Drew Monkman

1 week ago | thepeterboroughexaminer.com | Drew Monkman

“Suba, suba, suba. Arriba, arriba, arriba. Pancho, Pancho, Pancho.” Kneeling low to the forest floor, eyes sharp and focused, Carlos Mario was coaxing in one of Colombia’s most sought-after birds: the antpitta. Likened to a tennis ball on stilts, this elusive forest-floor dweller was in no rush to show itself. For almost ten minutes, the eight of us stood silently in the cold mountain air of Rio Blanco, seeing our breath and scanning the undergrowth for movement.

3 weeks ago | thepeterboroughexaminer.com | Drew Monkman

When I was still teaching, Earth Day was a major event on our school calendar. It wasn’t just a day — it was a celebration and a time of action. We organized litter cleanups, ran fundraisers for environmental causes, and always capped it off with a big assembly. One of the assembly traditions I remember most fondly was singing a song called “Signs of Hope.” I can still hear the chorus in my mind:“Signs of hope are coming. They’re beginning to appear. Signs of hope are everywhere.

1 month ago | thepeterboroughexaminer.com | Drew Monkman

The recent ice storm that swept through central Ontario has left a trail of devastation in its wake. While power lines, homes and vehicles suffered significant damage, the most severe and widespread impact has been to the region’s trees. Tragically, one individual also lost his life near Peterborough due to a falling tree. The amount of tree damage appears to have surpassed that of the derecho storm of May 2022.

1 month ago | mykawartha.com | Drew Monkman

The recent ice storm that swept through central Ontario has left a trail of devastation in its wake. While power lines, homes and vehicles suffered significant damage, the most severe and widespread impact has been to the region’s trees. Tragically, one individual also lost his life near Peterborough due to a falling tree. The amount of tree damage appears to have surpassed that of the derecho storm of May 2022.

1 month ago | thepeterboroughexaminer.com | Drew Monkman

Lost in the political turmoil consuming all of our attention since the re-election of Donald Trump is the worrisome state of biodiversity in both Canada and the U.S.The situation stands to get even worse as Trump and Elon Musk take a chainsaw to nearly all the American agencies whose work is vital to species protection. If you value nature, it’s therefore crucially important to choose wisely when you cast your ballot on April 28.