h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Wow cool artical, I'll read it thoroughly later, I've been told we've got to leave soon, exams tomorrow. At first glance it looks bloody good though.
Until later,

You are most kind. Thankyou!

Yes indeed, this is the stuff I think they wanted the guide to be (whilst acknowledging the place for the smart one-liner). Genuine, knowledgeable, appreciative, and uplifting.

I think it's time you overcame your modesty and submitted some of these babies!

You're making me blush. Thanks!

The river and the surrounding areas sound serene and beautiful, I was just wondering if any of these areas mentioned are under national protection. I would hate for any of these places to be buldozed in the name of captalism and progress, I have seen to much of that in the surronding districts of my home. Almost certainly, similar wildlife locations in Britain would not be safe without government protection.

Yup, I've read it through and it is deffinatly guide material, its informative, well writen and NOT boring! Keep up the good work.

Thanks, ReapeR! In answer to you question Yoda. The Grandriver Watershed is protected by The Grand River Conservation Authority (You might want to check out their web site). As far as I know, it isn't protected Federally, except in as much as it is covered by environmental protection laws generally.

The Grand is a Canadian Heritage River (the only one in Ontario); so it is especially protected by the Feds.

Saw a beaver the other day!

As a boy, I used to spend a lot of time with my friends playing in or near the river. The was a law against swimming in the Grand, at the time, because of the pollution. That didn't stop us. We used to tell our mums that we were "swimming in a friends pool". Interestingly, the father of one of my friends, a doctor, said he treated more children for infections picked up in backyard pools than from the river.