Learning together outings are designed to learn from each other during the walk. We take in nature’s delights along the way. This is a great way to get out and share our interest in nature and all that it has to offer. Stamm Woodlot is a gem in the north end of Waterloo. Wildflowers include ... Read more
PLEASE NOTE! POSTPONED TO SUNDAY, October 15. This exciting, well-planned wetland officially opened in June 2023, and on several visits since, David found it very productive for birds, dragonflies, butterflies and other interesting features. Not having visited in the fall, he is anxious to explore its possibilities at that time of the year. He is ... Read more
Are you interested in learning how to best manage invasive plants? Do you want to take action? This is the event for you! Come out this fall to visit a local ecologically protected site, and help remove invasive buckthorn plants. Tools will be supplied but if you have loppers or a tree wrench, please bring ... Read more
This trail is a very easy flat dirt trail with a mill race on the left, no longer in use, and the Conestogo River on the right. A mill run is the channel for a flow of water that powers the water wheel in a watermill. The habitat contains a variety of trees, shrubs and ... Read more
After a very popular and successful spring native plant swap, we are holding a fall swap! Bring native trees, plants or seeds to swap with other Waterloo Region Nature members. Please prepare your materials: confirm your plants are native, and not cultivars or hybrids clearly label plants Place seeds in a labelled envelope if possible ... Read more
Dave Jolly, Senior Instructor and Botanist at EARTHQUEST Biological Field School, will talk about common Ontario asters and goldenrods, and demonstrate field identification techniques based on his recent book.
His book Asters and Goldenrods of Ontario is a compilation of his field skills and knowledge as well as technical guides produced by Dr. John Semple of the University of Waterloo – an Ontario expert on asters and goldenrod. With 200+ colour photos of 17 species of asters, 17 species of goldenrods, you will find everything you need to know about these plants.
Can you find the water and food needed to survive while looking out for predators? (For families registered in the WRN Kids program.)
Details forthcoming Meeting point: will be sent to people who register.
Build a bluebird nest box with guidance from Eric, a local carpentry instructor. Tools and materials are provided, and you will learn how to make a nest box recommended by the Ontario Eastern Bluebird Society. Take home a nest box that you can mount on your own property, gift to your rural friends or your ... Read more
The book club runs online, from November to March, during the coldest months of the year when staying home and reading is an excellent, cozy activity! Bring something to share - a nature book, old or new, a nature-based film, radio show or talk, piece of art, special sighting or... it's up to you. Each person ... Read more
