Tag: outdoors

  • Leave No Trace Principles

    Leave No Trace Canada is a national non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and inspiring responsible outdoor recreation through education, research and partnerships. Leave No Trace builds awareness, appreciation and respect for our wildlands. When geocaching, try to apply as many of the principles as much as possible. Source: http://www.leavenotrace.ca

  • Map & Compass – How to Use a Compass

    Map & Compass – How to Use a Compass

    There are several kinds of compasses, one kind to attach to the map, one kind to attach to your thumb. The thumb-compass is used mostly by orienteers who just want to run fast, and this is the kind of compass I normally use.

  • Think Twice About The Ice!

    Think Twice About The Ice!

    With colder weather finally upon us, many outdoor enthusiasts are hitting the slopes, trails, lakes and rivers to enjoy winter activities like snowmobiling and skating.  But with the unseasonably warm weather in some areas of the country, thin ice is a serious threat.  

  • Ticks and Lyme disease in Nova Scotia

    Ticks and Lyme disease in Nova Scotia

    Ticks in Nova Scotia Widespread in the Eastern US. In Canada, it has been collected in Ontario, Quebec, and all Atlantic provinces. In Image – Top: nymph, Blacklegged ticks. Bottom: dog ticks.