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March 9th, 2010
Alerts, Club News, and Other Notes
ALERTS
ANOTHER INVASIVE PLANT IN ONTARIO. Read about the chilling account of Kudzu vine.
ACTION ALERT: Help Save the World’s Purest Water from Being Turned into a Dump Site
Ontario’s Simcoe County is about to start dumping tons of garbage in a dumpsite being built on top of one of the world’s cleanest water
You can send your letter automatically online here
PROPOSED FEDERAL BUDGET CUTS TO AFFECT CANADIAN WILDLIFE SERVICE. Click here for more information and to voice your concern.
LAKE SIMCOE PROTECTION PLAN. Without further action to strengthen the proposed Lake Simcoe Protection Plan, the lake will not be protected now and for future generations. Click here for more information and to voice your concern.
WATER SOLDIER INVASION. Our waterways are being further congested by another invasive species, Water Soldier. You do not want to swim in its presence! It looks very similar to an Aloe vera plant or the top of a Pineapple. Watch for it and pull it out! For current information about this species, click here.
Club News
The Kawartha Field Naturalists is one of the groups spearheading the development of a local food charter. The food charter deals with environmental concerns which are consistent with those expressed by the KFN. A very important step in the development of this charter, occurring on February 25, 2010, is the visioning day. This affords the opportunity for YOUR input as to how the final charter will read. For details about this day, click here.
Pictures from the chilly Amherst Island owl outing in January are up. See "Media Gallery">"Club Activities".
2009 Members' night pics are now on the website. Have a look at "Media Gallery">"Club Activities".
Website Additions/Updates:
(excluding our active Sightings and Media Gallery pages)
There are interesting articles to be found in the "Nature News" section of the website. You can access it here.
March 8, 2010: Gerarda, our librarian, has been sorting and sifting through donated materials for our library. You can see the updated list here.
March 4, 2010: Extinct frog discovered. Read all about it here.
February 15, 2010: The latest update to Ontario Nature's Nature Network News is available. You can get to this page from the links section or click here.
January 29, 2010: Hot off the press! See our latest newsletter.
January 12, 2010: The first update of the 2010 programme is now available. See Programme.
January 10, 2010: A new species of warbler has been found in a very remote area. You can read about this by going to the "Nature News" section or access it directly here.
December 15, 2009: Our disappointing results from the Bill Watts Bluebird Trail are now available. You can see the dramatic changes by clicking here and scrolling to the bottom of the page.
March 30, 2009: Interested in growing a native garden? This can be found in the "Nature News" link or click here.
Other Notes:
Do you know your frog calls? To check out Ontario frog species and their calls click here. (You may need to download RealPlayer which can be done easily from that site.)
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