2016 – Lambton Wildlife

02 May 2017

Spring 2016 Walkabout Following the Bird Course

Blog, Natural Areas, Outdoor Event2016, birding, Canatara Park, spring

Last year I attended the Birding Course put on by Lambton Wildlife over the course of several weeks. Many presenters shared their wisdom and experience on identifying, locating, and photographing birds, as well as the equipment and references needed to succeed as a birder. The last part of the event was a morning walk through Canatara Park on a beautiful morning, April 30th, 2016. Many of the course attendees showed up with their binoculars and their new found enthusiasm to identify birds by sight and sound. Larry Cornelis and Deryl Nethercott were two of the course's presenters and they pointed…

14 Feb 2017

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Lambton Wildlife Inc at Sarnia’s Hobbyfest

Blog2016, Hobbyfest, Sarnia, summer

The Sarnia Hobbyfest was held on July 17, 2016 at Centennial Park. The Lambton Wildlife booth was one of about forty on display. Temperature wise, is was cool to start the day and gradually warmed up to short sleeve weather. The wind was the biggest issue as strong gusts were coming from Sarnia Bay. Our canopy was anchored with sand bags, but at times it needed a human anchor to keep it from being relocated several metres east! The crowd did not appear to be very large, but that could have been due to the large area covered by the…

31 Jan 2017

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2016 Lambton Wildlife Inc. Photo Contest Results

Photo Contest2016, anniversary, photo contest, Photography

After months of keeping it a secret, we’re finally ready to announce the winners of our 2016 Photo Contest. In total, over 200 photos were entered entailing a diversity of plants, animals, mushrooms, scenes, and landscapes that truly highlighted Lambton County. It was a difficult judging process with many excellent entries. The panel of judges were from the Sarnia Photographic Club, the Petrolia Camera Club and Lambton Wildlife. Judging was aided by several other members of the Sarnia Photographic Club who made the process much more efficient with the use of a scoring machine and volunteering their time and effort. One…

13 Dec 2016

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Pelee Island Camping with Lambton Wildlife

Outdoor Event2016, birding, camping, pelee island, spring

Serious planning and commitment for the Lambton Wildlife spring camping trip to Pelee Island begins on April 1! April 1 is not the first day to sign-up, nor is it the first camping day. It is the first day that a camper can make a car reservation to the Pelee Island car ferry Jiiman. Space on the ferry is at a premium and it is very important to reserve a spot. Vehicle space fills quickly. The Jiiman is a 200 foot vessel capable of carrying 400 passengers and 40 vehicles. Once the ferry reservation is made, you have about five…

08 Dec 2016

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NTARP’s Canatara Bird Banding Results

Blog, Indoor Event2016, bird banding, Canatara Park, NTARP, results

Carl Pascoe and Rachel Powless recently spoke as our November guest speakers. Carl is a Master Bander and NTARP's Research Director, while Rachel is a Bird Bander and the President of NTARP (Native Territories Avian Research Project). Below are excerpts from their 2016 Spring Migration Banding report that was written and sent to the City of Sarnia Parks Department and Lambton Wildlife Inc. Profound thanks to the City of Sarnia Parks Department, Lambton Wildlife Inc., especially Larry Cornelis for the opportunity to band birds at Canatara Park. Our success could not have been accomplished without the outpouring of Lambton Wildlife…

01 Dec 2016

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A Successful 50th Anniversary for Lambton Wildlife

events2016, 50th Anniversary, Call of the Forest, Lambton Wildlife, Sarnia

On Wednesday, November 2, 2016, about two hundred people came out on a rainy evening to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of Lambton Wildlife Inc. The event featured a screening of the newly premiered film, "Call of the Forest - The Forgotten Wisdom of Trees". Roberta Buchanan did a fine job MCing the evening. (more…)

12 Nov 2016

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Photo Contest Deadline Approaching!

Photo Contest2016, deadline, photo contest, youth

The November 15th deadline for Lambton Wildlife Inc.’s photo contest is fast approaching! With a diversity of wildlife and landscapes showcasing Lambton County, the gallery of entries displayed on the site thus far are wonderful. However, we could still use a lot more entries, especially for the youth excellence category. If you haven’t submitted your photo(s) yet, there are still many reasons to, such as: 1) It’s free! No purchase, no entry fees, yes please. 2) You can win prizes! There’s over $1000.00 in prizes going to be given away. Need I say more? I will. 3) Submission can be…

02 Nov 2016

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Water Levels at Pelee Island

Nature Notes2016, pelee island, spring, water levels

During the LWI camping and birding trip to Pelee Island, May 5th to May 8th, 2016, we had the opportunity to walk a lot of Pelee Island and view the force of wind and water as we travelled from point to point. Walking to Fish Point on the south end of the island, we came across an area where sand and gravel had washed and blown inland 50 - 75 feet from the shore. The coarse material had covered up the trail for some distance and to a depth of about 50 cm, or 20 inches. As you can see…

19 Oct 2016

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Lambton Wildlife Celebrates Its 50th Year!

Blog2016, 2017, Mary Martin, message, President

Lambton Wildlife has been in existence for 50 years. It began with a small group of people who kept meeting on local trails and developed into an organization that has made an enduring impact in our local area. Lambton Wildlife was involved with the creation of the Howard Watson Nature Trail and owns two pieces of property in trust for future generations. The group assisted in the creation of two other environmental organizations, Carolinian Canada and more recently, Return the Landscape. We also have ongoing partnerships with many other groups. This past summer we entered into a long- discussed agreement…

17 Oct 2016

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New Photo Contest Submission Gallery

Past Announcements, Photo Contest2016, gallery, photo contest, submissions

Have You Successfully Uploaded Your Entries? All photo contest submissions that were uploaded via the Photo Contest page or the Submit A Picture workaround will be added to an additional gallery so that all participants can show off their work and can confirm that their images were successfully submitted. Please allow 2-4 days for your images to be added to this gallery. * If you do not see your image after that time frame, please contact the webmaster. Go and see if your images is there now!