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Mighty Mites and Their Impact on the Forest
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February 19, 2014November 21, 2017

Mighty Mites and Their Impact on the Forest

Microscopic mites living on leaves in the canopies of our forests can have a big impact on a forest, sometimes bigger then the impact of moose or deer. That's why a research team investigated mites at Haliburton Forest in 2012.

Birds of the Season at the Forest
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December 19, 2013November 21, 2017

Birds of the Season at the Forest

As the Artist in Residence of Haliburton Forest, birding has given me countless hours of adventure through every season of the year. Winter brings many changes to the Forest, there may be fewer birds around in the winter, but you might find them easier to see. The leaves are gone, the temperature has dropped and...

Feeding Fang
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November 3, 2013November 21, 2017

Feeding Fang

I like to provide another update on Fang based on some recent events: Fang is now settled in comfortably in his new enclosure and can be seen to increasingly interact in a friendly way with his female pack companions. However, his size of 130 pounds does make him a bully and his play rough-and-tumble, therefore intimidating...

Carole Finn, A River Runs Through
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October 11, 2013November 20, 2017

Carole Finn, A River Runs Through

In late 2011 Carole Finn, a local artist and founder of the School of the Arts in Haliburton in the 1970’s, approached me about featuring Haliburton Forest in one of her upcoming shows. She had just completed and was showing an exhibit on the Pacific Rim, and was working at that time on a similar...

Wolf Centre History
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September 16, 2013November 21, 2017

Wolf Centre History

Haliburton Forest & Wild Life Reserve Ltd. is the largest privately owned property in Central Ontario. Its holdings comprise  80,000 acres of hardwood dominated forests, 50 lakes, and countless wildlife. Operating as a multi-use facility and applying integrated, sustainable resource management techniques, Haliburton Forest has become a model, demonstrating that sustainable development is achievable. Haliburton...

Fang And "The Girls"
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September 6, 2013November 21, 2017

Fang And "The Girls"

The second update how Fang, our new male wolf, gets accepted by the wolf pack. As the images can attest to, Fang is starting to socialise with “the girls”, which is what we were hoping for. He is still not a full member of the pack, which may be prompted by his very possessive nature...