Date

Event

Details

Saturday,

March 20, 2010

17^th Ontario Woodlot Association’s AGM:

“Our Forests -

Managing Wisely Today

for Tomorrow”

Evinrude Centre, 911 Monaghan Road, Peterborough

8:30 am - 4:00 pm

Mark this date on your calendar and plan to attend the OWA’s Annual General Meeting and Woodlot Conference. Topics include group forest biomass the “new green energy, Managing lowland hardwood forests, edible wilds, capturing the full value of a timber sale and “The Last Stand” - a journey through the ancient cliffs of the Niagara Escarpment, as well as, a silent auction. Registration is only $25 for members & $30 for non-members. Registration includes lunch & closes on March 12, 2010. For more information or to register call Rhonda at 1-888-791-1103 ext. #221. The AGM is always worthwhile.

Any members who would like to join our distinguished group & car pool, please contact Adrian Peters (905) 957-3801 before March 15.

Tuesday,

March 30, 2010

5th Annual Niagara Peninsula Forest Health Report

Rittenhouse Conference Room, OMNR/OMAF Office, Vineland

7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

What does the future hold for your woodlot? What will be the impact & what can we do against the emerald ash borer and the invasive European buckthorn? Come & discover the unique ecosystems of the Niagara Peninsula. Join the forest & ecology experts from Niagara to get the most up-to-date information on these and other woodlot questions. Have you ever wanted to visit the “nearly impossible to get into” Owl Rehabilitation Centre in Vineland? Come to the meeting and learn about owl habitat & enter your name to win one of two pairs of tickets to this unique facility on October 3, 2010. So bring a fellow woodlot owner!!Thank-you Land Care Niagara for your generous sponsorship.

The OMNR/OMAF Office is on the north side of the QEW on Victoria Avenue (Exit 52), Vineland.

Tel: Mike Rose (905) 714-0723 or Paul Robertson (905) 834-0789.

Tuesday,

April 20, 2010

Timber - Then, Now & in the Future

Wellandport Community Centre, 5042 Canboro Road, Wellandport

7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Three very interesting perspectives on southern Ontario’s forest industry. Bruce Kropf, Kropf Forestry Services (1989), Shakespeare, will examine timber prices, landowner values & technology changes over his 34 years in the industry. Jamie McQueen, McQueen Custom Cuts (1995), Welland, operates a specialty lumber mill & store with his father Gord that caters to hobby & professional craftsmen. He’ll discuss what’s happening now. And Dave Bylsma, The Door Stop (2000), St. Anns, will review how he’s utilizing his own timber to produce custom doors for local & provincial markets.

Attendees will have another chance to enter the draw to win an exclusive ticket to this fall’s Owl Rehabilitation Centre open house.

The Wellandport Community Centre is on the east side of Wellandport on the south side of Canboro Road (5042 Regional Road 63).

Tel: Adrian Peters (905) 957-3801 or Cam Pritchard (905) 957-2768.

Sunday,

May 16, 2010

Spring Walk - In Haldimand

Elizabeth Bain Woodlot, Hutchinson Road, Moulton Station

1:00 - 3:00 pm

What would Spring be without a walk in the woods? Join our hosts, Elizabeth Bain & Trees Unlimited, as we enjoy the lush new growth and eye-popping, colourful wildflowers in an wonderful white pine plantation & hardwood forest. Migrating songbirds will be an added bonus. Bring the whole family and join with our friends from the Haldimand & Area Woodlot Owners Association for a relaxing and educational afternoon. Dress appropriately & bring your binoculars!!!

All NWA attendees will have another chance to enter the draw to win an exclusive ticket to this fall’s Owl Rehabilitation Centre open house.

From Hwy 3 east of Dunnville, travel north on Hutchinson Rd. 3.2 kms to the woodlot on the north (right) side of the property, before

Tel: Paul Robertson (905) 384-0789 or Vince Goldsworthy (905) 934-7053.

Friday,

June 25, 2010

Outdoor Movie Night - Featuring “Sharks”

Oliver Family Farm, 9801 Regional Road 9,York

8:00 pm - 10:30 pm

Everyone who owns a woodlot has a special interest in the animals and birds that visit or live there. But many of us also enjoy a broad interest in animals that inhabit other environments. Sharks always seem to conjure up feelings of mystery and danger. This critically acclaimed documentary will enlighten and entertain. And to add something special, we’ll be watching it outside under the stars. So bring the kids, lawn chairs, blankets & bonfire utensils. During intermission, we’ll make the draw for the 2 pairs of tickets to the Owl Rehabilitation Centre’s Oct. 3rd open house. This is an event you don’t want to miss.

From Castorville travel west on Regional Road 9 1.6 kms to farm on north side of road.

From Empire Corners (Slack Lumber on NE corner) travel east on RR 9 (York Road) 5.4 km’s to #9801 on north side of road.

Tel: Bob Oliver (905) 692-0318 or Bev Langley (905) 386_0220.

Saturday,

September 18, 2010

Fall Forest Festival:

Wetlands Can Be Wonderful

Lorraine & Paul Brown, 4872 Highway 20, RR 2, St. Ann’s

10:00 am - 2:00 pm

The festival will begin with a lovely fall walk through the family’s woodlands & wetlands. You’ll be able to view a 2006 woodland restoration project & a 2007 wetland rehabilitation project via Ducks Unlimited, the NPCA, OPG, LVN & Trees Unlimited. You’ll also be exposed to a miniature skidder demo by B. Kropf forestry Services & the benefits of nesting boxes. And after all of that, we’ll be hosting a delicious barbeque & social. Bring your own cutlery & lawn chairs!! Non-members are welcome at a cost of $40.00/family. Special thanks to the Browns.

The Brown property is at 4872 on the south side of Highway 20, 2.8 km east of Bismark.

Tel: Paul Robertson (905) 384-0789 or Lorraine & Paul Brown (905) 386-1035.

Saturday,

November 13, 2010

Annual General Meeting:

Guiding Legislators

Rittenhouse Conference Room, OMNR/OMAF Office, Vineland

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Following the business portion of our AGM (1:00 - 2:00 pm), we will be joined by our friends from the Niagara College’s Niagara Environmental Corps & Ecosystem Restoration Program students, the Peninsula Field Naturalists, Niagara Falls Nature Club, Friends of 12 Mile Creek, Bert Miller Nature Club and Fort Erie Conservation Club to hear our featured guest speaker, Dr. Peter Kevan speaking on sex in the Carolinian forest or in woodlot terms “tree pollination”. Non-members are asked to arrive at 2:00 pm.

The OMNR/OMAF office is on the north side of the QEW on Victoria Avenue (Exit 52) Vineland.

Tel: Vince Goldsworthy (905) 934_7053 or Bev Langley (905) 386_0220.

Wednesday,

December 1, 2010

Christmas Potluck & Social

Fort Erie Conservation Club, 2555 Ott Road, Stevensville

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Please, come join us at the wonderful Fort Erie Conservation Club to celebrate the beginning of winter & the Christmas season. This is our 2nd potluck ever and it will only be a success like last year if our members, families & friends get involved. Please RSVP with the event organizers listed below before November 26 so the food can be co-ordinated. Cutlery is not required, only your food item & your holiday cheers.

From Hwy 3 travel north on Ott Road to the Stevensville Conservation Area (CA) on the west side of the road. From Sodom Road turn west on West Main Street & continue to the end & entrance of CA.

Tel: Georgina Peters (905) 957_3801 or Bev Langley (905) 386_0220.