Infinite Peninsula

August 2025

How to Tell the Age of a Tree by Measuring Its Size

(It's not so easy.)

Aug 26 • 

Chris Rurik

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July 2025

On the hunt for old trails

Can native footpaths be found 170 years after they were mapped?

Jul 6 • 

Chris Rurik

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June 2025

Introduction to a Clearcut

Welcome to The Bald, where feelings run high

Jun 10 • 

Chris Rurik

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May 2025

Squirrels, Swimming Eagles, and Shaggy Mice

A bevy of sightings from my network of local informants

May 3 • 

Chris Rurik

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April 2025

KP Champion Trees

A gallery of some of the Key Peninsula's biggest trees

Apr 7 • 

Chris Rurik

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March 2025

The Things With Spring in Their Names

I have been going on walks around our farm.

Mar 25 • 

Chris Rurik

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February 2025

The Surf Scoters of Burley Lagoon

Pause on the Purdy Spit.

Feb 25 • 

Chris Rurik

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The Understory and Its Emergence

How should we judge the health of our forests?

Feb 2 • 

Chris Rurik

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January 2025

Sharks

Here and gone in local waters

Jan 21 • 

Chris Rurik

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In the Swirling Waters of Burley Lagoon

Part Two: High Tide

Jan 13 • 

Chris Rurik

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December 2024

In the Swirling Waters of Burley Lagoon

Part One: Low Tide

Dec 29, 2024 • 

Chris Rurik

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