[Great] Lakes Roadtrip 2022 – Part 3 of 3

By: Christine Drader  From March 21st to 30th Christine from the Turtle Island Conservation and Adopt-A-Pond programs joined Michelle and Annie from the Great Lakes Program on a Great Lakes Roadtrip. They travelled… Continue reading

[Great] Lakes Roadtrip 2022 – Part 2 of 3  

By: Christine Drader  From March 21st to 30th Christine from the Turtle Island Conservation and Adopt-A-Pond programs joined Michelle and Annie from the Great Lakes Program on the first ever Great Lakes Roadtrip! They… Continue reading

[Great] Lakes Roadtrip 2022 – Part 1 of 3

 By: Christine Drader  From March 21st to 30th Christine from the Turtle Island Conservation and Adopt-A-Pond programs joined Michelle and Annie from the Great Lakes Program on a Great Lakes Roadtrip. They travelled… Continue reading

The interesting world of leeches!

Have you ever wondered about leeches? What do they actually do, anyway? Read this blog post to find out!

Join the Chorus: Volunteers Needed to Monitor Northern Limit of Western Chorus Frog Range

With the start of spring, western chorus frogs (WCF) will soon start calling from their breeding wetlands within southwestern Ontario! For the past three years, Blazing Star Environmental has partnered with Environment and… Continue reading

Do reptiles have families?

Happy Family Day!! 💚  At Adopt-A-Pond we feel like a family, and we are happy to be a part of some reptile “families” and their journeys! 🐢   Our Blanding’s turtle headstart program begins… Continue reading

Wetland Conservation and How WE Can Make a Difference

Written by: Christine Drader Here at Adopt-A-Pond, we have the great fortune to be able to work on a vital habitat and ecosystem—wetlands. Wetlands support an abundance of biodiversity, and they are home… Continue reading

Fieldwork in Winter

Winter is here, and the Adopt-A-Pond team is still out and about conducting fieldwork!

International Volunteer Day + Appreciation Day Recap 

Happy International Volunteer Day! Every year, volunteers from all over Ontario submit their turtle, frog, and toad observations to the Adopt-A-Pond app/website through the Turtle Tally & FrogWatch programs. This data is crucial in gathering large amounts of information on reptiles… Continue reading