As it does every year, the city of Burlington Ontario has given the right-of-way over King Road to the Jefferson Salamander for a three-week period.
King Road should be closed between North Service Road and Mountain Brow from…
This allows the hundred or so amphibians to breed in ponds across the road…
Long may these Jefferson Salamanders be safe in their quest for survival.

What Day is Groundhog Day?… What is Groundhog Day?
(Added Feb. 2, 2013): The Actual 2013 Groundhog Day Predictions…
The official point of Groundhog Day is to… Unofficially, I see Groundhog Day as…
Who are the Weather Predicting Groundhogs of Canada?
Are there Annual Events or Official Activities for Groundhog Day in Canada?
What about Children’s Groundhog Day Activities?

The Emerald Ash Borer has damaged so many trees in Oakville, Ontario that six parks face temporary closures to allow tree removal operations starting…The Oakville tree removal action…Here are the Oakville parks slated to be closed…Oakville’s official announcement is…I’d written about the invasive emerald ash borer twice in 2011.

Toronto can experience “TorontoHenge” four times per year.
When the weather in Toronto cooperates, TorontoHenge offers spectacular sights at sunrise or sunset.
I’d written for Environmental Graffiti…more technical details…some good news…How to Find TorontoHenge in October 2012.

“The Largest Moth in the World” is my latest “gee whiz” article about natural wonders in Environmental Graffiti…a number of photos plus a few facts about this “big man on campus”.