Members Notice Board Posting

A member has posted a For sale notice "small 2 wheel logging arch suitable for an ATV" to the Members’ Notice Board. Log in to the BGWA Notice Board to read/respond .

BGWA Road Trip Countdown

Four weeks from today, Tuesday July 31st, is BGWA's first-ever road trip: air-conditioned coach travel to Somerville Tree Nurseries plus other stops of interest. And just two weeks remain to purchase tickets at the Members' preferred price (25% discount) of $30/person. Complete details and ticketing at bgwa.ca/roadtrip/  (while quantities last). Best of all, members can …

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Member Assistance Requested

Notice to all members: Can you volunteer time to staff the recurring BGWA booth at the Heritage Farm Show (Aug 17-18-19) and/or the Paisley Fair (Sep 9)? Ron Stewart would like 4 people to help set-up (8 AM) and 2-3 people to staff over the course of the day. Contact: rm.stewart@bmts.com or 519-832-5548  

BGWA Supports Local Envirothon Team

The winning team, each of whom received the MEC headlamps from BGWA, and will go on to the provincial competition held at the University of Waterloo and run by Forests Ontario

Trees not as “sound asleep” as you might think

Quite fascinating! High-precision three-dimensional surveying of 21 different species of trees has revealed a yet unknown cycle of subtle canopy movement during the night. The 'sleep cycles' differed from one species to another. Detection of anomalies in overnight movement could become a future diagnostic tool to reveal stress or disease in crops. Read the full …

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