To increase the community’s awareness of The Couchiching Conservancy’s work, we’re writing a monthly column in Orillia Matters. This was originally published on Nov. 20th. “Mother Nature deserves seat at boardroom table” Canada recently ranked at the bottom of a list of countries in Nature Connectedness. Canada! Land of trees, …
Birds, Beer & Bingo
To increase the community’s awareness of The Couchiching Conservancy’s work, we’re writing a monthly column in Orillia Matters. This was originally published on Oct. 22nd. “Do You Hear That? It’s The Call Of The Great Outdoors” Over lunch this spring, a colleague at The Couchiching Conservancy told us she heard …
Who Uses Land Trusts?
To increase the community’s awareness of The Couchiching Conservancy’s work, we’re writing a monthly column in Orillia Matters. This was originally published on Sept. 4th. “Visitors Find Peace And Purpose At Grant’s Woods Nature Reserve” An almost two-year-old named Winter, is in a raincoat repeatedly, and proudly, pressing the accessibility …
How Does The Ice Storm Affect Nature?
In the wake of the intense ice storm our region recently endured, it’s clear that damage is extensive. The last time Canada experienced a similar event was 27 years ago when the 1998 Montreal Ice Storm caused devastation. Many of our communities will never look the same after this year’s …
Fantastic Fungi Foraging with Photography
September 10, 2023- Fantastic Fungi Foraging with Photography! On September 10th, we were joined by naturalist and community scientist David Cowl for our Passport to Nature: Foraging Fungi Photos event. We embarked on a mushroom hunt through Grant’s Woods Nature Reserve to identify a diverse range of fungi on the …
Orillia needs to calculate the high cost of business as usual
UPDATE: WSP and City Staff have now had the opportunity to review and provide answers to the 100+ questions raised. Those questions and answers have been posted to the MCR webpage, with a direct link provided here. Your input is needed on December 1. Imagine Grant’s Woods inside the city limits …
Notes From The Field – Fall 2018
On Sunday December 2nd from 1:30 to 4 pm, we’re going to take over the basement of the St. Paul’s Centre and hold an event for all of our monitoring teams (including General Property Monitoring, Water Monitoring, Whip-poor-will surveys, and Reptile & Amphibian monitors). *Please RSVP* Contact Dorthea by phone (705) 326-1620 …
The Spirit of Giving: Jessica and Matt Mason
The spirit of giving and a connection to nature took a major role in this couple’s wedding.
Art at Grant`s Woods: “Art is Where You Find It”
The Couchiching Conservancy land trust has partnered with the Orillia Museum of Art and History to present a special event of installation artworks along the trails of the Grant’s Woods Nature Reserve. Funding for this project was generously provided by the Ontario 150 program.
Happy Spring! Unexpected Experiences in the Outdoors
Every walk, outing, hike or trip we take outside holds an element of the unknown. What wildlife will we see? How many different kinds of fungi can we count? What kind of birds will we see in the skies?
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