Speaking
of Nature with Jim Ferguson
Naturalist and educator Jim
Ferguson, who lives in Ontario's Ottawa Valley,
has always had an interest in things wild and natural: birds,
animals, insects and anything that lives in the water. His
love for hiking and camping in the out-of-doors began as a
youth during his years as a Cub with Scouts Canada. During
high school and university, athletics and studies took over
but once Jim began teaching his interest in nature returned
and became an intergral part of his classrooms and career.
In 1980, Jim began writing a column about birds for the
Renfrew Mercury. When readers requested stories about other
things natural, Jim introduced a second column entitled 'Naturely
Speaking' in the Renfrew Weekender. This writing lead to appearances
on CBC's Radio Noon with Rob Clipperton and Dave Stevens.
Now retired, Jim spends time on the elementary and secondary
panels of local schools presenting programs and seminars in
natural history. "It is a wonderful
subject and making the presentations to groups of all ages
certainly adds to my enthusiasm for the out-of-doors. Come
out and join me!"
Jim invites emails
from interested conservationists of all ages!
The CFA is proud to present several
of Jim's most popular columns:
Lunas,
Lunas, Lunas
Little Brown
Bats
A Coat of Many
Quills
The Butterflies-in-Your-Stomach
Blues
Butterflies Prepare for Winter
For the Monarch, A Long Journey Both Coming and Going
The Early Plant
Gets the Sunshine
How Sweet It
Is — Maple Sugar That Is!
Could We Not See the Trees for the Forest?
(Maple Genus)
The Plant That
Makes Us Hop on One Foot (Thistle)
Called
Many Names But Often the Wrong One (Daddy Longlegs)
They
Get the Vibrations (Fish)
Peat
- Only
Good When It Turns Bad
Paul
Bunyan Started It All (Horse Snowshoes)
The
Cross and The Square – Two Constellations
When is a Red Fox, Not a Fox?
Your
Local Wildwood Pharmacy (Wintergreen)
A Horrible Thought, No Doubt! (Insects)
The Milk Snake - False Impression, False
Name
The Canadian Tiger Swallowtail – A Rare
Treat
|
