Annual Dinner - November 7, 2026

Over the past few weeks, ERCA has been planting and distributing more than 125,000 trees across the watersheds of the Windsor Essex region. This work is extremely important locally as trees play a critical role in mitigating climate change by absorbing carbon from the atmosphere.

Researchers from the Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research at the University of Windsor have been conducting several studies to identify whether consumption advisories for the Remedial Action Plan (RAP) indicator species (walleye, brown bullhead, and smallmouth bass for sensitive populations) are similar to other non-Area of Concern Great Lakes sites.

A letter to the club from Lisa Kolody, executive director of the WindsorEssex Community Foundation, describes the details of an endowment fund that will be used to continually support Essex County Nature and our programs, including the Junior Egrets.

Dozens of volunteers from the Windsor and Essex County area have signed on to become butterfly rangers with the David Suzuki Foundation, joining over 1,000 others across Canada in an effort to help bring back the pollinators!

Pelee Island Bird Observatory (PIBO) has signed up to work toward the goal of making Windsor one of Canada’s first Bird Friendly Cities. This certification program, created by Nature Canada and Environment and Climate Change Canada, recognizes and celebrates the contributions of communities toward the creation of a more bird friendly environment.