Goderich Signal Star

The Goderich Signal Star is a community newspaper that is part of the Quebecor/Sun Media Corporation, managed by Bowes Publishers.

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Trail Talk: Learning about trees and a photogenic raccoon

2 days ago | goderichsignalstar.com | Bruce Urquhart

Advertisement 1Columnist Patrick Capper learns a little more about two species of tree during his treks • Article contentI recently made two interesting discoveries about two tree species. Until recently, all the black cherry trees I have seen have been tall and mature, where I could see leaves but the flowers were too high up to view properly.
Trail Talk: Insects and lady's slippers

1 week ago | goderichsignalstar.com | Patrick Capper

Advertisement 1Columnist Patrick Capper has noticed more lady's slippers in bloom this season in Huron County • Article contentMay 26 was a sunny day with a high of 17 C. Advertisement 2Article contentArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.
Farmers unite! The Patrons of Industry in Huron

1 week ago | goderichsignalstar.com | David Yates

Advertisement 1Author of the article: • For the Signal Star • Article contentIn early November 1890, at Ashfield Township’s sectional school No. 5, the first lodge of the Patrons of Industry was formed in Huron County when 35 farmers appended their name to the charter. Advertisement 2Article contentArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team. We apologize, but this video has failed to load.
Trail Talk: An appreciation for iNaturalist

2 weeks ago | goderichsignalstar.com | Patrick Capper

Advertisement 1The smartphone app is an invaluable aid for species identification • Article contentMay 20 was a sunny day with a high of 17 C, and I saw northern or pearl crescents near our garden, so I went to Hullett Sugar Bush hoping to see more butterflies and saw three pearl crescents. The following three days were cloudy and raining, so no butterflies were out. Advertisement 2Article contentArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load.
Trail Talk: Dragonflies, butterflies and plants

3 weeks ago | goderichsignalstar.com | Patrick Capper

Advertisement 1Some spring sightings of uncommon dragonfly and butterfly species • Article contentOne of the joys of getting out into nature is that you never know what you might see. Advertisement 2Article contentArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.
Trail Talk: The Ontario Butterfly Monitoring Project

1 month ago | goderichsignalstar.com | Patrick Capper

Advertisement 1This citizen science project involves a five-year commitment and a one to 1.5-kilometre route • • Article contentI have now joined the Ontario Butterfly Monitoring Project. The project has volunteers walking the same route of one to 1.5 kilometres once a week in the butterfly season for five or more years. The route is known as a transect and should have a good variation in habitat, such as woodland to open fields.
Trail Talk: The first butterflies of the season

1 month ago | goderichsignalstar.com | Patrick Capper

Advertisement 1Columnist Patrick Capper encounters two northern azure butterflies • Article contentFifteen hikers took part in the second Maitland End-to-End hike on April 26, which was from Jenkins to Benmiller. I was unable to attend the event but met them just west of the Falls Reserve as they were sitting on a boardwalk having lunch.
Trail Talk: From northern Ontario to Huron County

1 month ago | goderichsignalstar.com | Patrick Capper

Advertisement 1Columnist Patrick Capper enjoys Easter weekend hiking near Sault Ste. Marie before returning to his usual 'tromping' grounds • Article contentOn the Easter weekend, Thyra and I drove up to Sault Ste. Marie. On the way we saw a great blue heron and a couple of sandhill cranes. There were only small patches of snow until we reached a few kilometres east of the city, where there was a lot of snow.
Trail Talk: Jeepers creepers, I can hear spring peepers

1 month ago | goderichsignalstar.com | Patrick Capper

Advertisement 1Noisy frogs, crawling caterpillars, blooming flowers and other signs of spring's renewal • Article contentThe warm sunny morning of April 14 brought out some more spring flowers. I saw several sharp-lobed hepatica in full bloom, some bloodroot close to full bloom, periwinkle in bloom, blue cohosh and trout lilies coming up, and most of our daffodils and violets were fully out. In the evening, the spring peepers were in full voice at many ponds in the Hullett Sugar Bush.
Gavin Newsom urges Canadians to return to California beaches, B.C. tells him to pound sand

1 month ago | goderichsignalstar.com | Alec Lazenby

Advertisement 1Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon tells Canadians to 'hold the line' as California Governor urges tourists to return to his state • • Article contentThe provincial government is not budging from its request that British Columbians avoid travelling to the U.S., even as California Gov. Gavin Newsom urges Canadian tourists to return to his state. Advertisement 2Article contentArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load.