CONGRATULATIONS to Matthew Gaasenbeek, who was winner of the draw (held at movie screening) for a free additional year of membership!! It's too late for the draw now but still not too late to renew your membership if not already done, do it now... AGM time is approaching and the web password will change in …
Movie screening a sell-out!
Our weekend advance screen preview of the Call of the Forest movie was a major success! With a capacity crowd of members, their guests and some members from allied local associations, the film showing was enjoyed by many. Grey Roots Museum was an excellent location and provided members with a comfortable atmosphere to connect with …
Soil fungi help tree seedlings survive, influence forest diversity.
A new paper published Jan. 13 in Science reveals that the relationship between soil fungi and tree seedlings is more complicated than previously known. Scientists have long known that plants and soil biota can regulate one another, but the new findings highlight the complexity of the feedback loop. Researchers 55 species and 550 populations of …
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BIG Movie Event – One week away!
Coming next Saturday, January 21st in the afternoon at Grey Roots! BGWA has arranged an advance preview screening of this brand new Canadian documentary on the importance of woodlands, featuring Diana Beresford-Kroeger a well-known author, gardener, scientist and tree-lover from eastern Ontario. Click here for event details & registration - BGWA members get in FREE. …
Wood fuel is great: The “Elevator Pitch”
"The world can often seem too complicated for its own good. It’s a big reason why people like you and I live in a rural place, where things are simpler to some degree," writes Dave Mance in Northern Woodlands, "And if we’re going to be good advocates [for wood biomass], we need to hone our …
Bruce Grey Woodlands Association 