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By Clarke Birchard The Saugeen Field Naturalists are fortunate to be the stewards of the Kinghurst Forest Nature Reserve. Kinghurst is one of twenty-one nature reserves owned and managed by Ontario Nature (previously the Federation of Ontario Naturalists). The ON nature reserves protect 2045 ha (5054 acres) of ecologically valuable, imperilled or vulnerable habitats across […]

(Used with permission of Ontario Nature) Not a Fen? By Maria Papoulias, Ontario Nature For many years, the residents of Red Bay, on the western edge of the Bruce Peninsula, have spoken with pride of their special “fen” at Ontario Nature’s Petrel Point Nature Reserve. Thus, many of the “fen’s” proud neighbours were rather shocked

By Dorothy Kings The Saugeen Field Naturalists Club sponsors the count known officially as the Hanover-Walkerton Count. The first Christmas bird count, started by Frank Chapman along with 27 other conservationists, was a way of protesting the traditional bird shoot. Instead of hunting birds they counted them, on Christmas Day, 1900. Thus, a new tradition

To participate in any of the following Christmas Bird Counts, contact the compiler. If you are planning to participate in one or more counts it is wise to check on the dates in advance. Occasionally a date is changed after the publication of this newsletter. ** John has passed along the following information about the

By Clarke Birchard July 2006 Areas of Natural and Scientific Interest (ANSIs) are areas of land and water containing natural landscapes or features that have been identified by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources as having provincially or regionally significant values related to protection, natural heritage appreciation, scientific study or education. There are over 150

eBird, a project developed by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society, provides a simple way for you to keep track of the birds you see anywhere in North America. You can retrieve information on your bird observations, from your backyard to your neighbourhood to your favourite bird-watching locations, at any time

By Jennifer Baker Canada’s boreal forest is a globally important ecosystem that contains vast intact forest with clear, clean waters that are rich in wildlife. This broad band of forest lies across northern Canada and covers more than 50 million hectares in northern Ontario – close to half the province. The boreal forest provides numerous

By Virgil Martin As naturalists, most of us are inclined to downplay the cultural aspects of ‘natural’ landscapes. We know all to well that human activity has altered every corner of Southern Ontario, leaving only a few special places where Nature is still in charge. And so we ‘preserve’ Nature when we can, but tend

By Frank (Barney) Barningham The house we have built is designed on the principles of passive solar gain and high thermal mass. It is modelled on a very similar existing house, built several years ago by Hans Albarda in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. His house is working effectively and houses a family of four. Our roof

By Mary Rapati The day was warm and the sky blue, it was a perfect day for the NABA count. 49 species were seen – the most ever seen. New to the count were Tawny Crescents, Little Glassywing, Northern Cloudywing and Cherry Gall Azures. Up in numbers were – Monarchs, Pearl Crescents, Applachian Brown, Delaware