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February 12, 2021
Winter Fieldwork for White-tailed Deer!

While much of the fieldwork ecologists do to study and evaluate the natural environment at RiverStone is achieved during the spring, summer, and fall, there are certain studies that require winter conditions! The most common winter study we are asked to conduct is an assessment for White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) wintering habitat. Many of the […]

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January 13, 2021
MNRF Forest Health Update in Ontario

I recently listened in on a webinar that was released by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) on the annual update of forest health monitoring in Ontario. The presentation was made by Dan Rowlinson who works in the Biodiversity and Monitoring Section of the MNRF. The MNRF conducts regular annual monitoring throughout the […]

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December 15, 2020
RiverStone welcome's a new Ecologist...and opens an office in North Bay!

RiverStone is excited to have a new ecologist join our team - a very warm welcome to Lisa Uskov who brings over 7 years of experience as an ecological consultant for both agency and private clients. Lisa specializes in habitat assessments using provincial criteria including Ecological Land Classification and the Ontario Wetland Evaluation System. RiverStone […]

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September 27, 2020
Woolly Bear Caterpillars and Winter Weather Predictions?

This past week I was spending most of my free time harvesting the last of the vegetable garden with my son, and he was pointing out all kinds of things we were finding in our yard. One of those, was a woolly caterpillar. I caught him picking dandelion greens and taking them to various woolly […]

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August 31, 2020
Turtle hatching season - worth the wait!

I was recently at a neighbour's house admiring their garden (and picking a few fresh veggies for dinner) when she shared with me an amazing feat of nature she witnessed that very morning. She had the opportunity to WATCH a nest of turtle eggs hatch, right before her eyes! Let's talk turtles and how incredible […]

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July 30, 2020
Beech Bark Disease

One of the many iconic forest trees in Central Ontario is the American Beech (Fagus americana). This tree is most well known for it's smooth grey bark with a broad crown. Beech trees are easily identified in all seasons due to their smooth bark which some people refer to as "elephant legs" in the forest. […]

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June 5, 2020
Who's calling in the night?

The spring and summer months bring all sorts of bird calling back to the forest, and typically, we listen for birds in the morning hours after sunrise; however, there are other birds that only call in the evening/night which are very unique! One of those birds is the provincially threatened Eastern Whip-poor-will. The Eastern Whip-poor-will […]

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May 12, 2020
Surveying for Snakes!

We've had such an interesting spring season in 2020, with the COVID-19 pandemic and shifting to working from home, it's been nice to have the opportunity to continue to keep up with fieldwork in a solo capacity to maintain social distancing measures. One of our projects has involved conducting surveys for snake emergence this spring […]

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April 22, 2020
Signs of Spring

As the last of the snow melts from the forest hills and valleys, we are all welcoming every little sign that spring is here to stay! The buds of trout lilies poking up between the leaf litter in the forest, the early calls of frogs active in the wetlands once again, and spring bird songs […]

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March 24, 2020
COVID-19 Operations Update

Operations during COVID-19: RiverStone Environmental Solutions Inc. remains open and active although with modified operations and office restrictions. Like many, we are adjusting our work practices and approach to work with all of the most up to date recommendations provided by federal and provincial governments. We are taking all necessary precautions to keep our staff […]

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