DESI DIARY

CONNECT WITH NATURE DURING MARCH BREAK

Maple festival at Bronte Creek Provincial Park.

March Break at Ontario Parks is the perfect opportunity to experience the benefits of time in nature with your family, and participate in fun activities.

Visitors can enjoy wagon rides, farm animals, guided tours of maple lane farmhouse, fresh maple treats, a meal at the pancake house, and more at Bronte Creek Provincial Park’s annual Maple Syrup Festival.

Observe the wonders of migration as thousands of ducks, geese, and swans move through the area at Rondeau Provincial Park.

Scheduled activities and spotting scopes with volunteer birders are available to view the 25 different waterfowl that arrive at Presqu’ile Provincial Park each spring.

Celebrate the annual migration of thousands of Tundra Swans and other migratory waterfowl in the Thedford Bog at Pinery Provincial Park.

Night sky at Killarney Provincial Park. Image credit: KAYVAN MAZHAR on Unsplash.

Stargazing in Ontario Parks. March is an incredible month to stare into the pristine night skies of our provincial parks. Ontario Parks’ ongoing Eyes on the Skies series highlights monthly astronomical phenomena, including the positioning of the sun, moon, and planets. Go stargazing this month and experience the wonders of the universe for yourself.

Return of the birds. Spring is just around the corner, and that means the birds are back in Ontario. Visit a provincial park to hear and see the amazing songbirds of the boreal, and the sharp-eyed Canada Jay.

Did you know? Garlic mustard is an invasive species in many provincial parks. No, not the gourmet condiment. Garlic mustard is an invasive species introduced from Europe over 100 years ago that now threatens biodiversity in our parks. Learn what you can do to help remove and prevent the spread of garlic mustard.

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