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DRCC PAC update
The Public Advisory Council (PAC) of the Detroit River Canadian Cleanup (DRCC; detroitriver.ca) is an independent branch of the DRCC representing the public. Volunteers and environment groups including the ECFNC, Little River Enhancement Group, Citizens Environment Alliance and others have held membership since we started in 2004. Meetings are open to the public and scheduled when issues arise.
ECFNC Bluebird Committee 2020 data
The club's bluebird committee has been keeping records of nesting in its houses.
Update from the Bluebird Committee
In 2020, the Essex County Field Naturalists’ Club’s Bluebird Committee collected statistics from 32 Bluebird trails, with a total of 208 birdhouses. This is very similar to the 2019 nesting season, where we collected statistics from 210 houses.
The 2020 ECFNC Outstanding Achievement Award goes to Steve Marks!
The Essex County Field Naturalists Club’s Executive Committee is pleased to recognize Steve Marks for making significant contributions to the club and local nature with the 2020 ECFN Outstanding Achievement Award.
Bird Friendly City
In 2019, Nature Canada signed an agreement with Environment and Climate Change Canada to recognize 30 Canadian centres as “Bird-Friendly Cities” by May 14th, 2022 - World Migratory Bird Day. The goal is to work with local partners within each city to develop a certification standard to recognize and celebrate cities that are making contributions to save birds in their communities.