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OUTDOORS: Facing falling apples, angry wasps, wily raccoons

OUTDOORS: Facing falling apples, angry wasps, wily raccoons

Having a gathering on a rural farm property poses many challenges ... as our outdoors columnist has discovered this week
OUTDOORS: Insect world hopping busy, despite the heat

OUTDOORS: Insect world hopping busy, despite the heat

There are many interesting events to discover as wildlife starts to put the wrap on another summer season, explains outdoors columnist
OUTDOORS: Fate of monarch butterfly could be in our hands

OUTDOORS: Fate of monarch butterfly could be in our hands

Pollinator gardens are a great first step, but need to be embellished with other essential parts of the ecosystem, explains outdoors columnist
OUTDOORS: Crow's death a 'brazen act by a bold predator'

OUTDOORS: Crow's death a 'brazen act by a bold predator'

It's rare to come across a dead crow, notes outdoors columnist, who says 'all-out war' is now a possibility in the woods near his home
OUTDOORS: Seeing wild orchids calls for happy dance

OUTDOORS: Seeing wild orchids calls for happy dance

'The real attraction is the form and structure of the individual flower,' says outdoors columnist
OUTDOORS: Can’t make sense of the news? Turn to nature!

OUTDOORS: Can’t make sense of the news? Turn to nature!

There is 'real' news happening in the natural world everyday that deserves our attention, says outdoors columnist
OUTDOORS: Beware the pesky porcupine poking around

OUTDOORS: Beware the pesky porcupine poking around

Outdoors columnist came across some rather distinctive and disgusting signs that a food-searching porcupine had visited his garage recently
OUTDOORS: Discovery of 'funny purple flower' a real treat

OUTDOORS: Discovery of 'funny purple flower' a real treat

Looking at wildflowers is a simple delight and reaction to recent 'discovery' on social media was a highlight for 'new environmentalists'
OUTDOORS: Count yourself lucky if you see this bird

OUTDOORS: Count yourself lucky if you see this bird

Black tern population is declining, but they go to lengths to survive, outdoors columnist explains
OUTDOORS: Keep in mind, turtles are not speed bumps

OUTDOORS: Keep in mind, turtles are not speed bumps

Many turtles are species at risk because so many are killed by vehicles in mid-June or what's known as turtle season, warns columnist