The importance of forests for the monarch butterfly's survival
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March 19, 2026
Every year, the monarch populations of eastern North America spend the winter in central Mexico. And if the monarch travels more than 4,000...Read more
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The Chinese Garden in winter: a unique spectacle in Montréal
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February 4, 2026
In winter, the Chinese Garden at the Jardin botanique de Montréal is covered in a blanket of snow, transforming its pavilions and Stone Mountain into...Read more
When insects make themselves at home
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September 24, 2025
Love it or loathe it, fall is slowly setting in. Soon the trees will be bursting into color, and some birds will be taking off for the south...Read more
How do trees get through winter?
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January 22, 2025
Written on January 15, 2020 What do trees do to get through the cold season? They start preparing in the month of August! It’s a fair question: how...Read more
Making the Most of Winter at the Jardin botanique!
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January 31, 2023
In our region, winter represents a season of dormancy, short days and lots of time inside keeping warm. Nevertheless, the Jardin botanique de...Read more
The benefits of winter
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January 18, 2023
Like a lot of people in Québec, towards the end of October I’m discouraged when I see the days get less bright, feel the cold rain that goes right...Read more
Those animals that like, tolerate or avoid winter
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December 21, 2022
Wind, snow, cold, dehydration, lack of shelter, scarcity of food… In the animal world, the struggle for survival goes on day after day, and winter...Read more
Insects below zero
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January 12, 2022
Written on Januray 27, 2016 Flowers to gather nectar from, leaves to munch on, heat to get active with – summer is insect season! But what happens...Read more
The incredible snow fly
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March 17, 2021
Written on November 19, 2011 Chionea valga is an unusual fly that, at first glance, looks like a little spider. But when you see it up close, there’s...Read more
The butterfly effect of the choice of seeds
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January 27, 2021
This theory – often misinterpreted – proposed by American scientist Edward Norton Lorenz asks the following question: Does the flap of a butterfly’s...Read more
