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June 28, 2022–Noah Cole
Through the mid 1900s, amateur ornithologist and nature writer Louise de Kiriline Lawrence tracked the sharp decline in warblers and flycatchers in northern Ontario and linked it to the roadside spraying of toxic chemicals—a decade before Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring sounded the same alarm. Louise emigrated to Canada in 1926, setting up a Red Cross Outpost in Bonfield, Ontario, where she later became nurse-in-charge of the ...
June 11, 2022–Noah Cole
Save the Date!: This Year’s Annual General Meeting, date has been set! This year’s Annual General Meeting will be held virtually on June 11, 2022 starting at 10am. We are pleased to invite you to the Oak Ridges Moraine Land Trust’s Annual General Meeting which will be held on Saturday June 11th, 2022 from 10am to 12pm. ...
June 9, 2022–Noah Cole
On June 4 at 9 am, Hunter Corbiere, an Indigenous Forestry Consultant, will present Two-Eyed Seeing: understanding the relationship between Western based knowledge and traditional knowledge and how language and tradition will shape seeing science in a spiritual way. She will speak at the annual general meeting of the Quinte chapter of the Ontario Woodlot Association. “With learning ...
May 30, 2022–Noah Cole
Fight back on this invasion into our wetlands Help save habitat for frogs, turtles, snakes and wetland birds Friends of Salmon River presents an online workshop with Amanda Tracey, Conservation Biologist Runs from 7pm to 8:30pm. Amanda will walk us through: § Introduction to Invasive Species in our area, and § Phragmites: § Description and How it Spreads ...
April 26, 2022–Noah Cole
In a country that is so vast and surrounded by large oceans, it is no wonder we have some of the most interesting weather in the world. It offers such a variety all year round because of its terrain, temperature variations and location. Learn about Fallstreak Holes, Superior Mirages and discover how far south the ...