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TD Trees Day Leamington 2018
TD Trees Day Leamington 2018 Gina Pannunzio Written for The Egret Newsletter - Volume 34 - Number 4 - December 2018 The Leamington TD Tree Days community planting took place on a new Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA) restoration site in the Lebo Creek watershed near Hillman Marsh. TD Tree Days is TD’s flagship volunteer and planting program. Employees, families, friends and the community are invited to attend these events across Canada hosted in partnership [...]
Ojibway Shores Natural Heritage Inventory/Evaluation Report
The Essex County Field Naturalists’ Club, with permission from the Windsor Port Authority, and in partnership with the Detroit River Canadian Cleanup, Citizen Environment Alliance and Essex Region Conservation Authority, were given the opportunity to undertake a biological inventory of the Ojibway Shores property. Data was collected solely on a volunteer basis and findings were verified by local experts. […]
Sturgeon Creek/Caldwell First Nations Marina Habitat Restoration Grant
The Essex County Field Naturalists' Club has been awarded a grant of $15,000 from the Windsor Essex Community Foundation to help restore the former marina in Sturgeon Creek. Projects will be commencing soon to enhance the conditions on the land and in the water. Stay tuned for more details on public restoration events for this project.
The Wonder of Ojibway Prairie
The Wonder of Ojibway Prairie, a Foster Visuals Production, provides a stunning and breathtaking look at this natural urban gem. Dr. David Suzuki and Naturalist, Paul Pratt provide their expertise and commentary on this unique and vital part of Windsor’s heritage. http://vimeo.com/168143790
2014 BioBlitz Results
Essex County's first ever Bioblitz, a biological inventory and awareness program that teams biological experts with local volunteers, was a huge success. The area of interest was the entire Ojibway Prairie Complex including Ojibway Shores on the Detroit River in Windsor. Participants studied everything that flies, digs, squirms or grows. Thirty experts and approximately 100 participants set out into the Ojibway Prairie Complex on June 28-29, 2014 to document all flora and fauna they encountered. We [...]