Annual Dinner - November 8, 2025

By Sheila Laurin The meeting started off with a presentation by Jennifer Nantais, a program specialist with Carolinian Canada about “In the Zone” ITZ Gardens that Help Wildlife Thrive.  The aim is to grow Canada’s biggest wildlife garden network from Windsor to Toronto. The scientific reasons for growing native plant habitats are numerous.  A diverse landscape attracts bees, butterflies, moths, birds, rabbits and more. The In the Zone program has lots of information about ways [...]

By Jennifer Nantais On August 3rd, club members Jen and Carolyn hosted a group of nature lovers of all ages at an outing called Bug Buddies Insect Investigation. The club guides led a walk through the forest and prairie habitats of Ojibway Park to explore the amazing world of insects, discover unique species, and learn about their fascinating lives and the interconnected ecosystems around us. During the walk, Carl Maiolani was able to photograph some [...]

By Mark Nenadov Introduction According to the City of Windsor, Black Oak Heritage Park “supports one of the finest stands of black oak in Southwestern Ontario.” What a great place to do some “citizen sciencing”! This gem, part of the Ojibway Prairie Complex, was the site of many ECFN hikes in 2023 and early 2024. And here we will look at what information citizen scientists have collected during this period (January 2023-March 2024). The Pleasures [...]

By Jennifer Nantais On May 11, Windsor held its 2nd annual Windsor Urban Birding Challenge to bring together novice and expert birders to celebrate and document avian diversity in the city.  This event is part of an ongoing commitment to maintain the Bird Friendly City designation awarded by Nature Canada in 2022, and to honour World Migratory Bird Day. The Bird Friendly City certification recognizes cities that have made substantial efforts to protect bird populations [...]

By Phil Beaudoin  Botanical formulations,from the Prairie's chemically radiant odes,Emit sky-high projections,taller than a word's monument,to all Avians known. Living the dreams of a sub lunar Fire Weed,ensnared in the pointillist mysticism of a light cascading Willow;The Prairie's roving medicinal airs,dapple a mesmerizing skin, bathing where the shade grows;Fragmenting one's terrestrial wears,as original nature roves;In a whirling procession,of religiously glowing Oak clones. The Prairie rides a dreaming peace,to sublimate human health;Along the vortice of reasoning, [...]