden-crowned Kinglets (Regulus satrapa) are tiny, migratory songbirds in the kinglet family (Regulidae), a small bird family with only 2 genera, distributed across the Holarctic – Europe, Asia, and North America. Though small, it is a remarkably hardy species, enduring colder climates than
Description and Ecology
The White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) is a small, agile songbird in the Nuthatch (Sittidae) family, distributed across
Description and Ecology
The Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) is a small (~15 cm), vocal songbird in the Paridae family, a songbird family primarily of the Northern Hemisphere, which also includes chickadees and other titmice. It is one of five North American titmouse species, but this only one commonly found in
The Blue-Grey Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) is a tiny (10 cm), active songbird in the Polioptilidae family, a family found throughout much of North and Central America, closely related to the Wrens (Troglodytidae). It is the most widespread member of its genus, distributed throughout North America from southwestern Ontario to Florida,
Description and Ecology
The Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) is a small (13 cm) songbird in the wren family (Troglodytidae), which is found exclusively in the Americas. Despite it’s small size, the Carolina Wren is the largest wren species commonly found in North America. Other wrens occurring in the Great Lakes Region
Description and Ecology
The Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) is a long-tailed, ground-foraging songbird in the Mimic Thrush (Mimidae family), which is exclusively American. Northern Mockingbirds (Mimus polyglottos) and Gray Catbirds (Dumetella carolinensis) are the other native species in this bird family occurring in the Great Lakes Region. It is the only Toxostoma species commonly
Description and ecology
Red-winged Blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) is a large migratory songbird (~20 cm). It is a member of the American Blackbird Family, Icteridae. It is the most widely distributed species in the Agelaius genus, being found all throughout North America from the tropical Yucatan Peninsula to the subarctic Canadian boreal forest.