Promoting healthy forests and ecosystems in Bruce and Grey Counties through education, recreation and sustainable management practices.
Woodlands-related news from Science Daily: This iridescent jewel beetle, responsible for the death of more than 50 million ash trees in the United States, has blazed an absolute path of destruction west since its discovery in Michigan in 2002. Recently the pest has been detected in Colorado, and just this spring it was confirmed in …
Continue reading ow the Emerald Ash Borer sees may be key to stopping it
Woodlands-related news from Science Daily: Boreal forests in far-northern latitudes may one day act as a climate refuge for black spruce, the foundational tree for the northwoods ecosystem -- a major source of the world's paper; home to caribou, snowshoe hare, lynx, and sable; and nesting site for dozens of migratory bird species, say researchers. …
Continue reading Canadian forests a refuge as warming creeps north
Guest curator Stephen Hogbin raises the question of whether trees are sentient beings in Resonance of the Tree, an exhibition that features all new works by local artists Lorne Wagman and Vera Dernovsek, Toronto based Kevin Yates and Peter Pierobon of Vancouver. While investigating natural history, early industries, and contemporary ecological issues, the works in …
Continue reading Opening this Sunday at the Tom Thomson Art Gallery
Photos from yesterday's Trail Building Workshop are now available in the members' area photo gallery. If you missed this great event you can still learn a bit about this topic from the pictures and captions. Thanks to all attending members and congratulations to the advance registration prize winner!
Next Tuesday is an opportunity for BGWA members to learn from the experts how to build trails through woodlands. Details and sign-up here. Register by Sunday and be entered into a draw for a wonderful tree-themed prize!
