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National Urban Park update
The idea of a National Urban Park in our community is one that seems to invoke interest, excitement and hope to most local nature enthusiasts. The process of how it will happen however, is one that seemingly only brings confusion. There are currently two active approaches, and Club Execs have teamed with the Friends of Ojibway Prairie to not only stay in the loop, but also be part of the conversation during both proceedings. A [...]
Phragmites group – Recent activities at Bryerswood
By Howard Williams On December 5th, two members of the Phragmites group and two volunteers from the Bryerswood Optimist Camp on Texas Road started clearing Phragmites from around the man-made pond that was being cut that morning – rather like harvesting sugarcane but in a cooler climate. The work involved gathering the cut stands of Phragmites, some are over 2 m long, bringing them to sleds and then discharging the bundles of vegetation into a [...]
2022 HawkFest
By Paul Pratt Holiday Beach Migration Observatory (HBMO) has just completed its 49th year of fall raptor counts at Holiday Beach Conservation Area. Each fall we count hawks passing by the hawk tower at Holiday Beach as well as other diurnal migrants on a daily basis from September 1 to November 30. The dedicated counter this year was Nicole Shangi under the guidance of Hugh Kent, HBMO hawk count coordinator. This year 135,910 migrating hawks [...]
2022 Pop-up Events – A Year in review!
By Howard Williams Twenty-three individual field excursions including 21 pop-ups and two other activities, one organised by Ontario Federation of ornithologists and the other, by the Canada South Land Trust Event at the Kraus property. The 21 pop-ups were attended by an average of 10 members, ranging from a minimum of 5, to a maximum of 25. Generally, we were blessed by good weather an incidence promoted by one of the regularly-attending members. Only one [...]
Lil’ REG 30th Anniversary: 16 February, 1991 to 16 February, 2021
By Ian Naisbitt After a 20-month Covid delay, the Little River Enhancement Group managed to celebrate our 30th Anniversary on Tuesday, 25 October, 2022 at Weston Park in the Town of Tecumseh. Mother Nature served up the perfect day for planting trees. The weather included: a mix of sun and cloud with a bright blue background. There was a moderate zephyr wafting from the south at 20 km/ h and a high of 21 Celsius. [...]