A member has posted a notice Logging Trailer for Sale to the Members’ Notice Board. If you might be interested in this opportunity log in to the BGWA Notice Board to read/respond.
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Woodlands & Wellness
I have been re-reading The Nature Fix: Why nature makes us happier, healthier and more creative by Florence Williams (W.W.Norton and Company, 2017) with an eye to noting factoids and studies linking trees, woodlands and wellness. Here are three of many described in the book: A Toronto study showed the higher a neighbourhood’s tree density, …
Register for AGM and win a prize
Our AGM is coming in 3 weeks, on Saturday March 2nd. Registering in advance helps us to plan ahead and also allows us to purchase the right amount of refreshments and treats. Registering in advance also enters you into a draw for the engaging book Ontario Forests: A Historical Perspective. Also a reminder, membership renewal …
Update: Bill 66
An update, further to our January 20 direct email to members: the provincial government announced it will be removing Schedule 10 from Bill 66. The schedule 10 “open-for-business” by-laws would have overridden protections for water, natural heritage and farmland in municipalities across Ontario. Read details at ontarionature.org
AGM Guest Speaker Annoucement
Our AGM will take place Saturday, March 2, starting at 10AM, at Grey Roots Museum. Our featured guest will be Rob Klea of New Trail Forest Therapy, based on the Bruce Peninsula, who will give a presentation "Taking In What the Forest Has to Offer": When John Muir wrote "And into the forest I go, …
Bruce Grey Woodlands Association 