• 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.

  • Essex County Nature Meeting

    Ojibway Nature Centre

    A little bird in big trouble: using Citizen Science to help the recovery of Chimney Swifts -  A talk by Liz Purves, Ontario SwiftWatch Coordinator, Bird Studies Canada. Birds that feed on flying insects while on the wing (“aerial insectivores”) are experiencing widespread population declines across North America. One urban-dwelling aerial insectivore, the Chimney Swift, [...]

  • Birds & Wildflowers Hike

    Cedar Creek Conservation Area Arner Town Line at Cty Rd 20, Kingsville

    Join experienced birder and nature enthusiast Kory Renaud at Cedar Creek Conservation Area at 9am for a walk that will start at the conservation area and then move to the new Cedar Creek Provincial Park to look at the blooming wildflowers and, of course, the birds! Cedar Creek Conservation Area Map & Directions  

  • Earth Day Event & Bake Sale

    Join us to celebrate Earth Day 2017 on Sunday, April 23 from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. at Malden Park (4200 Malden road). This event is free for the public. There will be over 40 environmental exhibits; wildflower planting; arts and crafts; a nature scavenger hunt; and many more environmental activities! We will be having a Heritage [...]

  • Reptiles and Amphibians Exploration

    1515 Mersea Rd 7 Leamington, 2:00pm Nature walk and reptiles/amphibians search lead by "snake guy" Steve Marks and property owner David Kraus