Water As Part of Faith and the Arts Julliete de Sombre walked through the giant wooden and iron doors of the Abbey of Saint-Étienne. Holding her newborn son, named after his father Richard, she looked around in awe at the majesty of this beautiful Cathedral, the first this large in Caen. She nervously took her…
Welcome to our Citizen Science News Brief, where curiosity meets discovery! In this short and entertaining pilot video, our team stumbles upon a mysterious mixture found in the cupboard. What begins as an ordinary day in the lab quickly turns into a colourful investigation full of questions, reactions, and scientific curiosity. From solvents and solutes…
Rivers Of Civilization The Rise of Empires The ceremony brought thousands to the new fountain built just blocks from the home of Gaius Fabius Scaeva. The owner of the dye works, where he worked, was there too. Lucius Cornelius was not only his boss, but was also his former commander in the Second Samnite War….
Lower and Upper Paleolithic The old male lifted his head, nostrils flaring, sniffing the air. He first looked to the path the river took as it meandered through the field before emptying into the sea. He then glanced back at his mate, still trudging across the beach, heavy with child, and at the little one…
NatureCK Citizen Science Youth Day 2025 Read the full survey report here: On August 10, 2025, NatureCK hosted Youth Day, where 16 families explored local nature and shared their thoughts on protecting rivers and wetlands. Each family received a Nature Exploration Kit to encourage observing wildlife and recording environmental changes as part of citizen science….
Where Does Water Come From? Have you ever thought where water comes from? I don’t mean your glass, a water bottle, or even the tap. I mean, where did it come from? Maybe we can also consider, when. Let’s look back in time – a long, long time ago, to the time of an early…
On June 3, 2025, 21 local residents came together at the Wallaceburg Adult Activity Centre for a Citizen Science Lunch and Learn, sharing what they have noticed about the environment around us. Rivers are murkier, ice in winter is thinner or missing entirely, and some frogs, ducks, and songbirds are becoming rare. At the same…
We were so excited to see all the interest in Citizen Science – even with the heat turned up! Our Water Taste Challenge kept things cool and fun: the White Cup was Wallaceburg municipal water, and the Blue Cup was reverse osmosis water from the Water Hut. Thanks Water Hut. View the Full Survey Report…
The Wallaceburg Advisory Team for a Cleaner Habitat (WATCH) recently teamed up with some of the most experienced anglers from Ontario, Michigan, and Ohio. People who spend more time on the water than most of us spend watching TV! These fishing pros have seen it all: changes in fish numbers, shifting habitats, unusual plants popping…
Welcome to Citizen Science We are so glad you found us. This is the beginning of something special and we’re excited to have you along for the journey. Over the past little while, we’ve been out in the community gathering observations, meeting new friends, and sharing in the joy of noticing the world around us….