Promoting healthy forests and ecosystems in Bruce and Grey Counties through education, recreation and sustainable management practices.
The Ontario Woodlot Association has published a guide titled Beneficial Management Practices for Southwestern Ontario Forest Birds at Risk: A Guide for Woodlot Owners and Forest Practitioners, with lots of useful tips and information which may be of interest to some woodland owners in Grey and Bruce. Download the PDF document by clicking on the …
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Sharing an interesting piece from Northern Woodlands magazine, that will be of interest to members who heat with wood: It’s probably safe to assume that most readers of this magazine are well aware that firewood needs to be reasonably dry before it’s burned, and that it’s a pain to move, so you’d better have a …
We have had a total of 54 finds so far (detailed below) on the five tree-themed geocaches BGWA set out around Grey & Bruce counties in July. The caches are available for the interest of everyone. But, only for BGWA members, once you have found all 5 you can be entered in a contest for …
Thanks to BGWA member Roger Short for submitting a link to this Reuters article of interest to members. As Roger rightly observes, "This reinforces what BGWA is all about and that we can do our bit to both help and provide information for others who might wish to join our group at a local level." …
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Members who watched the screening of The Working Forest at our AGM earlier this year may be interested in this news item This 'fire bird' is back in N.J. for the first time in almost 30 years; here's how it happened from Bob Williams, who was featured in the movie and includes some of the …
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