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Walk Softly – Jaws!
by Geoffrey Carpentier People sometimes ask me how I decide what topics to write about, when I tackle my column. The simple answer is, my...


Walk Softly – Arcadia Earth Toronto
by Geoffrey Carpentier From time to time I stumble onto an opportunity which is so incredible, I want to share it with others. Usually...


Walk Softly – The Queen Has Hairy Legs
by Geoffrey Carpentier Ah, late summer is upon us, and the first late summer blooms are brightening our roadsides and wild places. Rising...


Walk Softly: Black Bears – Our Amazing Neighbours
by Geoffrey Carpentier There has been much said of bears this year, for they have been making themselves obvious in and around North...


Walk Softly – Feels like? Not Sure I Understand
by Geoffrey Carpentier Summer is upon us, and the news is abuzz with broad and confusing statements about our weather and our climate....


Walk Softly – Things are not okay
by Geoffrey Carpentier At this time of year my mind is pre-occupied with birds and other wild things, for a variety of reasons - personal...


Walk Softly - Should I mow my lawn?
by Geoffrey Carpentier People spend a lot of time and money trying to keep their lawns perfectly weed-free. I could not determine how...


Walk Softly – Bracket Fungus
by Geoffrey Carpentier Fungi is not a word which leaps to mind when we think I want to know more about that one! Most people know little...


Walk Softly: Foraging for Wild Leeks
by Geoffrey Carpentier I don’t personally consider myself a forager, but maybe I am?!?! As a refresher, originally foragers were referred...
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