A St. Mary’s Envirothon team has won the Grey Bruce Regional Envirothon Competition held at the Sydenham Sportsmen’s Clubhouse outside Rockford and will now represent the region at the provincial Envirothon competition held at Sir Sandford Fleming College May 28-31, 2017 sponsored by Forests Ontario. Sponsors for the Grey Bruce Regional were Bruce Power, Bruce …
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Fighting climate change with trees & grass
Members who watched the Call of the Forest movie at our special screening event back in January will recall Diana Beresford-Kroeger saying that trees are our main weapon to combat climate change... "If everybody went out and planted a tree..." A report in the MIT Technology Review supports that notion, and by extension supports what …
Amended BGWA Constitution posted online
At the Annual General Meeting, February 25, 2017, a motion was presented and accepted by a majority to amend the constitution to allow proxy voting at future AGMs. The amendment also included a couple minor housekeeping clarifications in the section on AGMs. The amended document is now posted in the About BGWA section.
Bruce County Donates Mature Maples To Local Municipalities
To celebrate its 150th anniversary, 14 mature trees will be planted across Bruce County, most on them at ceremonies taking place this Friday morning, the day prior to earth day. For details read the story on Blackburn News.
Maple syrup extract enhances antibiotic action
Antibiotics save lives, but there is a downside to their ubiquity. High doses can kill healthy cells along with bacteria, while also spurring the creation of 'superbugs' that don't respond to known antibiotics. Now, researchers report a natural way that could reduce antibiotic use without sacrificing health: a maple syrup extract that increases the potency …
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Bruce Grey Woodlands Association 