DEPARTMENTS
5 | This Issue
The path forward.
By Caroline Schultz
7 | Earth Watch
Mushroom workshops, Fighting phragmites, A new breeding bird atlas, Protecting the Holland Marsh
And more…
Feature
18 | A Tree Woven Through Culture
The steady decline of black ash is exacting a heavy price – not only on Ontario ecosystems but also on Indigenous traditions.
By Raechel Bonomo
Feature
24 | Woodland Wonders
Wildflower expert Brian Carson has made a specialty of finding (and cultivating) rare trillium varieties and mutations – before developers’ bulldozers can wipe out their woodland habitats.
By Brian Banks
On the cover
30 | Crying Wolf
A government proposal casts wolves and coyotes as scapegoats for declines in moose populations. But, as is so often the case, the offenders are probably closer to home.
By Brian Banks
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