Huron Fringe Birding Festival

Our friends at the Huron Fringe Birding Festival are hosting their annual event virtually this year. Click on the links below (within the document) to register for the events. Each webinar begins at 7PM with the first one on May 28. There are seven great webinars scheduled covering a variety of topics from black bears …

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Happy Earth Day!

Photo by Tyler Lastovich on Pexels.com Happy Earth Day from the BGWA! The theme of Earth Day this year is "Restore Our Earth" and as landowners within Grey and Bruce Counties we have an amazing opportunity to help restore our local areas for the betterment of all. Below are a few fun activities for families …

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Member Event – Gypsy Moth Field Tour

Your Bruce Grey Woodlands Association is holding a companion field workshop for our recent seminar Forests Under Attack: The History, Dispersal and Management of Gypsy Moth, which was presented through Zoom by the Invasive Species Centre in Sault Ste Marie. Insect characteristics, hosts and controls will be discussed. Being a spring event, we will include …

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Economic Benefits of Protecting Nature

Here is an interesting article discussing the economic benefits of sites that have been converted versus leaving them in a natural state. As we know, natural areas are much more valuable than just the value of their timber. The study shows that conserving or restoring natural sites now outweigh the potential profits of converting them …

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A Wondrous Forest Melody

If you attended our virtual AGM yesterday you will have seen on one of the slides that I'm handing over the keys to the web site to Mike Fry. We have been paralleling duties over the past four months to ensure a seamless transition. I was taught to always say my thank yous, and Mike …

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