Monday,

January 16, 2012

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 the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Land Care Niagara, Niagara Restoration Council, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, & Niagara Land Trust to get the most up-to-date information on these and other woodlot questions. 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) 562-4715 or Cam Pritchard (905) 957-2768.

Saturday,

March 24, 2012

20^th Ontario Woodlot Association’s AGM:

Theme to be announced.

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 concerning forestry & wildlife will be announced early in 2012. As usual there will be a silent auction. Registration is only $25 for members & $30 for non-members. Registration includes lunch & closes on March, 2012. 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.

Sunday,

May 19, 2012

Spring Walk

Buchanan Family Forest, 377 Carl Road, Welland

10:00 am - 1:00 pm

What would Spring be without a walk in the woods? Join our hosts, Buchanan Expert Tree Care & Trees Unlimited, as we enjoy the lush new growth and eye-popping, colourful wildflowers in a wonderfully diverse hardwood forest. Learn about the threat from the Emerald Ash Borer which is invading Niagara & has been found in the Buchanan woodlot. Migrating songbirds will be an added bonus. Flying squirrels are known to nest on the property. Bring the whole family for a relaxing and educational morning. Dress appropriately & bring your binoculars!!!

From Schisler Road (which is the continuation of East Main Street, east of the Main Street tunnel) travel north on Darby Road. to Carl Road. Turn west on Carl Road to 377 on the left.

Tel: Paul Robertson (905) 384-0789 or Gord McQueen (905) 734-6466.

Saturday,

August 11, 2012

Summer Walk

Bev Langley Farm, 1105 Boyle Road, R.R. 1 Fenwick

8:00 pm - 10:30 pm

Centrally located in the watershed of the Welland River, the Langley property has an 18 acre slough deciduous forest that is part of a large provincially significant woodland, 61 acres of productive farm fields, a 5 acre orchard, & a 10 acre mixed plantation that was planted in 2003.

Everyone who owns a woodlot has a special interest in the animals and birds that visit or live there. In August many birds are still rearing second & third broods so looking for Wood Thrush, Rose-breasted Grosbeak & flycatcher nests can be challenging & fun. This is an event you don’t want to miss.

From the corner of Highway 20 & Victoria Avenue (Regional Road 24) travel west on Highway 20 to Boyle Road. Turn south on Boyle Road & travel 1.0 km to 1105 on east side of road. Park by outbuilding near the woodlot.

Tel: Bob Oliver (905) 692-0318 or Bev Langley (905) 386-0220.

Saturday,

September 22, 2012

Fall Forest Festival:

Smith Christmas Tree Farm, Mary & Jim Smith,105 Orchard Hill Road, R.R. 1Ridgeville, Ontario L0S 1M0

10:00 am - 2:00 pm

The festival will begin with a lovely fall walk through the family’s woodlands & plantations. And after 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 Smiths.

From the west proceed to Roland Road. From the east get on Holland Road. These are two parts of the same road. At the St. John’s Centre, go south approximately 200 metres to Orchard Hill Road. Turn west & proceed to 105.

Tel: Paul Robertson (905) 384-0789 or Mary & Jim Smith (905) 892-3410.

Saturday,

November 14, 2012

Annual General Meeting:

Lawrence Overbeeke’s, 1353 Balfour Road, Fenwick

7:00 pm

Following the business portion of our AGM we will have a guest speaker on a topic to be announced.

Tel: Louie Madzo (905) 934-7053 or Bev Langley (905) 386-0220.