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’ […]
Saturday & Sunday April 11 – 12, 2020. Presented by the Egremont Optimist Club Saugeen Nature will once again have a display at Holstein’s annual Maplefest. Be sure to join us once again in Love’s Sugarbush to sample the many maple syrup treats.There are many other interesting attractions. See www.holsteinmaplefest.com for further details.
By Gerard McNaughton The count itself was a bit tougher than in past years as birds were hunkered down, many feeders were empty, and snow and light conditions made visibility very difficult at times especially as the day went on. On a positive note a total of 8 Eastern Bluebirds were found by 2 parties
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Do You Know an Outstanding Naturalist? Saugeen Nature will recognize outstanding contributions to the cause of local conservation by an individual in the past 5 years, or significant contribution to the work of Saugeen Nature. The Award will be presented at the Annual General Meeting in April 20, 2020. Tell us briefly, in your own
By Joan and Jerry Asling Jerry and I spent the first part of April visiting each of our bluebird boxes to close them after leaving them open all winter. Since we began making replacement boxes about 10 years ago without vents, we had a real problem with mice thinking they had found mouse heaven. So
By Nikki May Although the forest seems bleak on a mid-November morning, members and friends of Saugeen Nature found many thriving species, large and small, to marvel over. There are several trails running through this Grey County Forest north of Williamsford; the forest itself is rich with a variety of native wildlife. At this time
By Nikki May On a lovely mid-week morning in October a small group of Saugeen Nature members went to admire the fall colour and other natural beauties at Old Baldy. To maximize the time at the top, our leaders Blain and Marj Horsley guided us to a parking spot not far from the cliff overlooking the Beaver Valley. The
