The Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists November Nature Talk was entitled “Life in Limbo” or “The Living Dead and the Control of Biological Time”. Dr. Ken Storey provided a lively and entertaining talk about hibernation. Ken is a Professor of Biochemistry at Carleton University and holds the Cana
The Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists opened the October meeting with presentations from two of the three students sponsored by MVFN to attend the Ontario Youth Summit. The Youth Summit brings together approximately 100 students in grades 9-12 from across Ontario and is hosted by the Ontario Nat
Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists
Nature Talk – November 16, 2023
The November meeting of the Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists will feature a Nature Talk called “Life in Limbo” or, alternately, “The Living Dead and the Control of Biological Time”. Meetings are held at the Almonte Unite
Animals have evolved in many ways to endure Canadian winters. Migration and hibernation are well-known strategies, but some species have developed even crazier ways to make it through the cold. Here, we talk about some of those strategies, and the adaptations that make them possible.