Joel Balsam
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writer | Quebec |
English
French
About Joel Balsam
Joel Balsam is a freelance journalist and guidebook author specializing in travel, culture and the environment. His work has appeared in TIME, National Geographic, The Guardian, The Globe & Mail and more.
Is a Montreal field of weeds a lost dream for endangered monarchs?
When a field of milkweed was mowed down, conservationists fear butterfly eggs and food were lost for a season, further endangering a species on the brink.