Promoting healthy forests and ecosystems in Bruce and Grey Counties through education, recreation and sustainable management practices.
As announced at the BBQ this past weekend, our next big event is AN AFTERNOON ABOUT ALDO LEOPOLD, Saturday October 14, 1-4PM, in the theatre of Bruce County Museum in Southampton. The event features a feature screening of Green Fire (click for trailer), exploring Leopold’s extraordinary career and the enduring influence of this legendary conservation …
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The BGWA BBQ, our annual social event, will take place Saturday September 16, rain-or-shine, 10AM-2PM, at the picnic pavilion on the GSCA headquarters property off Inglis Falls Road, this year featuring a fascinating guided tour of the nearby spawning channels on the Sydenham River. The tour departs the pavillion at 10AM. Lunch starts around noon. …
The last of our 5 tree-themed geocaches, which will bring you to a significant yet unknown archaeological site near Southampton, has now been set in place--see listing on geocaching.com. Geocaching is open to anyone with a GPS-enabled device (e.g., GPS unit, most smartphones, some cameras, etc) to join this modern-day treasure hunt activity. BGWA organized …
The fourth of the 5 geocaches in BGWA's 2017 Tree-O-Caching series is in place and ready to be found. This geocache will take you on a moderate hike to a fascinating cavity tree in the Purple Valley area north of Wiarton. Tree-O-Caching is a BGWA initiative to highlight unique and interesting trees around Grey & …
BGWAs next event, Birds in Your Meadow and Woodlands, will take place Saturday July 22, from 10AM – noon, at the Grey-Sauble Conservation Aboretum (off Inglis Falls Rd). We have secured birding experts Erik and Elaine Van Den Kieboom to take us on an informative guided hike which will teach landowners and woodlands enthusiasts about …
