Thursday’s TREEvia Teaser

To help get the brain juices flowing in advance of our trivia event happening this Saturday, November 16th, at Outlaw Brewery in Southampton, here's another warm-up question: How many different species of tree are used when building a traditional birch bark canoe? Three: White Birch for the skin, Eastern White Cedar for the gunnels, and …

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TREEvia Teaser!

To help you get ready for Saturday's trivia social event, here is a practice question: This species of conifer tree is normally found growing in Canada's Boreal forests, but has its southern limits on the Bruce Peninsula. A) White Pine B) Tamarack C) Red Spruce D) Jack Pine Answer: Jack Pine

TREEvia 3: You Won’t Want to Miss It!!

In case you missed the announcement last week in the autumn newsletter, take note and save the date... BGWA’s popular tree-themed trivia gathering returns for its third year! This year, hosted by special guest Trivia sensation Ross Docherty. Join BGWA members, woodland enthusiasts, and tree geeks on Saturday, November 16th at Outlaw Brewery Pub in …

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Tree Marking Workshop pictures posted

It was a full slate of attendees for an informative and successful Tree Marking Workshop. Many thanks to organizers Gerald Guenkel (member) and Jim Coles (Board), assisted by Kevin Predon (Board) & Donna Lacey (Board). Pictures have been posted in the Event Photo Gallery (member password required); we have also included a link to the …

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