Community Event – Lambton Wildlife

23 Feb 2023

Polar Bears: Rulers of the North

Community Event, events, Indoor Event, Natural Areas, Wildlife

Monday Feb. 27, Lambton Wildlife is hosting a presentation on Polar Bears: Rulers of the North. These animals are the largest land predator in the world and our speaker, Roberta Buchanan, will tell us about the behaviour of these magnificent animals in their natural habitat as they gather to await the formation of sea ice near Churchill, Manitoba. The spectacular photography of Mark Buchanan will be featured. All are welcome! YMCA Learning Centre, 660 Oakdale Ave, Sarnia @ 7:00 pm. Next month's presentation is by Larry Cornelis on the Importance of Forests on Monday, March 27.

30 Mar 2022

By Lambton Wildlife Inc

Volunteer Day – Sunday April 10th

Community Event, Natural Areas, Outdoor Event, Uncategorized

Volunteers Needed! Mandaumin Woods Nature Reserve Volunteer Day – April 10 (rain date April 12), 2022 Lambton Wildlife Inc. needs your help! When: Sunday, April 10, 2022; 9:30 - 11:30 A.M. (weather permitting) Where: Mandaumin Woods Nature Reserve (located on Mandaumin Road just south of the village of Mandaumin - parking is on the West (park) side of the road Photo credit - Mark Buchanan What: Clearing trails and picking up garbage Needed: Everyone must wear eye protection, work gloves, and closed-toed shoes(appropriate for wet conditions) Provided: Loppers and trash grabbers Contact: Roberta Buchanan (roberta.buchanan@icloud.com) both photos in this post credit - Mark Buchanan

08 Oct 2020

By Lambton Wildlife Inc

Tree Planting at Mandaumin Woods Nature Reserve

Announcements, Blog, Community Event, events, Outdoor Event

Lambton Wildlife Inc. needs volunteers to plant trees at Mandaumin Woods Nature Reserve, October 18, 2020 at 9:30 a.m. (Rain Date: October 24) Please wear long pants, work gloves, closed toed shoes, and bring your own mask to wear in the event that social distancing is not possible. We will be planting trees and due to COVID-19 sharing shovels is not permitted, therefore please bring your own shovel. Meeting Location: The nature reserve is located on the west side of Mandaumin Road, less than a kilometer south of the village of Mandaumin. Parking is on the side of the road.…

18 Sep 2020

By Lambton Wildlife Inc

SRNR Seed Collection & Restoration

Blog, Community Event, Natural Areas, Outdoor Event

A great fall activity you can join . We have a special relationship with this reserve! If you haven't been out to see it yet, this is a great opportunity. The Sydenham River Nature Reserve would like to invite you to learn about agriculture restoration at the reserve. Volunteers will be assisting in native seed collection and planting. Please see flyer below and if you are interested please contact Adrie at adrienneh@ontarionature.org or 1-800-440-2366 ext 233 *****Email registration is required due to Covid-19 restrictions.

10 Oct 2019

By Lambton Wildlife Inc

Community Tree Fest

Community Event

Featuring the Teenage Tree Program, a Native Tree Sale and HUB Open House! Teens and Trees Helping to Reforest Sarnia-Lambton When: Saturday October 19, 2019 from 10 am to 4 pm Where: At Rebound’s THE HUB – St. Luke’s United Church – 350 Indian Road South, Sarnia The HUB will be hosting a native tree sale in support of youth mental wellness. Return the Landscape, Maajiigin Gumig (Aamjiwnaang First Nations’ native plant greenhouse), the HUB and the Unitarian Fellowship of Sarnia and Port Huron have joined forces to grow a diverse selection of locally sourced native trees. Together, the…

08 Oct 2019

By Lambton Wildlife Inc

Tree Planting at Sydenham River Nature Reserve

Blog, Community Event, Natural Areas, Outdoor Event

Sydenham River Nature Reserve Tree Planting On October 5, twenty enthusiastic naturalist from Lambton Wildlife Inc. (LWI) and Sydenham Field Naturalists (SFN) planted more than a thousand tree seeds, as another step toward restoring Sydenham River Nature Reserve (SRNR) to its natural state. Oak, Hickory, Beech, Ironwood, along with other tree species were planted; all from seeds that were gathered from SRNR. The purchase of this property, by Ontario Nature, was made possible by the generous donations from both LWI and SFN. Both LWI and SFN continue to support SRNR by being stewards of the property, and with on-going donations…

16 Nov 2016

By Lambton Wildlife Inc

Learning About Bird Banding with NTARP

Community Event, Outdoor Eventbanding, bird, Canatara

At the end of April, earlier this year, I had the opportunity to volunteer with Carl and Rachel, the operators of the Native Territories Avian Research Project (NTARP). Several members of Lambton Wildlife attended and volunteered during the two day bird banding session. They were at Canatara Park for the first time and they spent two full days, on two separate weekends, banding the local and migrating species. (more…)

26 Oct 2016

By Lambton Wildlife Inc

Have You Marked Your Calendar For Lambton Wildlife’s Anniversary Event?

Community Eventanniversary, Call of the Forest, event, film, Sarnia

On Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016 at 7:00 pm, at the Sarnia Library Theatre, come help Lambton Wildlife celebrate our 50th Anniversary with a screening of the new documentary, "Call of the Forest". This film examines some of the most beautiful forests in the Northern Hemisphere and shows how important they are in protecting, nourishing and maintaining our planet for all the living creatures that depend on them. Experts discuss the science of trees, reforestation, the impact climate change is having on the world's forests and what we all can do to make an impact that will change the…