Next meeting - Saturday April 28th

Learn about all the edible (and not so edible) plants that grow in our forests and wetlands. Sample some cedar tea or wild leeks, or whatever we find at hand!

March meeting recap

There wasn't any sap running, so we didn't get to watch maple syrup being made. We did get to learn all about the history of making maple syrup. We also did some activities like tapping a 'tree' and got to sample some different types of syrup.

March meeting information

Please note the change in meeting location!!

Hello Young Naturalists! This month's meeting will take place at the sugar shack just off of Laurelwood Drive before you get to the Nature Centre. It is located about 200m in from the intersection of Fischer Hallman and Laurelwood Dr (near the new YMCA/library) and before you get to the roundabout to turn onto Beaver Creek Rd. Look for the maintenance yard (lots of RV storage) on the right hand side and drive in and park. The sugar shack is located at the back of all the RV's.

We will learn how maple syrup is produced, see some displays, play a game or two and do some taste testing of sweet things.... Unfortunately, because of the warm weather, the sap has stopped flowing so we won't be able to collect any or see the evaporator steam away! On the plus side, it should be warmer than in past years.... :-)

I will bring along the journals and photos so we can update them at the end of the program.

See you then!

Karen
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Have a great week~
Kelly

February meeting highlights!

We got lucky again in February - it snowed the night before our meeting!! With a bit of snow on the ground, we seized the opportunity to put on the snow shoes for our walk to the forest.
We used tarps and sticks to build some temporary winter shelters.

Upcoming meeting information

February 25, 2012
Learn some outdoor survival skills and build a temporary shelter in the forest! Learn about winter ecology and how animals and plants survive the winter months.

January 28, 2012

What a beautiful snowy, winter day we had for our meeting today. We haven't had much snow this winter, so it was nice to finally see some of the white fluffy flakes!Today we made some fire starters. We each made one for the LCNC and one to take home. We'll get to use one of these next month when we learn about winter survival!

After reviewing how to identify winter tracks, we headed outside to see if we could identify any animal tracks in the snow. We saw dog tracks, squirrel tracks and bird tracks.

On our hike we saw a muskrat feeding at the creek! Not the best photo, but you can see a furry animal! After our hike we stopped at the feeders to feed the chickadees.

And as usual, we took our monthly pond photo, which can be viewed here.

Next program - January 28th.

Greetings everyone!!

Our next program is coming up on January 28th. Let's hope for some snow!

Chase away those mid-winter blues and don a pair of snowshoes for a trek through the trails of Laurel Creek! If weather does not permit, we will do a winter hike instead.

See you there!
Kelly