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April 9, 2024April 8, 2024 Cottage Country 58 Views amphibians, aquatic, aquatic habitat, birds, Bobcaygeon, Buckhorn, Canada, Canada Department of Transport Act, Canada Fisheries Act, CCC Publications, Communities in Cottage Country, Community, Conservation Authorities Act, cottage, Cottage Country, Cottage Country Connection, cottage country lifestyle, Cottage Country Lifestyle Magazine, Cottage Country Magazine, Cottage Life, Cottage Life and Fisheries and Oceans Canada, County of Haliburton, crustaceans, erosion, federal, Federation of Ontario Cottagers’ Association, Fenelon Falls, fish, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, fishing, floating docks, Grant Kauffman, habitat, Haliburton, herbicides, Historic Canals Regulations, home, insects, Kawartha Lakes, kawartha magazine, Kawarthas, Kawarthas Magazine, lake, lakefield, Lakes and Rivers Improvement Act, landscape designs, LGL Limited, Lifestyle Magazine, Lindsay, mammals, municipal levels of government, native, native vegetation, nature, non-invasive aquatic, Ontario, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, pesticides, Peterborough, pipe, Planning Act, pollutants, pond, provincial, Public Lands Act, reptiles, Ribbon of Life, Rideau, riparian vegetation, river, river beds, Senior Planning Ecologist, Services, shellfish, Shoreline Preservation Bylaw, shorelines, spring, stream, summer, terrestrial ecosystems, Things to do, Trent - Severn Waterway, water, wildlife, Your Lifestyle Magazine

Where the Water Meets the Land: The Importance of Shorelines

Maintaining a functional shoreline promotes the health of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Shorelines help to filter pollutants, protect against erosion, and

April 5, 2024April 4, 2024 Cottage Country 42 Views Activities, algae mindful, amphibians, bath, bees, berry, birds, Bobcaygeon, Buckhorn, butterflies, Canada, CCC Publications, Communities in Cottage Country, Community, cottage, Cottage Country, Cottage Country Connection, cottage country lifestyle, Cottage Country Lifestyle Magazine, Cottage Country Magazine, Cottage Life, Fenelon Falls, Food, freshwater, habitat, Haliburton, home, humane societies, insects, Kawartha Lakes, kawartha magazine, Kawartha Wildlife Centre, Kawarthas, lakefield, lawn care, Lifestyle Magazine, Lindsay, local, melt, milkweed, monarch, mosquito, native plant gardening, nature, nesting boxes, Ontario, Peterborough, pond, refuge, shelter, snow, spring, summer, Things to do, water, white clover, wildflowers, wildlife, Your Lifestyle Magazine

Embracing Spring: Kawartha Wildlife Centre’s Top 5 Tips for Wildlife-Friendly Activities

As the snow begins to melt and with the vibrant colours of spring just around the corner, it’s the perfect

March 17, 2024March 15, 2024 Cottage Country 124 Views Air, alarm, balloon, birds, Bobcaygeon, breeding, Buckhorn, button, Canada, CCC Publications, chorus, comb, Communities in Cottage Country, Community, Cottage Country, Cottage Country Connection, cottage country lifestyle, Cottage Country Lifestyle Magazine, Cottage Country Magazine, Cottage Life, daylight, Ed Poropat, egg, enthusiast, family, Fenelon Falls, fingernail, fish, Forest, frog, Haliburton, Haliburton Highlands, home, insects, James Bond movie, Kawartha Lakes, kawartha magazine, Kawarthas, Kawarthas Magazine, Kids, lake, lakefield, landscapes, Lifestyle Magazine, Lindsay, loonie, March, marshes, musical, nature, nature writer, Ontario, passionate, peep, peeper, Peterborough, phone, pools, quack, Rick Whitteker, season, Species at Risk Act, spring, Spring Symphony, summer, swamps, symphony, tadpoles, teeth, temperatures, trail guide, vocal, warmer, wet, wetlands, wildlife, wood, Your Lifestyle Magazine

Spring Symphony

The relative quiet of the winter changes to the sounds of serenading in the spring as our lake edges thaw

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February 3, 2024January 28, 2024 Cottage Country 167 Views Bobcaygeon, bound, Buckhorn, Canada, canines, CCC Publications, Communities in Cottage Country, Community, coop, Cottage Country, Cottage Country Connection, cottage country lifestyle, Cottage Country Lifestyle Magazine, Cottage Country Magazine, Cottage Life, coyote, Deer, diagonal walk, dog, earthworms, ermine, fall, family, felines, Fenelon Falls, fisher, Fleming College, Forest, Furry Neighbours, Grey Squirrel, Haliburton, Haliburton Highlands, hare, home, humans, identification, insects, Kawartha Lakes, kawartha magazine, Kawarthas, Kawarthas Magazine, Kids, lakefield, Lifestyle Magazine, Lindsay, lope, martin, Memories, mink, moose, mouse, mud, nature, nature writer, Ontario, otter, Peterborough, rabbits, Rick Whitteker, rodent, sand, seasoned trail guide, shrews, slugs, snow, spiders, Stripped Skunk, summer, Things to do, tracks, trot, vole, weasel, wildlife enthusiast, winter, Your Lifestyle Magazine

Get to Know Your Furry Neighbours!

The animal tracks you see in snow are like wildlife signatures, letting you know who was here before you. With

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September 23, 2023 Cottage Country 727 Views abundance, animals, beautiful gardens, bees, biodiversity, birdhouses, Canada, CCC Publications, Communities in Cottage Country, Community, cottage, Cottage Country, Cottage Country Connection, cottage country lifestyle, Cottage Country Lifestyle Magazine, Cottage Country Magazine, Cottage Life, Critters Corner, crops, earthworms, eco-friendly, fall, family, flowers, fruits, harmful pesticides, harvest, home, Horticulture team, insects, Kawartha Lakes, kawartha magazine, Kawarthas, Kawarthas Magazine, Kids, lakefield, Lifestyle Magazine, Montana’s Garden, natural ecosystems, naturalized, nature, North American River Otter exhibit, only free-admission accredited zoo in Canada, Ontario, organisms, park, Peterborough, plants, pollinators, Riverview Park & Zoo, soil, sustainable, Things to do, vegetables, Your Lifestyle Magazine, zoo

Critters Corner: Montana’s Garden

Riverview Park & Zoo Here at the Riverview Park and Zoo we have several beautiful gardens and naturalized areas which

May 31, 2023May 20, 2023 Cottage Country 245 Views Africa, Africaans, burrows, Canada, care, CCC Publications, chambers, Communities in Cottage Country, Community, cottage, Cottage Country, Cottage Country Connection, cottage country lifestyle, Cottage Country Lifestyle Magazine, Cottage Country Magazine, Cottage Life, cuddle, Dawn Pond, deep, dry plains, family, Fenelon Falls, Fun Run & Walk, funds, Haliburton, hellol, home, insects, June 3, Kawartha Lakes, kawartha magazine, Kawarthas, Kawarthas Magazine, Kids, lakefield, languages, Lifestyle Magazine, mammals, meerkats, mierkatte, mob, mongoose, mounds, only free-admission accredited zoo, Ontario, outdoor enclosure, personal space, Peterborough, Program Supervisor, puddle, raise, Riverview Park & Zoo, Riverview Park and Zoo, Saturday, slender-tailed, South Africa, southern Africa, summer, termite, Things to do, yellow, Your Lifestyle Magazine

Slender-Tailed Meerkat

Riverview Park & Zoo Say hello to the Riverview Park and Zoo mob of Slender-tailed Meerkats! Yes, a group of

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December 13, 2022December 12, 2022 Cottage Country 423 Views animals, berries, bird, bird feeders, birds, Canada, Cardinals, centipedes, Communities in Cottage Country, Cottage Country, Cottage Country Connection, cottage country lifestyle, Cottage Country Magazine, Cottage Life, disease, donate, donation, feathered friends, financial support, giving, government funding, insects, Kawartha Wildlife Centre, Kawarthas, KWC, Lifestyle Magazine, Northern Cardinals, patient care, Peterborough, seeds, snails, southeastern, spiders, treatments, urgent need, volunteer, wildlife, Your Lifestyle Magazine

Safe Bird Feeding Practices

Kawartha Wildlife Centre One of our most popular birds, Northern Cardinals brighten our days with color and clear (and loud!)

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September 14, 2022September 11, 2022 Cottage Country 424 Views amphibians, Aquatic Vegetation, birds, Canada, Canadian Wildlife Federation, Canadian Wildlife Federation and Watersheds Canada, Cavity Trees, CCC Publications, Communities in Cottage Country, Community, cottage, Cottage Country, cottage country lifestyle, Cottage Country Lifestyle Magazine, Cottage Country Magazine, Cottage Life, Dead Standing Trees, fish, food and shelter, habitat, insects, Kawartha Lakes, kawartha magazine, Kawarthas, Kawarthas Magazine, lake, Lifestyle Magazine, Littoral Coarse Wood, Love Your Lake, mammals, Natural Habitat, nature, Ontario, Overhanging Vegetation, reptiles, shoreline, shoreline naturalization program, water, wildlife, Your Lifestyle Magazine

The Importance of Leaving Natural Habitat Features

Leaving natural habitat features is a sure-fire way to improve the health of your shoreline and lake as well as

DAYTRIPPING FEATURED Home & Cottage Lifestyle Outdoors

May 25, 2022May 24, 2022 Cottage Country 374 Views Bobcaygeon, Buckhorn, buzzing, campfire, camping, Canada, CCC Publications, cicadas, Communities in Cottage Country, Community, cottage, Cottage Country, Cottage Country Connection, cottage country lifestyle, Cottage Country Lifestyle Magazine, Cottage Country Magazine, Cottage Life, Danielle McNelly, Haliburton, insects, Kawartha Lakes, kawartha magazine, Kawarthas, Kawarthas Magazine, lakefield, Lifestyle Magazine, living, night, Nortech, Nortech Windows Doors & Sunrooms, Ontario, outdoors, Peterborough, songs, Things to do, trailer, wings, woods, Your Lifestyle Magazine

Night of the Living Cicadas

I like to think of myself as an outdoorsy person. I’m not one of those survivalists who can be dropped

FEATURED General Home & Cottage Outdoors

May 24, 2022May 24, 2022 Cottage Country 423 Views balance, birds, Bobcaygeon, Buckhorn, Canada, Canadian Wildlife Federation, Canadian Wildlife Federation and Watersheds Canada, CCC Publications, Communities in Cottage Country, Community, cottage, Cottage Country, Cottage Country Connection, cottage country lifestyle, Cottage Country Lifestyle Magazine, Cottage Country Magazine, Cottage Life, cycles of light and dark, Dark Sky Friendly Outdoor Lighting, dimmer, dock, Fenelon Falls, fish, fishing, flowers, frogs, gazebo, insects, Kawartha Lakes, kawartha magazine, Kawarthas, Kawarthas Magazine, lakefield, leaves, Lifestyle Magazine, lighting, lights, Love Your Lake, moon, motion sensor, night, Ontario, pathway, Peterborough, reflect, salamanders, stars, summer, summer's night, water, wildlife, Your Lifestyle Magazine

Shoreline Lighting

Just How Much Do We Need? Who doesn’t like the sight of a beautifully lit pathway, a gazebo lined with