Discovering Protecting Enjoying Nature
Discovering Protecting Enjoying Nature
Discovering Protecting Enjoying Nature
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WRN Teens – Buckthorn
On Saturday June 8, 2019, WRN Teens learned how to identify European Buckthorn and then got busy pulling it.
WRN Teens – Salamander Monitoring
On May 25 and June 1, 2019, WRN Teens received training and then started in on their salamander monitoring project at SpruceHaven.
WRN Kids – Turtles
On Saturday May 25, 2019, WRN Kids learned about turtles, played a turtles vs. cars game, met the turtles who live at the nature centre, and visited a turtle nesting area.
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A Big Sit at Laurel Creek Conservation Area
Lawn chair birding.
Saturday, September 7 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm at Laurel Creek ReservoirVisit to Sprucehaven
A ramble through the different habitats, bird banding, and a large Barn Swallow colony.
Saturday, September 14 @ 8:30 am - 12:00 pm at SpruceHavenHawk Cliff and Environs
A trip to view waterfowl, shorebirds, and migrating raptors.
Saturday, September 21 @ 8:00 am - 2:00 pm at Carpool lot at 401 and Homer Watson Blvd / Fountain StSnyder’s Flats
A loop trail through a variety of habitats: restored gravel quarries, farm fields, hardwood forest, aspen forest, and wetlands and ponds along the banks of the Grand River.
Sunday, September 22 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm at Snyder’s Flats Conservation AreaThe Fascinating Biology of Orchids
How has the family, Orchidaceae, become the most successful and largest family of flowering plants? Larry will discuss features of orchid biology that have led to a family that includes over 25, 000 species.
Monday, September 23 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm at Knox Presbyterian Church Hall