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New with Nature * Bats are being decimated by white nose syndrome a fungus that disrupts the bats’ hibernation causing them to use up their fat stores. It has wiped out more than 90% of little brown bat colonies in NE United States. Researchers in Wisconsin sprayed a naturally occurring bacterium solution on the wings and tails of a small group of bats from a mine. It created a roughly 50% survival rate. It’s not a miracle cure but it may help save our dwindling bat populations.

Walks, Talks, Workshops Our walks, talks and workshops provide an introduction to the natural world of our region and how you can help safeguard it.

* Our next event is on Saturday, August 17th (Tentative). Explore the Kam River Valley with Michael Carter. An exploration of a Reserve that is close, yet in a wild state.

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Nature Reserves Thunder Bay Field Naturalists is pleased to announce the successful acquisition of a 100 acre block in the William Bog. This block fills in the gap between two other 100 acre blocks the club already owns. The William Bog is a Provincially Significant Wetland in Thunder Bay between Arthur St. W. on the south and Hwy 11/17 on the north.

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Thunder Cape Bird Observatory Come visit or volunteer at Thunder Cape Bird Observatory at the tip of the Sibley Peninsula on Lake Superior. This TBFN-supported banding station monitors songbirds, waterfowl, raptors and migrants on their annual trips to and from the Boreal Forest and beyond.

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