By Gerard McNaughton Another bird count is in the books. The annual Hanover/Walkerton Christmas Bird Count took place on Saturday, Dec 20, 2008. It was a cold day, with temperatures, ranging from -19 C in the morning and reaching a high of -9 C. The sun was shinning on our hardy group as they set […]
November 1, 2008 Event report by John Reaume November first was a beautiful sunny day with a stiff cool breeze coming off the Bay. Five SFN members and one guest joined Fred Jazvac (president of the OSFN) for a car tour around both sides of Owen Sound Bay in search of waterfowl. Our species total
What we are: •We are a charitable Foundation that advocates planting of native maples in increasing numbers across the rural landscape of southern Ontario. What we do: •We are committed to providing seedlings and larger maple saplings to planting agencies and landowners on a cost shared basis. We do this by working with seed collectors
This very popular event will be held from May 23 to June 1, 2008 with headquarters at MacGregor Point Provincial Park. If you require more information, contact the Friends of MacGregor Park at any of the following: Tel: (519) 389-6231, (519) 389-6232; Email: fompp@bmts.com; Website: www.friendsofmacgregor.org Innocence by Minerva Cook Soft new innocent A ruffed grouse chick
Huron Fringe Birding Festival – May 23 to June 1, 2008 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 29-30, 2008 from 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. each day. Please contact Doug Lonsdale, 519-366-2776, if you can assist with setting up or staffing the SFN
Ontario Nature began a 1-year reptiles-at-risk project this April to document populations of listed reptile species in and around nature reserves in Grey and Bruce counties. Reptiles are cryptic, difficult to find, and receive less attention than most other taxa. As a result, their populations are very poorly documented in many regions. This summer I
By Merle Gunby, Owen Sound (Note: This article first appeared in The Hart’s Tongue Herald, the newsletter of the Owen Sound Field Naturalists. It is reproduced here with the permission of the author). Leaves: opposite, simple, dark green above,lustrous below; petiole exudes milky sap when broken. Habit: rounded, symmetrical crown, usually with very dense foliage
By Dave Schaus Trip Leader: Dave Schaus Participants: Jean Schaus, Jerry Asling, Joy Albrecht, Kathleen Giesler, Doreen Stoot, Wanda Szabo Conditions: Cloudy in the a.m., some fog and periods of rain in the p.m., windy, Temp 10-12º C Locations visited: Downtown Walkerton, Ripley Sewage Lagoons, Lurgan Beach, Point Clarke, Kincardine Due to the continuing rain the outing
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Sunday, July 27 Leader: John Reaume The SFN had its first successful Odonate outing on July 27, 2008. The 3 hour hike at the mill pond in Mount Forest was the first outing to this new restored wetland sanctuary. Ten people attended with Joe Johnson coming the farthest from Wiarton to help search for dragonflies
By Nikki MayPhotos by John Reaume The day was mild for mid-November when members and visitors of Saugeen Nature set off for a stroll along the pathways of Kinghurst Nature Reserve near Dornoch. The woods were quiet as most of the song-birds have fled south, but there was a very active gaggle of Canada Geese
