botany – Lambton Wildlife

14 Mar 2017

Botany Walk June 18th, 2016

Blog, Outdoor Eventbotany, Howard Watson Nature Trail, summer

Felicia Syer lead the walk on the Howard Watson Nature Trail on a beautiful Saturday. We had large enough turn out that at times we blocked the trail. Tony, the chair of the Bluewater Trails committee was there, and he did a good job keeping our group from being run over by passing bikers. Felicia highlighted many of the tall grass prairie plants that grow along the trail. This habitat is very rare in Canada and not that common in Southwestern Ontario. Here she is showing us a stiff-leaved goldenrod. From left to right Tony, Sharon and Felicia. Another significant…

Take a Walk on the Wild Side

Nature Notesbirds, botany, fungi, Mandaumin Woods, trail

Lambton Wildlife's 25-acre Mandaumin Woods is waiting for you. It is located 14.5 kilometres east of Sarnia on Mandaumin Sideroad, 1.6 kilometres south of Confederation Street on the west side of the road - (It's the square piece of forest on the left side of Mandaumin Road in the Google Map below). The woodlot is a wonderful place to take a quiet walk, birdwatch, or botanize. Over 44 species of birds have been seen in or from the woodlot, from the lowly starling to the beautiful scarlet tanager. The greatest numbers are usually seen during the spring migration. As well,…

Howard Watson Nature Trail Botany Walk

botany, Felicia, flowers, outdoor, walk

Enjoy an early summer walk to see and learn about the interesting flora, including wild lupines and porcupine grass, of the Howard Watson Nature Trail. Bring your binoculars and a camera. You never know what you'll see. Meet at the Modeland Road parking lot by Cathcart Boulevard.