Oh my gosh!

Posted May 4, 2012

We are 7D from LBP. It was so cool when we were doing the pond study and we saw the butter fly you told us it was a spring azure, it was so beautiful the insides of the wings were a brilliant blue but when it landed on Mr. Rasberry’s backpack we saw that the […]

Posted May 3, 2012

The stream here in Blair Outdoor Education Centre is very peaceful, and full of wildlife. My class got the chance to pick out wildlife and examine them. We even got to go into the water! Too bad I was too scared to touch any of the animals :(. If you’re reading this, come over here […]

Earth Time

Posted April 23, 2012

Earth Day Adventure We are from Westheights public school and we came to Laurel Creek for Earth Day today. Today we learned about bird banding and the different types of birds. We also took an adventure walk through the forest, which was VERY cold but yet it was fun. Lastly, we learned about little creatures […]

A surprising find

Posted April 23, 2012

It’s Elena and Carly in grade 7 here at laurel creek conservation area for Earth day. In the microscopes we found a midge larva which will turn into a midge fly when it grows.

Posted April 23, 2012

Daphnia (water flea) Making note of the compound eye and transparent outer covering.

A Closer Look

Posted April 23, 2012

my Daphia is calm, and does not have any eggs. I would like to know if this organism is related to the spiny water flea Ben gr 6

Posted April 23, 2012

The first group of students learn to use the plankton nets and catch some species for microscope examination.

Laurel Creek Earth Day Bonanza

Posted April 23, 2012

We’re here today at Laurel Creek awaiting the arrival of 12 schools around the region to participate in nature-filled program including microscopes, bird banding, and forest exploration. Fingers are crossed for mild winds!

Glenview park’s grade 9 experience at Wrigley’s

Posted April 18, 2012

Our experience at Wrigley’s corner was great! We had a great supervisor, Levi, who taught us a lot about ecosystem on our field trip. We had lots of fun catching different sorts of organisms and observing them in their natural habitats. Even though it was cold in the beginning we tried our best to make […]

Invasion!!

Posted April 16, 2012

You can’t help but notice the abundance of butterflies in our green spaces today – we are witnessing an incredible wave of red admirals (Vanessa atalanta) migrating up from the US.  I have never seen so many, at one time, in one place – it is absolutely phenomenal.  On the video below I estimate there […]

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