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Desire Paths: Ontario's Unofficial Trail Networks

Desire Paths: Ontario's Unofficial Trail Networks

Desire Paths: Ontario's Unofficial Trail NetworksMolle Dorst

The unofficial trails communities carve for themselves reveal how people actually want to use green space. What Ontario's desire paths are telling us about access, planning, ecological cost, and the walk we were never consulted about.

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Twenty-Four Hours Unplugged, Kids Still Screaming: A Digital Detox in the Wild of My Own House

Twenty-Four Hours Unplugged, Kids Still Screaming: A Digital Detox in the Wild of My Own House

Twenty-Four Hours Unplugged, Kids Still Screaming: A Digital Detox in the Wild of My Own HouseMolle Dorst

A forest therapy guide attempts a full twenty-four hour digital detox at home, with work, kids and chaos still happening. What follows: withdrawal, phantom phone reaches, toast-based warfare, and an unexpectedly deep conversation with the neighbours.

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TDSB Outdoor Education Cuts Spark Provincial Advocacy Push

TDSB Outdoor Education Cuts Spark Provincial Advocacy Push

TDSB Outdoor Education Cuts Spark Provincial Advocacy PushMolle Dorst

The TDSB closed nearly all its outdoor education centres in May 2026, citing repair costs. COEO and Queen's Park politicians are pushing back, warning of harm to low-income students. Here's what happened, and how to demand it's reversed.

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The "Dangerous" Playground That's Actually Safer Than Yours

The "Dangerous" Playground That's Actually Safer Than Yours

The "Dangerous" Playground That's Actually Safer Than YoursMolle Dorst

A viral Melbourne playground looks unhinged but is engineered safer than standard ones. The research on risky play and outdoor education, why bubble-wrapped kids become anxious adults, and the exact words to use when someone calls you irresponsible.

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How to Be Outside in a Canadian Summer Without Hating It

How to Be Outside in a Canadian Summer Without Hating It

How to Be Outside in a Canadian Summer Without Hating ItMolle Dorst

Heat, bugs, and ticks — the three things keeping Canadians inside all summer. Here's the actual science and practical gear that solves all three.

The Kids Weren't Allowed Off the Sidewalk

The Kids Weren't Allowed Off the Sidewalk

The Kids Weren't Allowed Off the SidewalkMolle Dorst

Outdoor adventures in Ontario mean tick season too. Learn to spot high-risk habitat — tall grass, leaf litter, brush piles — before you walk through it, plus the dress-smart basics that close every gap a tick could use to reach skin.