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National Tree Day Celebration 2015
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Ontario Nature and Wildlands League’s appeal granted
Dear John,
The Ontario Court of Appeal has just granted Ontario Nature and Wildlands League, represented by Ecojustice lawyers, leave to appeal a lower court ruling that puts endangered and threatened species at further risk of disappearing from the province. The original decision upheld exemptions of many major industries such as forestry from the protection of the Endangered Species Act.
We are delighted with this decision as it marks the first time environmental groups have won the right to appeal a case about endangered species and indicates that the court has deemed this case to be of importance to the people of Ontario.
Our grounds for appeal were: (1) by exempting most major industries, the Ontario’s exemption regulation is inconsistent with the act’s central purpose of protecting at-risk species and their habitat; and (2) the Minister of Natural Resources failed to assess the adverse effects on each of the individual species for which the regulation would deny legal protection.
Read more about this ground-breaking decision here.
Our community has stood squarely behind us on this issue. We wanted you to be the first to know and to thank you for your support. We will not stand down and watch exemptions undermine what was once a gold standard act. It’s a matter of survival for more than 150 of our most vulnerable species.
Sincerely,
Caroline Schultz,
Executive Director
Ontario Nature
P.S. Every gift matters ontarionature.thankyou4caring.org/donate.
Volunteers needed for Queensnake survey
Hello!
I’m coordinating surveys for the endangered Queensnake on the Bruce Peninsula as part of a larger project with multiple partners investigating queensnakes across their range in Ontario.
John Grant suggested I get in touch with you to see 1) if you ever see queensnakes on the Bruce, and 2) if you or any of your members would be interested in participating in queensnake surveys on the Bruce Peninsula.
I am hoping to conduct a round of surveys this Friday Aug 21 at Baptist Harbour, Saturday Aug 22 at Emmett Lake and Sunday Aug 23 at Lower Andrew Lake and need at least one volunteer to help. The work will involve working in the shallow water at these sites, actively looking for snakes then conducting crayfish surveys and gathering habitat data following a standardized protocol. Whoever is volunteering should be comfortable catching and handling snakes, as well as accessing some sites by canoe and hiking (the Emmett Lake and Lower Andrew Lake sites are harder to reach – with the Lower Andrew Lake site requiring crossing a portage). I know it’s a bit short notice, but if you have anyone who might be interested, please pass this email along.
If these dates don’t work well, I may also be doing a survey over a weekend in September – although I don’t have anything definitive for September yet.
Please feel free to give me a call if you have any questions.
Cheers,
Jen
Jen
| Jennifer McCarter
Conservation Coordinator
Nature Conservancy of Canada | Ontario Region
55 Wyndham St North, Suite 202 | Guelph, ON N1H 7T8
T: 519.826.0068 Ext. 237 | Toll free: 1.877.343.3532 | C: 519.994.9877
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Saugeen FN Event
Saugeen Nature
A group dedicated to conservation and education
Invites You to go on a Free
Natural Gems Auto Tour
For Families and the Public, in your car, at your own pace!
Choose any or all of 6 special natural sites in Saugeen area
Members of Saugeen Nature will be hosting each site
to inform and help you enjoy each unique area:
- Schmidt Lake: boardwalk and lookout on a bog, special plants
- Saugeen Rotary Trail: forest, meadow, cattail swamp, birds
- Sulphur Spring: spring, bog, wildlife area, picnic & playground
- Allan Park Pond & Forest: tall grass prairie, forest hike, picnic
- Kinghurst Nature Reserve: old growth forest, ferns, snakes
- Bells Lake: canoe, wetland plants, birds, frogs and fishing
- Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Wear your outdoor gear, bring binoculars and a drink.
For more info, maps and directions: www.saugeenfieldnaturalists.com
Take this Carolinian Canada Survey!
Go Wild Grow Wild Participant Survey 2015
Carolinian Canada would like to know how you enjoyed The 2015 Go Wild Grow Wild Expo this past spring and its impact on your outdoor and environmental activities. This short survey should take you only five-ten minutes, and your answers will be kept confidential.
2-For-1: Complete the survey by Friday, August 28, and receive a 2-for-1 ticket! Valid one per group entry to Go Wild Grow Wild Expo 2016
With your help, we can make Go Wild Grow Wild Expo 2016 even better!
Plover Lovers Event
Greetings Plover Lovers, You are all invited to this presentation on August 27th at 7:00 p.m. presented by Norah Toth of Stewardship Grey Bruce. Everyone is welcome, so please pass the poster on to anyone that might be interested – friends, family, groups or clubs, co-workers etc!! It will be between 30 -45 min. I hope we will see you there 🙂 Thank you, Faye Bender, Volunteer Coordinator Committee Members: Norah Toth, Chairperson Lynne Richardson Cheryl Ferguson Aubrey Ferguson Catherine Dickison Stewardship Grey Bruce
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New species for Grey Bruce
Crataegus irrasa
This plant has been identified by J.B. Phipps (University of Western Ontario) as being Crataegus irrasa.
As seen in the photo it has 20 white anthers which is what brought it to my attention. It is located at the roadside across from the north entrance to Stonewyck (Trailer) Park in Georgian Bluffs. I believe there is another plant of the same species located east of Holland Centre. Herbarium specimens of both these plants have been deposited at the ROM
Bill Moses
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