2015

Kate digging for worms at Charleston Lake Provincial Park

Graham sampling in a wetland at Charleston Lake Provincial Park

A green frog at Charleston Lake Provincial Park

Priscila aquatic sampling at Charleston Lake Provincial Park

Marsh boardwalk at Frontenac Provincial Park

A green frog at Frontenac Provincial Park

A Midland painted turtle at Frontenac Provincial Park

Frontenac Provincial Park

Dan, Graham & Kate at Thousand Islands National Park

Priscila, Kate, Graham & Dan at Thousand Islands National Park

A larval odonate

Kate & Dan using the boat for zooplankton sampling at Charleston Lake Provincial Park

Kate, Priscila, Dan & Graham with the BIObus at Thousand Islands National Park

Joey searches for worms at Clinton Conservation Area

The Old Ausable Channel at Pinery Provincial Park

Josh using the Schindler-Patalas plankton trap

Josh removing the sample of zooplankton

The Old Ausable Channel at Pinery Provincial Park

Crystal using a dip net for aquatic sampling in Pinery Provincial Park

Joey prepares the mustard extraction plot to look for worms

Crystal & Josh sampling at Pinery Provincial Park

Danielle at Pinery Provincial Park

Danielle & Josh at Clinton Conservation Area

Bayfield River

Danielle sampling in the Bayfield River

Joey sampling in the Hay Swamp Wetland Complex

Tools of the trade

A crayfish from Pinery Provincial Park

Joey sorts through aquatic samples

BIObus outreach day at Pinery Provincial Park

BIObus outreach day at Pinery Provincial Park

BIObus outreach day at Pinery Provincial Park

BIObus outreach day at Pinery Provincial Park

BIObus outreach day at Pinery Provincial Park

BIObus outreach day at Pinery Provincial Park

At Pinery Provincial Park

A Red-spotted Purple butterfly at Rock Glen Conservation Area

Rock Glen Conservation Area

Josh looking for spiders at Rock Glen Conservation Area

Josh aquatic sampling in L Lake

A pollinator on thistle

A red-wing black bird

Danielle, Crystal, Josh & Joey

The BIObus at Pinery Provincial Park

Marsh in Woodland Nature Trail at Point Pelee National Park

Connor aquatic sampling in Woodland Nature Trail at Point Pelee National Park

Marsh Boardwalk at Point Pelee National Park

Marsh Boardwalk at Point Pelee National Park

The BIObus at Point Pelee National Park

Josh & Jesse canoeing in Point Pelee National Park

Connor canoeing in Point Pelee National Park

Liz using the Schindler-Patalas plankton trap in Lake Pond at Point Pelee National Park

A Midland painted turtle on the shore of Lake Erie

Dragonfly

Liz & Jesse at BIObus outreach event at Point Pelee Provincial Park

BIObus outreach event at Point Pelee Provincial Park

Predator-prey interaction with a wasp and caterpillar

An American toad

The BIObus at Point Pelee National Park

Renee, Graham & Allison at Mill Pond in Backus Heritage Conservation Area

Graham sampling at Backus Heritage Conservation Area

Renee looking for worms at Backus Heritage Conservation Area

A Polydrusus beetle

A Lampyridae beetle larva

A jewelwing damselfly

Jewelwing dameselflies mating

Graham & Renee at Backus Heritage Conservation Area

Allison at Backus Heritage Conservation Area

A beetle

Graham, Allison & Adrian sorting through aquatic samples

BIObus outreach at Backus Heritage Conservation Area

A garter snake

A white-spotted Sawyer longhorn beetle

Renee with plankton trap at Long Point Provincial Park

Hiking through Long Point Provincial Park

Nate, Connor & Shannon at Black Creek Provincial Park

Nate, Adrian & Shannon at Black Creek Provincial Park

Extracting worms using mustard mixed in water at Black Creek Provincial Park

Nate, Shannon & Connor working on sorting through their aquatic samples at Bruce Peninsula National Park

Connor, Shannon & Nate sorting aquatic samples at Bruce Peninsula National Park

Kylee doing aquatic sampling at Balsam Lake Provincial Park

Rachael looking for worms at Balsam Lake Provincial Park

A snapping turtle found by Rachael at Balsam Lake Provincial Park

Crystal & Kylee aquatic sampling in Balsam Lake from Indian Point Provincial Park

A meadow of Monarda (Bee Balm) flowers at Indian Point Provincial Park

Kylee & Rachael sorting through aquatic samples

Rachael found a tadpole in Balsam Lake Provincial Park

Rachael sampling a wetland in Balsam Lake Provincial Park

A water scorpion from Balsam Lake Provincial Park

Kylee, Rachael, & Crystal

The BIObus at Balsam Lake Provincial Park

The sunrise at Six Mile Lake Provincial Park

Kate aquatic sampling at Six Mile Lake Provincial Park

Thanushi & Kate aquatic sampling at Six Mile Lake Provincial Park

Kate, Thanushi & Liz at Georgian Bay Islands National Park

Georgian Bay Islands National Park

A millipede

Marsh at Awenda Provincial Park

Liz aquatic sampling at Awenda Provincial Park

Thanushi canoeing in Six Mile Lake Provincial Park

The BIObus at Six Mile Lake Provincial Park

Liz, Thanushi & Kate at their outreach event at Six Mile Lake Provincial Park

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