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  • ESSEX COUNTY NATURE MEETING

    Ojibway Nature Centre 5200 Matchette Rd., Windsor, Ontario, Canada

    A representative from the Nature Conservancy of Canada will be at the Ojibway Nature Centre and will speak about NCC in southwestern Ontario. She will provide an overview of how NCC works and how NCC focuses its efforts, highlighting a few key areas and current projects, including Pelee Island and Essex County mainland. The Nature Conservancy of Canada’s approach to ecological [...]

  • Canada South Land Trust Annual Dinner and Silent Auction

    Caboto Club 2175 Parent Ave, Windsor, Ontario, Canada

    Dr. Oliver Love will be speaking about Snow Buntings. http://www1.uwindsor.ca/vpri/oliver-love The dinner will be at the Caboto Club. Doors open at 6, Dinner at 7. Tickets are $35. Please contact Betty Learmouth at 519-944-0825 or or 2405 Princess Ave. Windsor N8T 2V1.  

  • Earth Day Bake Sale

    Malden Park 4200 Malden Rd, Windsor, Ontario, Canada

    Please join us at Malden Park for a Heritage Committee fundraiser 10:00a.m. To 3:00p.m. Looking for volunteers to donate bake goods and also help out at the booth. (You don’t need to belong to the Heritage Committee). Please contact Cathy Lapain at . We need a lot of bake goods to make this fundraiser a [...]

  • 22nd Annual Pelee Island Trip

    Pelee Island Pelee Island, Ontario, Canada

    Trip is Full! Leave at 10:00 am Saturday from Leamington Dock aboard the M.V. Jiimaan (be at the dock by 9:20 am). We will return to Leamington Dock by 5:45 pm Sunday.  We will likely see: migrating waterfowl & warblers, wildflowers such as trilliums & phlox, basking turtles and snakes, bullfrogs, historic sites, and hear [...]

  • KOPEGARON WOODS CONSERVATION AREA HIKE

    Kopegaron Woods Conservation Area Kopegaron Woods Conservation Area, Leamington, Canada

    Join the Field Nats for a hike along one of the most beautiful forest boardwalk trails in the region. While exploring this 19 hectare Carolinian woodland, you’ll see Tulip-tree, Sassafras, Black Gum, Sycamore and Flowering Dogwood trees, as well as wildflowers such as Trillium, Jack-in-the-pulpit, May Apple, Spring Beauty and Columbine, to mention just a [...]

  • Garlic Mustard Pull

    Heinz Woodlot Leamington, Ontario, Canada

    Come one, come all. May 7th will be a lovely day for a little exercise and a lot of good when you join me to pull out the Garlic Mustard that threatens the native plants in the Heinz Woodlot. Last year, Patricia McGorman, Henry Driedger, and Linda and Ernie Kennette joined my sister, Linda Code [...]

  • Essex County Nature Meeting – May

    Ojibway Nature Centre 5200 Matchette Rd., Windsor, Ontario, Canada

    Megan Anevich and Erin Mallon from Ontario Nature (formerly Federation of Ontario Naturalists - FON) will be speaking about Ontario Nature and their upcoming plans for stewardship of the Stone Road Alvar Nature Reserve. Please join us for this informative talk and learn more about Ontario Nature. Our club is a subcommittee of Ontario Nature.

  • Bird Hike in LaSalle

    Join Karen Hass and Ian Woodfield on a trip to two lesser known birding hotspots. Target birds, but no guarantees, include Spotted Sandpiper at Vollmer and Eastern Meadowlark and Bobolink at CKWW. Meet at 12 noon at the Vollmer Complex Pond near the traffic circle on Laurier Pkwy, LaSalle east of Malden Road. http://tinyurl.com/zw82y2u

  • Essex County Nature Meeting

    Ojibway Nature Centre 5200 Matchette Rd., Windsor, Ontario, Canada

    Massasauga Recovery at Ojibway  - Prairie Jonathan Choquette will be giving a talk about his work to recover the local population of Massasauga Rattlesnakes. The Ojibway Prairie population of Massasaugas (Sistrurus catenatus) is one of only two populations of this species remaining in Canada’s Carolinian zone. It is geographically isolated from its Canadian counterparts by [...]

  • Essex County Nature Meeting

    Ojibway Nature Centre 5200 Matchette Rd, Windsor, ON, Canada

    Jenny Tan, Public Health Inspector, Windsor-Essex County Health Unit, will be speaking at our monthly meeting on the prevention, symptoms and treatment of Lyme Disease and West Nile Disease. http://tinyurl.com/hxmr4gt

  • Moths and Nocturnal Insects

    Ojibway Nature Centre 5200 Matchette Rd., Windsor, Ontario, Canada

    Come out to the Ojibway Nature Centre and get a glimpse of some of our Southern Ontario moths and nocturnal insects. Maurice Bottos is conducting a study of the variety of moths and insects that are attracted to the different types of lights. Two light set ups will be placed at Ojibway and you will [...]

  • World Snake Day

    Ojibway Nature Centre 5200 Matchette Rd, Windsor, ON, Canada

    Join us as we celebrate our scaly reptile friends with live turtles and snakes, hands-on presentations with local endangered species, crafts and more! Fee: free admission

  • Nectar Festival

    Ojibway Nature Centre 5200 Matchette Rd, Windsor, ON, Canada

    Learn about the sweet lives of hummingbirds, butterflies and other nectar lovers. Join us for hummingbird banding and tips on how to attract these jewels to your yard. Banding will start around 9:00 am and displays, activities and treats will run all morning. Free admission.

  • Massasauga Rattlesnake Workshop

    Vollmer Complex 2121 Laurier Pkwy, LaSalle, ON, Canada

    Learn how to safely coexist with our resident rattlers and meet a live rattlesnake! Hear about local recovery work, how you can help this endangered species, and have your questions answered by experienced biologists. A family friendly event!

  • Festival of Hawks

    Holiday Beach Conservation Area 6952 Essex County Rd 50, Harrow, Ontario, Canada

    See migrating hawks with Holiday Beach Migration Observatory's experts on the tower. Hold and release a hawk or songbird at the HBMO adopt-a-hawk programs throughout the day. See live hawks and owls up close, and visit our website for the schedule of talks and walks. Shop for native plants, binoculars and more, make a nature [...]

    $15

  • Festival of Hawks

    Holiday Beach Conservation Area 6952 Essex County Rd 50, Harrow, Ontario, Canada

    See migrating hawks with Holiday Beach Migration Observatory's experts on the tower. Hold and release a hawk or songbird at the HBMO adopt-a-hawk programs throughout the day. See live hawks and owls up close, and visit our website for the schedule of talks and walks. Shop for native plants, binoculars and more, make a nature [...]

    $15

  • Essex County Nature Meeting

    Ojibway Nature Centre

    Larry Cornelis from the Sydenham Field Naturalists will speak on the Sydenham River Nature Reserve. This is a 78 hectare property that straddles both sides of the eastern fork of the Sydenham River, near the town of Alvinston. There is great diversity in the property with species at risk that call it home. The property [...]

  • photo credit: USFWS/Ann Froschauer

    Essex County Nature Annual Dinner

    Fogolar Furlan Club - Dante Costa Hall 1800 North Service Road, Windsro, Ontario, Canada

    Please join us for this Annual event. Our speaker is Brock Fenton on “Exploring the Lives of Bats”. There will be auctions, door prizes, cash bar and a great meal. We will try to accommodate individuals with dietary restrictions, but tickets must be paid for by Oct. 24th so that there is time to arrange [...]

    $35

  • NorthShore CBC

    The Christmas Bird Count for Ontario Northshore (Tecumseh and Lakeshore).  The Compilation will be at 12:30pm at the Riverside Sportsmen Club on Riverside Drive East.  (contact coordinator Glenn at )

  • Essex County Nature Meeting

    Ojibway Nature Centre

    General Meeting – Join Club members for our yearly special meeting where picture presentations are given on travels from our members and friends. Desserts and coffee available. Meet at 7:30 pm at Ojibway Nature Centre.

  • Cedar Creek CBC

    Cedar Creek Christmas Bird Count - (contact Ojibway Nature Centre 519-966-5852)

  • Point Pelee CBC

    Point Pelee Christmas Bird Count - (contact Sarah at )

  • Holiday Beach CBC

    Holiday Beach Christmas Bird Count - Contact Jeremy Hatt - or Kory Renaud

  • Detroit River CBC

    Detroit River Christmas Bird Count - (contact Ojibway Nature Centre 519-966-5852)

  • Wildlife Tracking Outing

    Ojibway Prairie 5200 Matchette Rd, Windsor, Ontario, Canada

    Join Alexis Hand, a local Wildlife Biologist, Sunday January 22nd at 11am for a wildlife tracking outing at Ojibway. Learn about important clues and features to look for when examining wildlife tracks and signs. We'll first meet at Ojibway Nature Centre and look at examples of local wildlife tracks and then we'll head over [...]

  • Waterfowl IBA Count

    Lower Detroit River

    We need your help counting waterbirds on the Lower Detroit River.  For more details and to sign up, contact Jeremy Hatt -

  • Essex County Nature Meeting

    Ojibway Nature Centre

    Spiders of Ontario - Tom Mason has more than 32 years' experience in the zoo world. He earned a BSc University of Guelph and a diploma in Zookeeping from Seneca College, and served as the Curator of Invertebrates at the Toronto Zoo and acting Curator of Birds at the Toronto Zoo. He has traveled and [...]

  • Upper Detroit River Waterfowl Hike

    Lakeview Park Marina 9200 Riverside Drive East, Windsor, Ontario, Canada

    Meet Paul Desjardin at Lakeview Park Marina at 12 noon to see a variety of waterfowl and maybe even some bald eagles!

  • Reptiles & Amphibians of Ontario – Special Meeting

    Steve Marks (known locally as Steve the Snake Guy) will present an in depth talk about Ontario's Amphibians & Reptiles, how to responsibly appreciate them in the wild and how to actually help the populations we still have in our Province. This presentation is lengthy, and will be held on Sunday February 26 @ 2 [...]

  • Essex County Nature Meeting – AGM

    Join us for the AGM, try your hand at the Quizmaster’s latest brain-busters, bid on some silent auction items, and enjoy light snacks and beverages.

  • Tree ID and Appreciation Walk

    Join Dave Kraus for an informative walk around the Ojibway Nature Centre and surrounding trails as he shares knowledge and tips for identifying trees as well as interesting facts about them! The walk will begin at 2pm.

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Essex County Field Naturalists' Club is a non-profit, open-to-the-public volunteer organization that focuses on promoting the conservation and restoration of the diverse natural heritage of Essex County and the surrounding region.
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