We strive to provide a lively and informative program for our members. Download our Neighbourwoods - Tree Inventory Report for Sarnia, ON (pdf file - approx 3MB) Click here to download a PDF(650Kb) version of our 2010-2011 Programs
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Outdoor Program Coordinator: Larry Cornelis 339-8785
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| South St. Clair River Boat Cruise |
When: Sun Aug 22nd 2010 All aboard the Hammond Bay for a 3 hour cruise south past Walpole Island to Lake St Clair. Coordinator: Larry Cornelis 519-339-8785 |
| Howard Watson Nature Trail Bike Rally |
When: Sat Sept 11, 2010 Our first bike outing. Bike the HWNT and answer the nature questions based on what you see and find on the trail. Prizes awarded. Families welcome. Coordinator: Larry Cornelis 519-339-8785 |
| Nature Walk at the Lorne C. Henderson C.A. |
When: Sat Sept 25 2010 A pizza lunch will be provided by LWI. Coordinator: Kim Gledhill 519-862-1804 |
| Fungi Foray |
When: Sat Oct 2nd 2010 Enjoy a pleasant fall walk to learn about interesting and beautiful fungi. Coordinator: Peter Banks 519-869-4243 |
| Birding the Lake Huron Flyway |
When: Sat Oct 30th 2010 Excellent birding opportunities are explored in the Kettle Point to Grand Bend area. Lunch at local restaurant. Coordinator: Alf Rider 1-519-786-4213 |
| Christmas Bird Count |
When: Sat Dec 18th 2010 Join in the fun of the annual CBC. Register ahead so that arrangements can be made to cover all territories. Participants meet at the Pinery Visitor Centre afterwards to tally results and have a chili dinner. Coordinator: Peter Chapman 1-519-828-3064 |
| Down River Ducks |
When: Sun Feb 6th 2011 View wintering Ducks, Raptors, Swans and Gulls along the St Clair river. Lunch at local restaurant in Sombra. Coordinator: Paul Carter 519-344-2571 |
| Winter Outing (Snowshoeing) |
When: Sat Feb 12th 2011 Try snowshoeing and search for nature (barking and tracking) and earn an outdoor lunch on an outdoor fire. Check January Earthways for recipe ingredients to bring. Coordinator: Brenda Kulon 519-869-2833 |
| Howard Watson Nature Trail Clean-up |
When: Sun Apr 17th 2011 Coordinator: Gord Catterson 519-337-1246 |
| Highway 402 Clean-up |
When: Sat Apr 23rd 2011 Coordinator: Joe Haselmayer 519-542-2826 |
| LWI Properties Tour |
When: Sat Apr 30th 2011 Here's your chance to see and learn about the properties that LWI owns and manages. This year’s tour will be at the Karner Blue Sanctuary. Coordinator: Dick Maxfield 519-542-7914 |
| Native Plant Sale |
When: Sat May 7th 2011 Coordinator: Brenda Kulon 519-869-2833 |
| Canatara Walks into Spring |
When: Wed May 4, 11 and 18, 2011 Here's your chance to see and learn about the properties that LWI owns and manages. This year’s tour will be at the Karner Blue Sanctuary. Coordinator: Gerry Clements 519-336-3513 |
| Camping in Point Pelee |
When: May, 2011 Dates to be announced, January 2011
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| Pinery Butterfly Count |
When: Sat Jun 25th 2011
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Indoor Program Coordinator : Janet Bremner (519-542-2797) When: Meeting are held the last Monday of the month at 7:30pm Guest are welcome |
| The Urban Coyote |
When: Sept 27th , 2010 Lesley Sampson, wildlife educator and co-founder of Coyote Watch Canada, has studied Coyotes for 15 years. She will help us to better understand and appreciate these creatures, teaching us not to fear them but admire them as self reliant hunters. There will be samples of scat, skulls and audio howls with explanations of their meaning. |
| Following the Flight of the Monarch |
When: Oct 25th, 2010 Professor, Dr. Jeremy Mcneil, of UWO, teaches courses around the world and is the holder of many awards and distinctions. He will discuss the remarkable migration of the Monarchs from Canada to Mexico and the chemical and other cues which guide it. |
| Pollination and Pollinators |
When: Nov 29th, 2010 Vicki Beard, founding member of Pollination Guelph and a City Councillor will tell us about turning a garbage dump into a bloom filled haven for birds, butterflies and other pollinating insects through the vision the Guelph Pollination Initiative had for a local 100 acre landfill site. Vicki received the 2007 North American Advocate Award for this. |
| Natural Treasures of Lambton County |
When: Jan 31st, 2011 An educational film, commisioned by Lambton Wildlife, written and produced by Larry Cornelis will be shown. Larry will introduce it and explain how and why it was made. Afterwards, Larry and the videographer, Danny Alexander will tell about their experiences and answer questions. |
| Canaries in the Coalmine |
When: Feb 28th, 2011 Mike Cadman is a Songbird Biologist with the Canadian Wildlife Service and was the Coordinator of the Atlas of Breeding Birds of Ontario (2001-2005). The Atlas documents how bird distributions and abundances changed between 1981-1985 and 2001-2005. It illustrates the patterns of increase and decrease, expansion and retraction, providing insight into the challenges faced by our birds and what those indicate about our environment. Join us for an entertaining presentation that will both inform and inspire. |
| Frontyard Gardens |
When: Mar 28th, 2011 Karen McKeown, Horticulturist and City of Guelph Healthy Landscape Technician, will talk about Guelph s Healthy Landscape Program. A progressive program, it helps homeowners develop proper planning to produce frontyard gardens that are beautiful and have proper maintenance, plant selection, watering, weeding and eliminating the need for pesticides. |
| Frontyard Gardens |
When: Mar 28th, 2011 Karen McKeown, Horticulturist and City of Guelph Healthy Landscape Technician, will talk about Guelph s Healthy Landscape Program. A progressive program, it helps homeowners develop proper planning to produce frontyard gardens that are beautiful and have proper maintenance, plant selection, watering, weeding and eliminating the need for pesticides. |
| L.W.I. Annual General Meeting and Banquet |
When: Apr 16th, 2011 4:30pm Business meeting and general elections The guest speaker will be Dave Pearce, analyst for CPAWS (Canadian Parks and WIlderness Society). Ontario has the world’s most southern population of Polar Bears. Our Boreal Forest has among the richest, natural carbon reserves in the world. Dave will tell the story of how “ice bears”, climate change and carbon choices collide dramatically with Ontario’s far north. |
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