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. The focus on this walk is urban forests - they need to be ... Read more
Let’s go for a leisurely stroll along Schneider Creek on Kitchener’s Iron Horse Trail. Learn a little about the community’s history while enjoying a peaceful greenspace in the heart of the city. With the area currently undergoing an environmental assessment our group may choose to discuss some ideas for improvements. The Nougat Bakery is on ... Read more
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
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 sure it will yield many delights and ... 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
We will walk in uptown Waterloo. Details to follow. Accessible walk: The meet-up location and trails are accessible by transit and mobility devices. Meeting point: will be sent to people who register.
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.
Roots and Shoots community project work - doing what we planned in September. (For families registered in the WRN Kids program.)