Nature's Year

Nature's Year

Author: Drew Monkman

Publisher: Dundurn

Published: 2012-04-07

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 1459701852

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Whatever your interest may be, this month-by-month guide to the key natural events in Central and Eastern Ontario will let you know exactly what’s happening — and it’s often in your own backyard. Nature’s Year is an almanac of key events in nature occurring in Central and Eastern Ontario, a region that extends from the Bruce Peninsula and Georgian Bay in the west to Ottawa and Cornwall in the east. The book is a chronicle of the passing seasons designed to inform cottagers, gardeners, photographers, suburban backyard birders, and nature enthusiasts alike as to what events in nature to expect each month of the year. Whatever your interest may be — birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, fish, invertebrates, plants, fungi, weather, or the night sky — just turn to a given month and you’ll find a list of what’s happening, often right in your own backyard. This book will also provide a reassuring measure of order and predictability to nature and help the reader become more attentive to and appreciative of the many wonders of the natural world that surround us in this exceptional region of Ontario.


Ontario Plant List

Ontario Plant List

Author: Steven G. Newmaster

Publisher: Sault Ste. Marie : Ontario Forest Research Institute

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 832

ISBN-13:

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This list includes information on over 4,700 species of vascular plants, bryophytes, and lichens that grow in Ontario. The scope of the list includes native species as well as some ornamentals, weeds, Arctic disjuncts, and agricultural plants. For each species the following information is provided: family, genus, and species names; up to four scientific synonyms; up to two common names; a French name, if available; vegetation code; Bayer code; rarity status; numeric life form code; and a life cycle code. The list is phylogenetically arranged into chapters, each with its own description and assortment of life forms. Three indexes (Latin, English, and French) provide access to all plant names.