By Sibylle Walke At the end of July we took our grand daughters Isla 4 and Petra 6 to the 13th annual dragonfly hike of the Saugeen Naturalists at Allen Park, having chased “damsels and dragons “ with hike leader John Reaume at McGregor Park and the Krug forest in previous years. Meeting nine participants […]
By Angus Inksetter Saugeen Nature members generally undertake two outings in the spring to seek migrants returning to our area. The first of these usually takes us north of Scone to the flooded fields along the Sauble River in the Grimston flats area and north of Grey Road 5. This year, just for a change,
Over the last couple of years, the current government has increased its efforts to find ways to open more and more natural heritage to development. They started by closing the Environmental Commissioner’s office and making it harder for citizens to have a say in protecting the environment. Then they went on to weaken the Species
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By Angus Inksetter Saturday, March 20th, was the spring equinox and the day Saugeen Nature ventured forth on their annual search for winter raptors still lingering in the area, plus early spring migrant arrivals. It is always an outing by car and usually we car-pool to save on fuel and to have a more social
By Jerry Asling Fortunately Grey-Bruce opened up enough for us to have this outing at Pearl Lake. We had visited this area in 2010 and were successful so hopes were high. Sixteen people registered so I decided to break the group in half because of limited parking. I decided to take one half on the
COVID-19 EDITION From the President A year ago I was preparing an address for the AGM. In it I discussed all the things the club had accomplished in 2019-2020, the meetings, speakers, outings, junior naturalists, outreach and education, work in support of conservation at the Kinghurst Forest Nature Reserve and through donations to other organizations.
By: Gary Kenny Date: August 30, 2021 Title: Bruce Grey Woodlands Association visit to Kinghurst Forest Nature Reserve “I took a walk in the woods and came out taller than the trees.” – Henry David Thoreau As the quote above from the 19th century American naturalist Henry David Thoreau suggests, a walk in a forest can
By Nikki May Think of a tree. You are sitting under the tree on a warm summer afternoon. You hear the hum of insects and the twittering of birds. Most people think trees are beautiful. But have you ever stopped to think what a tree does for you and for the fellow creatures who share
By Nikki May Located just south of the border between Grey County and Wellington County in Mount Forest are a series of woodland trails that run along the South Saugeen river, collectively called the Saugeen Valley Trail. A group of 8 Saugeen Nature members met at the entrance by the Mount Forest & District Sports
May 22 – 25 & May 28 – 31, 2020 Celebrating Birds! Welcome to our 23rd annual Huron Fringe Birding Festival where we celebrate birds, birding and nature. The Festival is based out of beautiful MacGregor Point Provincial Park, where events explore the rich niches of the Park, and also venture throughout the ‘Huron Fringe’
