Port Hope East Marina
125 Mill St S, Port Hope, Ontario, Canada
For 8 years, the Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority (GRCA) has been partnering with the Municipality of Port Hope, Ontario Parks & Rec and the Port Hope Police Service to host this annual fun fishing derby for children ages 17 & under. Stay tuned for more details!
Alderville Black Oak Savanna
8467 Northumberland County Rd 18, Roseneath, Ontario, Canada
The Alderville First Nation Black Oak Savanna is situated on the edge of the Oak Ridges Moraine near the southern shores of Rice Lake. The area is home to the largest intact tract of native tallgrass prairie and oak savanna habitat left within the Rice Lake Plains. Learn about the conservation efforts used to maintain ...continue reading "LAKE OF THE BURNING PLAINS: Alderville Black Oak Savanna"
Garden Hill Conservation Area
Ganaraska Road 9, Port Hope, Ontario, Canada
Join Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority's (GRCA) Watershed Biologist for a fun and educational morning learning how to fish. You’ll walk away knowing how to rig, bait and cast a fishing rod, identify local fish species, and fish safely and sustainably.If you have your own fishing gear, please bring it; otherwise, equipment can be borrowed through ...continue reading "Learn to Fish Day"
Barr Property
101-335 Russ Creek Rd, Warkworth, Ontario, Canada
Help restore native prairie habitat to the Rice Lake Plains! Historically, the area was dominated by massive black and white oak, thriving switchgrass and big bluestem, and a diverse range of wildflowers. Today, these natural environments are badly fragmented and overgrown with non-native species. Give this globally rare habitat an edge on its competition by planting native vegetation on the Nature Conservancy of Canada's ...continue reading "Plugs for the Prairies: Barr"
Help restore native prairie habitat to the Rice Lake Plains! Historically, the area was dominated by massive black and white oak, thriving switchgrass and big bluestem, and a diverse range of wildflowers. Today, these natural environments are badly fragmented and overgrown with non-native species. Give this globally rare habitat an edge on its competition by planting native vegetation at the Hazel Bird Nature ...continue reading "Plugs for the Prairies: Hazel Bird – Part 3"
Help restore rare prairie habitat to the Rice Lake Plains! Historically, the Rice Lake Plains were covered with tall grass prairies and oak savannah, which were dominated by massive black and white oak, grasses like big bluestem and switchgrass thrived and a diverse range of wildflowers blossomed. Today, the oak savannah and tall grass prairie ...continue reading "Plugs for the Prairies: Hazel Bird – Part 4"
Goodrich-Loomis Conservation Area
1331 Pinewood School Rd., Castleton, Ontario, Canada
Explore a variety of ecological communities including one of eastern Ontario’s finest trout streams, remnant prairie, oak savanna, a portion of a provincially significant wetland, and mature mixed forest on top of an esker. Event offered in partnership with the Field Botanists of Ontario. REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Register with Ewa Bednarczuk, Ecology & Stewardship Specialist, at ...continue reading "BOTANICAL WONDERS: Goodrich-Loomis Conservation Area"
Van Hove Evens Property
560-108 Red Cloud School Rd., Warkworth, Ontario, Canada
Help restore rare prairie habitat to the Rice Lake Plains! Historically, the Rice Lake Plains were covered with tallgrass prairie and oak savannah, which were dominated by massive black and white oak. Native grasses like big bluestem and switchgrass thrived and a diverse range of wildflowers blossomed. Today, the oak savannah and tallgrass prairie of ...continue reading "Plugs for the Prairies: Van Hove Part 3"
JUPITER, SATURN, NEPTUNE, STAR CLUSTERS, NEBULAS, GALAXIES... The universe is endless! Join the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) and the Dortwood Observatory for a night of boundless exploration. Large telescopes will be available for observational use.
Goodrich-Loomis Conservation Area
1331 Pinewood School Rd., Castleton, Ontario, Canada
Help collect native tallgrass seeds to be used for future plantings at the restored prairie and savanna site. Make a seed bomb to take home. Event offered in partnership with the Nature Conservancy of Canada.REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Register with Ewa Bednarczuk, Ecology & Stewardship Specialist, at ewa.bednarczuk@LTC.on.ca, or 613-394-3915 x 252.For more information contact Lower Trent ...continue reading "SEED COLLECTION WORKSHOP: Goodrich-Loomis Conservation Area"