Events

All SFN members are welcome to share their nature-related pictures, items, and stories in brief presentations.  Contact Tom Chatterton 519-627-2986

*note this event was cancelled due to the mild winter leading to lack of ice over the beaver ponds to allow access to the nesting boxes!* Meet at 10 am at the corner of Hwy 40 and Bickford Line.  Clean out and repair wood duck nesting boxes.  See a beaver lodge while hiking through Bickford […]

Join Tom Chatterton and experience the volcanic and biological features of Hawaii (the 'big' island), Oahu, and Kauai (the garden isle).  The island chain of Hawaii in the central Pacific has many unique aspects of its geology and flora and fauna that will be shown and discussed.

Dan Bissonnette of Naturalized Habitat Network will present on understanding the connection between plants, our environment, and ourselves.  His thought provoking presentation examines what defines native and non-native plant species, as well as some of the misconceptions related to them.

Woodcocks, frogs, and toads, oh my.  Meet at 7 pm on Bickford Line west of Brigden Side Rd.  Join us for an evening family outing. Lead: Larry Cornelis (519-626-9591)

Speaker: David Ainslie, recipient of the 2015 Canadian Farmer-Rancher Pollinator Conservation Award Annual Dinner, The Clubhouse at Baldoon Doors open 6 p.m. Buffet dinner 6:30 p.m. Tickets in advance only - $30.00 Contact: Barb Smith (519) 784-6974 or Tom Chatterton (519) 627-2986 Creating Habitat for Pollinators)

Meet at 9 am at Canatara Park, Sarnia. Rachael Powless and Carl Pascoe, Master Banders, will demonstrate bird banding. Pack a lunch and picnic with us in the park. Rain date Sunday, April 30th. Inquiries: Larry Cornelis (519-626-9591)

Come join us in touring two woodland gems, Sycamore Woods and Paw Paw Woods, located right in Wallaceburg. Meet at 10 am at Sycamore Woods, Maplewood Cres., Wallaceburg. Lead and Inquiries: Tom Chatterton 519-627-2986

Garden in harmony with nature.  Plant sale is from 9 am - 1 pm. Located at Peers Wetland, 29644 Kimball Side Rd.  Come early - plants sell fast!  Tour Peers Wetland while you are here and discover its biodiversity. Inquiries: Larry Cornelis (519-626-9591) and Tom Chatterton (519-627-2986).

Meet 10:00am at Keith McLean Conservation Lands, 18331 Kent Bridge Road.  See picturesque ponds full of blooming lotus flowers.  We will then travel to McGeachy Pond, a wetland/lakeshore waterfowl habitat located at the north shore of Lake Erie between Erie Beach and Erieau. Inquiries: Tom Chatterton 519-627-2986