Scales Nature Park March 2013
Grandma Joan takes Beverly, Henry and Lukas to Scales Nature Park in Orillia. Beverly and Lukas enjoy the sights while Henry volunteers to help out at the centre.
Scales Nature Park Introduction
A short video about Scales Nature Park and the things that we do to conserve Canadian reptiles and amphibians- on-site and outreach education, field work, etc. Volunteer placements available!
Top 11. Tourist Attractions in Orillia - Ontario, Canada
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The most beautiful places and sight in Orillia.
Top 11. Tourist Attractions in Orillia - Ontario, Canada: Couchiching Beach Park, Tudhope Park, Orillia Fairgrounds Farmers' Market, Scout Valley, Stephen Leacock Museum, Scales Nature Park, The OPP Museum, Mara Provincial Park, Orillia Museum of Art and History, Bass Lake Provincial Park, Guardian Angels Church
Building Hibernacula for snakes - Carolinian Canada Landowner Leaders Program
Our Ecological series - FOREST NEWS - The interview with Ben Porchuk - Zone Ecologist in Carolinian Canada Landowner Leaders Program, and Jeff Hathaway - The founder and owner of SCALES Nature Park near Orillia, Ontario.
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Out and About in Simcoe County Season 1 Episode 3 Turtle Talk
When Chris and Rachel visit Scales Nature Park, outside of Orillia, ON, they get to handle snakes and snapping turtles and have a serious Turtle Talk with Jeff Hathaway. The park is located on a beautiful expanse of land with a river and woods for guests to explore and search for native wildlife.
This series is a long-running search for any of the amazing reptiles or amphibians found in Ontario and talking with some of the biologists and caretakers that interact with these species on a daily basis. The search for snakes is long but we have 3 seasons and plenty of time to find them so learning about them from other experts is always helpful.
You can also find more episodes of Out and About in Simcoe County and animal adventures from Zoo Tours by subscribing to our YouTube channel.
Summer at Mara Provincial Park (Orillia, ON - July 2016)
Mara Provincial Park's sole recreational trail runs parallel to a stream that flows into Lake Simcoe, before winding through a swampy, wooded area. Much of the trail is lined with very large ferns. In fact, much of the forest floor is carpeted with them. This environment, as with other similar low-lying wetland environments, allowed for dragonflies to be spotted easily.
This video was shot just east of Orillia, ON in mid-July 2016.
History of Couchiching Beach Park: Part 1
Connecting with Nature
Featuring Bob Bowles
August 2018
Highlights: Opening Keynote of the 2010 Couchiching Summer Conference
Watershed Moment or Wasted Opportunity
Margaret MacMillan (Author, Paris 1919)
August 5, 2010
Couchiching Institute on Public Affairs
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Live Event Video Production: Dawghaus Studios (dawghaus.ca)
Music by teru (Goodbye War, Hello Peace) and hisboyelroy (Revolve).
ROCK GLEN FALLS I ARKONA ONTARIO
Rock Glen Conservation Area is a suburban conservation area located in the town of Arkona, in the municipality of Lambton Shores, Ontario, Canada. The conservation is owned and maintained by the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority (ABCA).
The former Ausable River Conservation Authority was Ontario's first conservation authority. It was created in 1946.
The Bayfield River watershed and smaller streams were added in 1971. Local municipalities and the Province of Ontario formed Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority (ABCA) to prevent the loss of important local ecosystems, to protect life and property through flood management, and to build a healthier natural environment on a watershed scale.[6] Rock Glen Conservation Area is situated in a transition zone between the Carolinian forest zone to the south, and the Great Lakes (St. Lawrence Zone to the north), in Lambton Shores, Ontario, Canada.[4] On the conservation grounds is the Arkona Lions Museum and Information Centre; which houses a collection of Devonian Era fossils and Aboriginal artifacts found in the local area.
History
When the pioneer settlers arrived in the area in the mid-1800s, they built some grist mills within the present-day conservation area. One of these mills was run by an 11-metre overshot wheel. The mill pond, although dry, can still be seen immediately upstream and southwest of Rock Glen Falls. Part of the mill foundation has a platform that affords visitors an excellent view of the waterfalls. In 1907, the Rock Glen Power Company constructed a small hydro-electric dam on the Ausable River at Rock Glen. Following the formation of Ontario Hydro, the Rock Glen dam ceased operation shortly after the Second World War. In response to complaints from anglers that fish were unable to travel upstream to spawn, a Canadian Army demolition squad blew up the dam with dynamite. Parts of the old dam can still be seen in the bottom of the Ausable River.
Boardwalk Trail
Flora and fauna
The conservation area is home to a large diversity of species representative of both zones, and are found alongside sugar maple, beech, white elm and basswood, some of these native trees are: Sycamore, Sassafras, Cucumber Magnolia, Tulip-tree, Black Walnut, Maple, Oak, Ash, Pine, and Pawpaw. Wildflowers are abundant, with more than 50-types found within the boundaries of Rock Glen Conservation Area. Small mammals and songbirds are common. There are also examples of extinct animal life along the walls of the Ausable Gorge, small sea creatures that lived 350-million-years-ago. Fossils of some of these ancient animals include: brachiopods, horn corals, sponge coral, crinoids or gastropods.
The park is home to the eastern coyote, wood duck, deer, muskrat, and common garter snake.
Birds
Dozens of bird species can be seen.
Eastern meadowlark
Red-winged blackbird
Bobolink
American woodcock
Savannah sparrow
Rose-breasted grosbeak
Pileated woodpecker
Red-eyed vireo
Blue jay
American robin
Great-crested flycatcher
Hairy woodpecker
Scarlet tanager
Northern oriole
Eastern kingbird
Field sparrow
House wren
Yellow shafted flicker
Indigo bunting
Grey catbird
Brown thrasher
Facilities
Located on the conservation grounds is the Arkona Lions Museum and Information Centre, which contains a large collection of birds and wildlife preserved with traditional taxidermic methods. The museum also has a large collection of fossils and artifacts found on or near the conservation grounds, and holds presentations and guided tours there for visitors and schools. The grounds also has many stairs, boardwalks and bridges allowing visitors to safely explore the steep sides of the glen and the 10.7-metre high waterfall just upstream of the Ausable River. Many of fossils found in the exposed beds there date back 350-Million-Years; some of which include crinoids, brachiopods and trilobites, which the conservation park allows visitors to take one fossil if visibility seen without digging.[4][2] There's also Public washrooms, two picnic pavilions available for reservation, playground equipment by the pavilions, the lookouts located at different parts of the conservation area, and lots of trails for hiking. Rock Glen Conservation Area also has guided and educational hikes available for groups and schools.
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Oshawa sunrise; lakeview park ontario canada
Sunset Point Park Playground
Flowing Mississippi River in Carleton Place
Flowing Mississippi River in Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada
Couchiching Beach Park Tour
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South Point Park at sunset
New Playground In Orillia Park
This is a viedeo tour of the new playground in Couchiching park, it has a neat squishy floor on it, it looks like little sontes but is bouncy. Check out our other videos of fun stuff and SUBSCRIBE to see what else twistedmindsalike finds to amuse ourselves.
New Ontario Brewery and Hop Farm. Full Time Van Life!
After rolling out of Kitchener we head to visit some friends in the Orillia, Ontario area. Toz gives us a tour of his latest project, a brewery and hop farm! He explains the interesting history of the property and how they grow and process the hops.
Couchiching Park Tour Orillia Ontario part 2
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Couchiching Park Tour of the Flower Beds Part 1
The flowers at couchiching Park in Orillia are exquisite right now. Check out our other videos of fun stuff and SUBSCRIBE to see what else twistedmindsalike finds to amuse ourselves.