The Bruce Peninsula is renowned for its diversity of wild, native orchids. An astonishing 44 orchid species occur on ‘the Bruce’, ranging from abundant Yellow Lady’s Slippers to the endangered Eastern Prairie White-fringed Orchid. For a small area, the Bruce Peninsula has one of the greatest varieties of natural orchids in North America. The Bruce […]
Bruce Peninsula Orchid Festival – June 1 – 2, 2007 Read More »
This very popular event will be held from May 25 to June 3, 2007 with headquarters at MacGregor Point Provincial Park. A copy of the Festival Program and registration form is enclosed with the club newsletter. If you require more information, contact the Friends of MacGregor Park at any of the following: Tel: (519) 389-6231,
Huron Fringe Birding Festival – May 25 to June 3, 2007 Read More »
The Saugeen Valley Conservation Foundation will host this annual event at Saugeen Bluffs Conservation Area, 3 km north of Paisley off County Rd. # 3 on Saturday and Sunday, March 31 and April 1 from 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. each day. Please contact Doug Lonsdale, 366-2776, if you can assist with setting up or staffing
Old-Tyme Maple Syrup Festival – March 31 & April 1, 2007 Read More »
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
Selected Items from the Nature Network News – 2007 Read More »
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
The 108TH Audubon Christmas Bird Count and The 31ST Hanover-Walkerton Count** Read More »
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 Nikki May On a lovely morning in mid-September, members of Saugeen Nature joined leader Bob Knapp for a walk on the Bruce Trail in the Rocklyn Creek Management Area. The woodlands along this trail were still a lush green, with a wide variety of tree species and many flowering plants, some still in bloom.
