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Field Trip – Chippewa Ridge
Arthur Street Mall (Marketplace) 1195 Arthur St W, Thunder Bay, ON, CanadaJoin Marian Childs for an outing to Chippewa Ridge, which overlooks the city and Lake Superior. We will walk along […]
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Talk – Argentina (Al Harris & Cathy Paroschy-Harris)
Lunan Hall - St. Paul's United Church 349 Waverley Street, Thunder Bay, Ontario, CanadaIn February of 2023, Cathy Paroschy-Harris and Allan Harris toured Argentina including the east slope of the Andes and northern Patagonia in search of birds, mammals, plants and human culture. We will hear of their trip, with travel tips, and see photos of their adventures. Tango lessons not included!
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Field Trip – Ward Lake *** Outing is Full ***
Meet at the Movati Athletic Club Parking Lot 1185 Arthur Street W, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada*** Note: This outing is now full. ***
Visit the southern portion of the Ward Lake Nature Reserve with Gerry Racey and Cameron Curran Saturday September 30. We will be walking into Ward Lake following the southern trail (an old logging road) off Sturgeon Bay Road, enjoying the fall colours. Once within the nature reserve we will visit some accessible and interesting ecosystems as well as enjoy a great view. We will also be discussing some of the stewardship challenges.
This is a day-long hike. It is a 2 km walk into the reserve along the south trail and the total amount of walking for the day will be about 7 km with some steep slopes and difficult terrain encountered. A high level of physical exertion can be expected in some segments of the hike. Sturdy hiking footwear is strongly recommended. Access to the nature reserve is along an old logging road with a packed surface and some wet patches. Other portions of the hike are in areas without a trail and participants will encounter shrub thickets and woody debris. Dress appropriate for weather conditions and terrain. Meet at the Movati Centre Parking lot on Arthur Street for a departure at 9:00 am. Parking on site is very limited and car pooling is strongly recommended. Please register with Gerry Racey 807-939-1620 (gdracey@tbaytel.net). Registrations will be limited to 16 participants due to limited parking.
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Field Trip – Pearson Wetlands *** Outing is Full ***
Meet at the Movati Athletic Club Parking Lot 1185 Arthur Street W, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada*** Note: This outing is now full ***
The hike itself is from 11:00 AM to 3:30 PM.
Explore the Nature Conservancy of Canada trail in the beautiful municipality of Neebing. This large mesa overlooks the Pearson Wetlands and is a designated conservation reserve. The trail starts with a difficult 210 m (0.21 kilometres) climb up a rocky cliff to the top of the mesa that has a 5 km moderate loop trail. Bring a lunch.
Meet at 10:15 AM at the Movati Athletic Club on Arthur Street for a 35 minute travel to the parking lot at the trail head. The hike begins from the trailhead at 11:00 AM. Travel south on Highway 61 to Highway 608, turning onto Highway 597 with the trail head just past Moore's Creek.
Pre-register with Pam at (807) 625-5495 or email pcainP7L0G7@gmail.com.
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Talk – Paleo Site near Whitefish Lake (Marg Schweitzer)
Lunan Hall - St. Paul's United Church 349 Waverley Street, Thunder Bay, Ontario, CanadaMarg Schweitzer will detail how she and her husband found an archaeological site that was new to the provincial database. Explore landscape use by the first peoples into the local region 9,000 years ago.
*TBFN Eastern Bluebird Project – Sandy Barro will present a short summary of the TBFN Eastern Bluebird Project. Be prepared to volunteer!
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Talk – Forests and Climate Change (Dave Morris & Doug Reid)
Lunan Hall - St. Paul's United Church 349 Waverley Street, Thunder Bay, Ontario, CanadaThis presentation provides some insights on the likely impacts of climate change on forests and forestry in Ontario as well as a number of “forestry related concerns” that have been expressed by various groups, some of which are climate related.
The intent is to provide a venue for dialogue on these issues in the hopes that there can be shared learning.
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Talk – AGM & Members Slide Night
Lunan Hall - St. Paul's United Church 349 Waverley Street, Thunder Bay, Ontario, CanadaFollowing the Annual General Meeting, members are invited to participate in the ever-popular Membership Slide Night. Members are invited to share their favourite photographs of a trip or nature-related favourites!
If interested, please contact and send photos to John Barro (john@sibley.mine.nu) by January 15, 2024. If you are familiar with Microsoft PowerPoint (or equivalent), this is the preferred method of submission. You can submit a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation and label the file with your name. If you are not familiar with Microsoft PowerPoint, please submit your photos to John with the order you would like them shown. If you need some assistance sending photos into a suitable presentation format, please contact John at the email address given above.
The submitted presentations will be shared from the computer at Lunan Hall (at St. Paul’s United Church) and you will be able to share your photos with everyone in attendance. You will be notified in advance on how many participants there are and in what order you will present.
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Annual Dinner
Current River Community Centre 450 Dewe Avenue, Thunder Bay, Ontario, CanadaDr. Steve Windels has worked as a wildlife biologist at Voyageurs National Park in Minnesota since 2003, where he oversees wildlife monitoring, man-agement, and research for the park. He has studied many components of the southern boreal forest ecosystem including beavers, muskrats, grey wolves, moose, bald eagles and common loons. Dr. Steve Windels was re-cently honoured with the 2023 Distinguished Moose Biologist Award at the 55th North American Moose Conference and Workshop. Steve will share stories of the amazing wildlife he has observed over these 20 years.
$45
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Field Trip – Lichens
Landmark Inn 1010 Dawson Road, Thunder Bay, ON, CanadaCome out and enjoy the tail end of winter with a lichen field trip at Ravine Lake, Sleeping Giant Provincial […]
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Talk – TBFN Projects
Lunan Hall - St. Paul's United Church 349 Waverley Street, Thunder Bay, Ontario, CanadaPlease join us on Monday, March 25th at 7 pm for a talk on the various projects that are affiliated with TBFN. Throughout the evening, brief presentations on club projects will be overviewed. Opportunities to speak to project leaders will be available after the presentations. Talks take place at Lunan Hall, St. Paul's United Church, 349 Waverley Street. Coffee, tea and cake will be served. The talk is free and open to the general public.
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