environment
Monthly Meeting: How we can fight Ontario’s invasive plants!
Guest speaker, Vicki Simkovic, Coordinator at the Ontario Invasive Plant Council (OIPC), will present this talk on invasive plants. Phragmites, Garlic Mustard, Dog-strangling Vine, and Buckthorn are familiar examples of Ontario's 400-plus invasive species. They crowd out native terrestrial and aquatic plants, altering the environment for insects, birds, reptiles and mammals.
The Anthtopocene’s animal? Coywolves as feral cotravelers
Guest speaker: Stephanie Rutherford is an Associate Professor in the Trent School of the Environment, and also teaches and advises in the MA and PhD programs in Sustainability Studies, Cultural…
2023 Report Cards on Watershed Health and Climate Change
This presentation will highlight the 2023 Otonabee Region Watershed Report Card, and Climate ChangeReport Card, along with examples of the efforts of Otonabee Conservation and partners to enhance thehealth of…
Junior Naturalists! Join us for “Turtle Encounters: Up Close & Personal”
Meet the education ambassador turtles at the Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre. We’ll have the opportunity to see them up-close and hear their stories. We’ll also learn about the 8 different species of turtles in Ontario, why we are losing them, and how we can help protect them. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Only…
Attention Junior Naturalists! Come hang out for an afternoon of AMAZING BATS!
Paul Elliott, bat enthusiast and environmental education specialist, will share his knowledge of these amazing animals. Many of the things people think they know about bats are wrong, but the…