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September 2020
Junior Naturalists Family Field Trip
Details including times, locations and equipment lists for Junior Naturalists Family Field Trips will appear in the KFN newsletter.
Find out more »Field Trip: Faith Avis Trail Grand Re-Opening (Helen Quilliam Sanctuary)
Co-Leaders: Erwin Batalla (613-389-0144 or simbat@bell.net) and Gaye Beckwith (613-376-3716 or beckwithb@sympatico.ca) Come and check out the new and improved Faith Avis trail! Meet at the quarry at the Helen Quilliam Sanctuary at 9 am. Bring sunscreen and tick repellent. We expect to encounter some migrating warblers. The trail loop is fairly even and about ... Read more
Find out more »October 2020
Ramble K&P Trail
K and P trail in town. Bring drink, hat and mask as requested. Please register to get meeting location information (numbers limited) Anne 613 389 6742 or n8ture.anne@sympatico.ca and please let me know if you need to cancel. Please ensure you have read the KFN field trip conditions.
Find out more »Teens Hike at Meyer Woods
Hike at Meyer Woods property of the Land Conservancy for KFL&A near Verona. Emphasis on comparing habitats. An hour or so of volunteer work is planned to remove invasive Phragmites seed heads. For this you will need shoes that can get wet (bring a change of shoes) and if you have them pruners, work gloves. ... Read more
Find out more »Field Trip: K&P Trail – Burbrook Road section
Co-leaders: Richard Brault and Dianne Croteau (innova@bellnet.ca) You can read about the K&P Trail in the upcoming edition of The Blue Bill or you can explore it for yourself! We will leisurely walk along woodland and field habitats hosting a diversity of passerines and waterbirds. There is also the option to venture 1 km further ... Read more
Find out more »15 October Virtual Meeting
Our October meeting will be held using the Zoom Platform. The guest speaker will be Mike Runtz, who will talk about Algonquin Wild. Algonquin Wild will be a visual extravaganza of this world-famous park's natural history through the seasons. Highlights include Eastern Wolf pups howling at a rendezvous site, the incredible diversity of animals that ... Read more
Find out more »Field Trip: Lemoine Point
Leader: Steve Coates (sjcoates@cogeco.ca) Fall songbird migration is winding down but mid-October is a prime time to observe staging waterfowl in Collins Bay. Both ruby-crowned and golden-crowned kinglet numbers will be at their peak, as will white-crowned and white-throated sparrows; these will be joined by and early-arriving winter sparrows such as tree sparrows and dark-eyed ... Read more
Find out more »Ramble Rideau Trail north of Hwy 401
A longer ramble (5km). Rideau Trail north of Hwy 401. Bring lunch, drink, hat and mask. Please register to get meeting location information (numbers limited) Anne 613 389 6742 or n8ture.anne@sympatico.ca and please let me know if you need to cancel. Please ensure you have read the KFN field trip conditions.
Find out more »Junior family field trip to Lost Lake
The Junior family field trip this month will be to the Lost Lake area on Taylor Kidd Blvd. We will have a hike and play some games focussing on plants and different habitats as well as noting anything else we may see. Bring snack, drink and lunch. Wear long pants tucked in socks (or boots) ... Read more
Find out more »November 2020
Ramble – Trails from Taylor Kidd Blvd
Trails from Taylor Kidd Blvd. Bring drink, hat and mask. Please register to get meeting location information (numbers limited) Anne 613 389 6742 or n8ture.anne@sympatico.ca and please let me know if you need to cancel. Please ensure you have read the KFN field trip conditions.
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