By Olivia Robinson Published June 12 2018 The Haliburton Highlands Land Trust announced at its June 2 annual general meeting that close to 500 acres has been donated to the land trust which will be…
Artist explores the beauty in ‘the detritus of…
By Olivia Robinson Published May 22 2018 The adage that one person’s trash is another person’s treasure is an understatement for oil-based painter Andrea Kastner. The Haliburton School of Art + Design’s reclaim artist in…
Turtle Walk coming to Haliburton on June 2
By Nate Smelle Published May 10 2018 For more than a decade The Land Between has been working to protect turtles in Ontario. Throughout this time as one of the organization’s co-founders Leora Berman has…
Enviro-Café sounds off on municipal climate change action
By Olivia Robinson Published May 15 2018 Municipalities can lead the charge against climate change according to Victoria Ervick and Tracy Roxborough of Sustainable Severn Sound. The pair came to Haliburton on May 8 to…
Learn more about bats at upcoming workshops
The Haliburton Highlands Land Trust (HHLT) has been approved to continue with the second year of its two-year grant by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry Species at Risk Stewardship Fund. The primary…
The do’s and don’ts of the Haliburton landfill
By Olivia Robinson Published May 15 2018 For those with spring cleaning on their mind many Haliburton residents look to the landfill as a means to minimize junk and clutter – like furniture stockpiles of…
Tracking severe weather in the Highlands
By Jenn Watt Published May 15 2018 Severe summer weather can arrive with little warning destroying property downing trees and sometimes threatening lives. Environment Canada has plenty of methods of tracking storms as they develop…
Growing interest in green burials
By Sue Tiffin Published May 15 2018 Highlands East could become one of the first places in Canada offering a space for green burials. After being approached last year by a funeral director in Maynooth…
Head Lake ice out date breaks record
by Olivia Robinson Published May 15 2018 The ice on Haliburton’s Head Lake finally melted on May 5 marking 2018 as the latest ice out date on record since 1945. The previous record was set…
HHOA to receive money for outdoor education
By Jenn Watt Published Jan. 17 2017 Two projects in Haliburton County received cash infusions from the New Horizons for Seniors program administered by the Government of Canada MP Jamie Schmale's office announced Jan. 15.…
Planting seeds to boost Community Gardens
By Darren Lum Published Dec. 5 2017 With a chill in the air and the average temperature of each day dropping gardening is far from most people’s mind. However for the people involved with the…
All eight of Ontario’s bat species found in…
By Jenn Watt Published Nov. 21 2017 Using information gathered this year biologist Paul Heaven will be returning to bat roost sites in 2018 to better understand how the animals choose the locations they do…
Haliburton likely on its own for organic waste…
By Jenn Watt Published Nov. 7 2017 Despite best intentions and ambitious goals Ontario diverts just more than 60 per cent of its recyclables from the landfill and only 40 per cent of organic materials…
Land trust honours year’s ‘enviro-heroes’
By Jenn Watt Published Oct. 24 2017 A dozen years of stewardship were marked on Sunday evening when the Haliburton Highlands Land Trust held its annual fundraising banquet thanking those who had donated land money…
Planning for Random Acts of Green
After creating a social media movement educating the public about the difference they can make in fighting climate change Jessica Correa will be coming to Haliburton to share with participants how they can get involved…
Norah’s Island remains cherished part of Kennisis Lake
David Carruthers remembers visiting Norah’s Island long before it was named after his mother. His family used to visit friends on Kennisis Lake and while they were there pop by the 22-acre island. He can’t…
Turtle centre declares state of emergency
By Robert Mackenzie Published July 4 2017 Ontario’s Turtle Conservation Centre has declared a state of emergency for all turtles in the region as they’ve treated more than 500 injured turtles so far this year.…
Watershed faces real threats: WWF
By Robert Mackenzie Published June 20 2017 Haliburton’s watersheds are at risk due to pollution habitat fragmentation overuse of water and other threats according to the World Wildlife Fund. The results of the WWF’s Watershed…
Students update Highlands East on septic inspection
By Sue Tiffin Published June 13 2017 The following are brief reports of items discussed during a June 7 meeting of Highlands East council. Student inspectors Adam Bird and Robert Carter updated council on the…
BioBlitz to document local species
By Robert Mackenzie Published June 13 2017 More than 40 scientists will be pulling an all-nighter at the Dahl Forest June 24 as part of Haliburton’s first ever BioBlitz. A BioBlitz is a gathering of…
Centre aims to advance sustainability education
By Jenn Watt Published June 13 2017 The Highlands has a long history of environmental education. Partnerships throughout Haliburton County and into Peterborough and the Kawartha regions had led to the success of several programs…