I have seen Bison(Bison bosanus) in Europe, deep in the forests of Eastern Poland. My visit to Elk Island gave me a chance to see the American subspecies up close. In fact finding and watching them was a lot of easy than my trip to Poland, where we had to cycle through the forest in [...]
We installed the green roof on the King Alfred School roofs back in late March. Three months on the roofs is developing into a lovely species rich green roof. On installation the green roofs consisted of brown green roof substrate and a collection of plug plants. However we had also seeded the roof with annuals [...]
My slow drive up to Edmonton from Calgary included a couple of stops at Beaverhill Lake BO and an afternoon/evening and morning at Elk Island National Park. Great weather, great birds.
‘If you go down to the woods today…’ we did and we saw a young black bear…
Another great morning birdwatching along the Marsh Loop at Banff. Glorious sunshine and great views of some wonderful birds. One particular area of snags seemed to hold the most birds including Cedar Waxwings…
Common toadflax (Linaria vulgaris) is an excellent plant on green roofs. However it is vulnerable to drought and therefore needs to be in at least 150mm to really flourish. A good tip is to plant between a couple of logs. The logs provide a little shade and protection form the wind. This allows moisture to [...]
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