Welcome to the Walking Arboretum and Biodiversity Tour
The Arboretum Tour at Spring Arbour Farm Nature Reserve offers a serene walk through a collection of 13 native tree species, each marked with an informative sign and a yellow dot to aid in identification. As you explore, you’ll learn about the
Trees are planted for the next generation’s pleasure – restoration requires patience. In this issue of ViewPoint, Stewardship Coordinator Dan Marina talks about restoration ecology, pointing
out where hands-on management is – and is not – appropriate on the Land Trust’s various reserves. As well, LPBLT is changing with the
Species of the Month, August 2022: Field Thistle
by Basil Conlin
I wake up early on a humid mid-July morning, my eyes opening as soon as the first robins start singing. I rush downstairs to the front garden because last night it was almost ready. This is the moment I’ve
Species of the Month, July 2022: Moth Nights in Norfolk
by Mary Gartshore
In the 70s I was travelling north in Nigeria when I met a Polish scientist who counted the numbers and species of moths coming to his porch light every night. Decades later I am still impressed
Long Point Basin Land Trust has leapt through spring with renewed vigour. Fieldwork on the nature reserves is not the only thing keeping LPBLT busy. A new management structure for the organization has been adopted as a result of the Strategic Planning exercise and we celebrate the acquisition of our
Species of the Month, June 2022: Bumble Bees
by Dr. Victoria MacPhail, Research Associate, Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, York University
June is International Pollinator Month and so it’s a great time to focus on my favourite pollinators – the bumble bees! These cute fuzzy bees are probably our
Species of the Month, May 2022: Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus)
by Mary Gartshore
A friend and fellow naturalist yawns in the morning sun as I pass him a cup of coffee. “So where is the off-switch for your whip-poor-will.” One of the pleasures of sleeping outdoors in Norfolk’s summer is the
Species of the Month, September 2021: Fascinating Fungus
by Inga Hinnerichsen
The good, the bad and the ugly…
and the weird and the wonderful, too
Enter the mysterious world of fungi, or at least, get a tiny scratch at the surface of this huge Kingdom. There are at least an
Species of the Month, August 2021: Singing Insects
by Mary Gartshore
With a flashlight, camera and patience you can enjoy the spectacle of singing insects in Norfolk County’s natural areas.
As the chorus of frogs and birds begins to wind down, singing insects begin to command the night airwaves. Singing
July 06, 2021
Norfolk County, Ontario
Wallace Hammond, a lifelong resident of Woodhouse Township, is concerned about the loss of the wetlands that he remembers as a boy. In conversation with Peter Carson, the President of Long Point Basin Land Trust (LPBLT), Mr. Hammond said, “We hear about the importance