Hope Freeman

🎉New PhD opportunity tackling landscape-scale research on #SpeciesAtRisk & #wildfire! Co-supervised by @peatofmind (based at @envwaterloo), join our interdisciplinary collaboration with @GBayBiosphere & partners on a #mapping project to support a Natural Assets Management Plan

While radiotracking turtles, this Discovery ranger saw new species they wouldn't normally see – like the carnivorous Northern Purple Pitcher Plant! Learn more about Justin's summer as a Discovery ranger at @GrundyLkPP. ⤵️ bit.ly/48QoTof

What do you want to be when you grow up? 🤔 Are you looking for a career loving nature? 🐸🦋🍃 Check out the blog linked below to find out how our Discovery Leader, Hope, did just that! 😊

Happy #WomenInScience Day! 👩‍🔬 To all the amazing women in science working passionately to understand and protect our natural spaces: thank you for your hard work and expertise, and congratulations for all your achievements! 💙💚 Let's celebrate: bit.ly/3OvpX9W

As the senior park naturalist of @GrundyLkPP, Hope oversees the education of park visitors and a variety of research and monitoring projects. 🐢🦇 Learn more: bit.ly/3OvpX9W #WomenInScience

If you’ve visited a provincial park, you know the beauty of our province’s wetlands. 💙 We hope you make time to paddle through fens, stroll across marshy boardwalks, and even get up close and personal with some swampy muck this year! bit.ly/42cF9OB #WorldWetlandsDay

Applications for our summer student positions are open! 🥳 Apply early for the best chance to join us this season 🤩. We're looking for... 👋 Gate attendants 🦺 Maintenance workers 🔍 Discovery rangers 🎣 Learn to Fish leaders Apply now: shorturl.at/HKP28

With temperatures dropping and rising over and over, it can be hard to know how to prepare for an outdoor adventure. ❄️🌧️ Refresh your winter preparedness skills here before you head out on the trail: bit.ly/2XPXdhr

Halloween isn’t over yet! 🎃 Check out this blog post I wrote about the spooky lives of dragon and damselflies 🫣.

Would you really go to bat to protect the threatened Broad Beech Fern? It's less compelling than the Monarch Butterfly, right? 😅 Every #SpeciesAtRisk needs attention, yet non-charismatic species are more likely to be overlooked or underappreciated: bit.ly/44WJiWN

Check out this blog post I wrote for the “Parks Blog”, the web log of Ontario Parks! 🐢

Happy #nationaleatoutsideday! 🍽️ After a day of paddling, exploring trails, or hiking through forests, nothing tastes better than a meal at @ontarioparks! Especially the rich, smoky flavour of campfire cooking. Grills are simple to use and allow you to cook a variety of foods!

Summers not over yet! 🌞There is still lots to see and do here at Grundy Lake, come make lifelong memories with us! 🏊🚶🎣🛶🔥 In addition to our regular Discovery programming 🐸, we have not one, not two but THREE special events happening this week. We hope to see you there!

Join us tomorrow at Smokey Point from 8:30am - 4pm for our #HPHP Bioblitz with the @GBayBiosphere! 🦅🐢🐍🦋🌷 The more species present in an environment, the higher the biodiversity of that environment and the better its health! Time in nature can benefit us all! 🌎

🚨 SPECIAL NOTICE 🚨 Please be advised that a team from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (@ONresources) will be using a motorboat 🛥️ on Gurd Lake daily from July 17th to 21st as part of their Southern Region Broad Scale Fisheries Monitoring Project 🐟.

As of 4pm on July 11th the Restricted Fire Zone and Fire Ban is lifted for Grundy Lake. 🔥 Saftey Reminders: 1) Fires are only permitted in designated fires pits. 2) Fires must be monitored at all times 3) Fires must be completely extinguished before leaving. SOAK, STIR, SOAK!

Beaches, trails, stellar weather (🤞) and more...sounds like a dream...it's just Grundy Lake! Craving a last minute camping trip? As of today we still have some mid-week availability for July 9th - July 14th! 😯 Don't wait! Book your site and start making lifelong memories ☺️

Despite the recent rain we are still within a Restricted Fire Zone, a Full Fire Ban is in effect. Don't let the fire ban get you down, there is still lots to do at Grundy Lake like... 🏖️ Hit the beach 🥾Go hiking 🎣 Cast a line 🐸 Attend a Discovery Program 🐻 and much more!

Looking for something to do while visiting us this summer?! 🔎🦋 Stop by the Discovery Centre anytime from 10 am - 2 pm 7 days a week to #AskanOPNaturalist and check out our intriguing displays! 🦫🦊🐢🫎 We can't wait to see you soon! 🥳😍

Are our Park Naturalists busy making some potions 🧪 for Discovery Programs?! Nope…it’s just pollen and lots of it! 🌲 Don’t fear, the pollen will quickly dissipate and our lakes, puddles and rivers will be back to their clear-selves in no time! 🤗🌊