Tag: inventory

Ontario Provincial Parks Malaise Program Results!

Feb 28, 2018

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Crystal Sobel

in Blog, Ontario Parks, Parks and Conservation Areas, Specimen Collecting

Back in 2014 we deployed Malaise Traps in 51 Ontario Provincial Parks with the help of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) in a large experiment to assess arthropod diversity. We completed our analysis last year after sorting ~250,000 specimens and putting another ~750,000 through bulk analysis. That was a job indeed!
Shining Some Light on Darkwoods’ Past

Aug 20, 2014

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Nate Jones

in BC Parks, Canadian Wildlife, Parks and Conservation Areas, Specimen Collecting

So we have arrived in the expansive Darkwoods Nature Conservancy property. Upon first impression I was taken aback by the beautiful drive we had through the property to our cabin which was alongside Kootenay Lake, surrounded by mountains. The roads we travelled on across the property were logging roads and were not always clearly labeled…