We had a beautiful morning and a great turn-out for our annual spring clean-up at the Lawson Nature Reserve! Everyone pitched-in with pulling Garlic Mustard (an invasive plant), which was very easy to do in the soft soil. The Ingersoll Times even stopped by to our surprise, and wrote a great article about our event, club, and the LNR:

http://www.ingersolltimes.com/…/04/26/getting-back-to-nature.

And here are a few of our own pictures from the day:

Hepatica at the LNR, S.Fleming

Work crew for spring clean-up 2015, S.Fleming

Join us at Oxford Social Justice’s next conference:
“How to Stop A … Dump”

May 1^st

7:00 pm :“Trashed” by Jeremy Irons, a film screening

May 2^nd

8:00 am: Doors open, onsite registration and displays

9:00 am – 2:30 pm: Conference with many guest speakers

Click here for the full schedule :

How to Stop a Dump Conference schedule

To register visit oxford social justice’s website:

www.oxfordsocialjustice.org

We have a new club email address:

 ingersolldistrictnatureclub@gmail.com

Please add it to your contact list and use it to send us any questions, comments, or pictures and tales of your recent adventures in nature!

An article about the recent work IDNC has done at the Lawson Nature Reserve can be found in the Spring 2015 addition of ON Nature Magazine:

http://www.vdocshop.com/doc/on-nature-magazine/on-nature-spring-2015/2015030501/#10

Darwin Kent provided the update, including trail improvements, the new gate and bridge, new bird houses and nest boxes, and a special thanks to the volunteers who have helped out. Well done IDNC!

Monarch Butterflies Talk by Dr. Jeremy McNeil of Western University
Tuesday, March 10, 2015 – 7:00 pm
Mutual Building, Woodstock Fairgrounds

This talk is hosted by the Woodstock Horticulture Club, and is open to the public. Join us in seeing this presentation given by a leading researcher in Monarch Butterfly migration.

Event Reminder: Join us this Tuesday (March 10) at 7:00 pm in the Ingersoll Public Library Meeting Room for “Engaging Youth in Nature” with Bernie Solymar, Executive Director, Nature’s Calling Environmental Education.

Numerous studies are showing that children exposed to nature and the outdoors perform better in school, are healthier, and respond better to stress. However, in today’s highly wired world children often get very little exposure to nature and the outdoors. Learn about the ways that Nature’s Calling Environmental Education is addressing “nature deficit disorder” and how we reconnect families with the natural world.

For more information on Nature’s Calling Environmental Education, visit http://naturescalling.ca/

For more information on this and other Ingersoll District Nature Club events, visit https://ingersollnatureclub.com/club-activities/activities-calendar/

Map to Ingersoll Library (image courtesy of Google Maps)

The Ingersoll District Nature Club invites one and all to join us this Saturday, March 7, 2015 for a Hike at Springwater… it’s Maple Syrup Season!  Join us for pancakes and real maple syrup, followed by a trail walk, at Springwater.  Mouth-watering good and beautiful trails!  Learn how maple syrup is made on site – great for kids.

For more information, call Meg at 519-485-4220.

For more information on the Maple Syrup Festival that begins this weekend at Springwater, visit http://www.catfishcreek.ca/pages/public-calendar-event?id=41

We will meet at the municipal parking lot between the Ingersoll Memorial Arena and Tim Horton’s. We will be  departing from Carpool Lot at 9:00 a.m. (See map below. Map courtesy of Google Maps.)

The Ingersoll District Nature Club has two exciting events coming up. We invite everyone to come join us…

Saturday, March 7, 2015 – Hike at Springwater… it’s Maple Syrup Season! Depart from Carpool Lot at 9:00 a.m.  Join us for pancakes and real maple syrup, followed by a trail walk, at Springwater.  Mouth-watering good and beautiful trails!  Learn how maple syrup is made on site – great for kids. We will meet at the municipal parking lot between the Ingersoll Memorial Arena and Tim Horton’s. For more information, call Meg at 519-485-4220.

Tuesday, March 10, 2015 – “Engaging Youth in Nature” with Bernie Solymar, Executive Director, Nature’s Calling Environmental Education – Ingersoll Public Library Meeting Room – 7:00 p.m.  Numerous studies are showing that children exposed to nature and the outdoors perform better in school, are healthier, and respond better to stress.  However, in today’s highly wired world children often get very little exposure to nature and the outdoors.  Learn about the ways that Nature’s Calling Environmental Education is addressing “nature deficit disorder” and how we reconnect families with the natural world.

Reminder: Join the Ingersoll District Nature Club TONIGHT (Tuesday, February 10, 2015) at 7:00 pm for a special presentation on “Low Impact Development (LID) in Ingersoll” with Guest Speaker Teresa Hollingsworth of the Upper Thames Conservation Authority at Ingersoll Public Library Meeting Room.

LID is a stormwater management approach, using small, simple designs and landscape features at the lot level, to infiltrate, filter, store, evaporate and detain runoff close to its source.  Come learn about simple solutions to reducing the rate and amount of water running off your property – which in turn lessens water runoff to storm sewers and reduces any negative impact on our water quality.  Rain gardens, bioswales, downspout redirects, and rain barrels are all part of the solutions.  Come hear more from Teresa on this interesting topic.

The Program for the 2015 Huron Fringe Birding Festival (May 22 – 25 & May 28 – 31, 2015) has been set and can be seen online at Friends of MacGregor Point Park Registration Website at http://friendsofmacgregor.org/page/huron-fringe-birding-festival.

The website says…

“Morning activities are filled with guided hikes concentrating not only on birds but wildflowers, butterflies and insects, in and outside the park.  Afternoons feature additional hikes, workshops on bird identification and nature photography, plus other natural interests.

Special events include a banquet with a special guest speaker.  Evening highlights include illustrated programs featuring excellent presenters and night hikes.”

You can find out more information and complete the online registration on their website.