by Geoffrey Carpentier One of the greatest challenges we face as we grow older is that our balance changes, our eyesight diminishes, and...

by Geoffrey Carpentier Last column, I spoke about salamanders and newts, so today I’d like to introduce you to the rest of the...

By Geoff Carpentier I love to watch these elusive amphibians, as they forage through varied watery habitats. This may be in the form of...

by Geoffrey Carpentier Much maligned and certainly misunderstood, the coyote or brush wolf (Canis latrans) is a resourceful and adaptive...

by Geoffrey Carpentier Generally, nobody is surprised to look up at the night sky and see the moon, but sometimes, it seems to change...

by Geoffrey Carpentier About this time of year, several acquaintances call me to tell me, excitedly, they just saw their first migrant...

by Geoffrey Carpentier You alone can’t save the planet, but you can try. Here are some things you can do, to move in that direction. Take...

by Geoffrey Carpentier Well, it’s getting close, only a few days until those slumbering groundhogs awaken, for a few minutes, to predict...

by Geoffrey Carpentier I've been having some fun with a series of articles dealing with myths about wildlife, and I'd like to share one...

by Geoffrey Carpentier I thought it might be fun to continue to explore some popular misconceptions about animals and the environment. Is...

by Geoffrey Carpentier Sometimes I lament the speed at which technology moves and sometimes I marvel at it. I recently had the...

by Geoffrey Carpentier Last time, I talked about the different reactions people have toward beavers depending on the nature of their...

Geoffrey Carpentier SPECIAL TO THE STANDARD I was looking at some older news clips I had saved and came across one which seemed...

by Geoffrey Carpentier I thought it might be fun to explore some popular misconceptions about animals and the environment. Is it fact or...

by Geoffrey Carpentier For most people one simply has to mention a snake and they cringe – fear fills their minds and hearts. If asked...

By Geoffrey Carpentier Over the last few days you might have noticed, a lot of birds (and some bugs and bats) are on the move. Hawks,...

Walk Softly – by Geoff Carpentier Well, let’s see – the days are gorgeous, the nights longer and colder, the winds come from the north...

by Geoff Carpentier My wife and I have had the unique opportunity (at least to us) to share our yard with three families of wild turkeys...

Walk Softly by Geoffrey Carpentier In my last article (Nobody tells them what to do!), I was discussing the concept of spontaneous order,...

Walk Softly by Geoffrey Carpentier I recently read an article in the Toronto Sun by guest columnist John Stossel (July 28th, 2023, “Free...