Bruce Peninsula National Park

Thoughts on the 6th iBOL Conference

Aug 25, 2015

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in DNA Barcoding, Ontario Parks, Parks and Conservation Areas, Student Experience

Hello loyal blog followers! I am happy to talk about my past week with everyone but I also have to inform you that this will be my last blog of the summer. This last blog signifies that the summer is almost over; it’s almost time to get back to school and watch the days get…

Messing Around With Monarchs

Aug 24, 2015

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Josh Persi

in Canadian Wildlife, Education and Outreach, Ontario Parks, Parks and Conservation Areas, Student Experience

Hello my faithful readers, I just got back from a fun filled weekend in Bruce Peninsula where we were trying to capture monarchs with the Escarpment Biosphere Conservancy. Unfortunately the Queen narrowly avoided escape but we did manage to catch about 40 monarch butterflies. Our goal was to tag their wings with a small sticker…

Aquatic and Worm Sampling in Bruce Peninsula National Park

Jul 31, 2015

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Adrian Boskovic

in Blog, Canadian National Parks, Canadian Wildlife, Ontario Parks, Specimen Collecting, Student Experience

After a successful week of sampling at Long Point Provincial Park, the BIObus was off to Bruce Peninsula National Park. The Bruce Peninsula divides Georgian Bay from the main basin of Lake Huron, and has some very unique aquatic ecosystems where interesting species can be found. We sampled a variety of these habitats which included…

Wild water bugs and warm weather

Jul 29, 2015

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Shannon MacDonald

in Blog, Canadian National Parks, Canadian Wildlife, Specimen Collecting, Student Experience

As part of this summer’s ongoing BIObus adventures Adrian, Connor, Nate and I got the chance to go hunting for arthropods in the beautiful Bruce Peninsula last week. With the weather being more than welcoming, we eagerly strapped on our waders and set out to explore the diverse aquatic habitats of the Grey-Bruce region. One…

Bogging in Bruce

Jul 28, 2015

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Nate Jones