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Pop-up Walk in Spring Garden Natural Area
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Pop-up Walk in Spring Garden Natural Area

Pop-up Walk in Spring Garden Natural Area

By EllenECFNC|2021-11-14T19:15:46-05:00November 14th, 2021|Hike/Trip|

Given the continuing popularity of pop-ups, we are excited to announce the next outing will be at Spring Garden Natural Area in Windsor. Join us to explore this 2.5-kilometre loop through urban forest that is part of the Ojibway Prairie Complex.

We will meet at 9:30am on Tuesday, Nov.23, in the parking lot at the intersection of Malden Road and Elgin Street. The parking lot is on the west side of Malden across from Elgin. The parking area is gravel and the main trails through Spring Garden are made up of gravel and dirt paths on flat terrain. The are no public washrooms available at this site.

Provincial COVID-19 guidelines will be followed during the outing and a written safety plan is available upon request. It is expected that those in attendance at the pop-up outings are fully vaccinated.

Pop-ups are intended to be informal, casual and social, and take place at various locations around Essex County. We will continue to provide an array of days and times to accommodate members with different availabilities. Pop-ups will usually be announced at least a week in advance.

They will not have an official leader, but rather we hope those in attendance will share their knowledge since there is such a wide range of experiences and interests within the club’s membership. One or more members of the Membership Committee will be in attendance to meet at the start of the pop-up. We will also spend some time using the iNaturalist app and the ECFNC iNaturalist Project, so if you have a smart device, we encourage you to bring it along to help identify anything interesting we find and contribute to the project.

If there is light rain, we will go ahead with the outing but if it is storming, the outing will be cancelled.

Native Trees and Shrubs Winter Identification Walk

By EllenECFNC|2020-01-31T16:05:03-05:00January 31st, 2020|Hike/Trip|

This native trees and shrubs identification walk/workshop will be led by Dave Kraus.

Meet outside the Ojibway Nature Centre, 5200 Matchette Road, Windsor, by the parking lot. (Remember to hide valuables and lock your cars.)

We will take a leisurely walk on some of the trails, observing wildlife and learning some simple clues that are helpful in distinguishing some local native trees and shrubs when they are leafless.

Binoculars will be helpful for both wildlife and tree identification.

The Wonder of Ojibway Prairie

By essexcountynature|2017-01-11T19:13:47-05:00September 16th, 2016|Environment, Uncategorized, Videos|

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.