~Free event~

LSPIRG is offering a monthly meet-up along the Grand River where we immerse ourselves in nature and learn the natural history of this land we call ‘Brantford’. Occurs on the second Tuesday of every month, from 12-2pm unless otherwise posted. Register here to receive email updates, provide input, and become an official member of Brantford Naturalists. Not quite ready for that? No problem, just show up at one of the following dates.

Our agenda*

Aug 12 – Bug Hunt (please refrain from wearing bug spray if you are handling bugs)

Sep 9 – Birdwatching for Beginners

Oct 14 – Botany & Plant-Pressing

Nov 11 (Remembrance Day) – TBD

Dec 9 – Virtual Nature Tools; Bird-call ID

Jan 13 – Animal Tracks

Feb 10 – Winter Birdwatching

*stay posted on our instagram page, @laurierstudentsPIRG in case there are schedule changes.

Please bring:

-Water

-Comfortable and safe footwear

-Hat

-Sunscreen (optional)

-Bug spray (optional)

–Your own natural history gear – we strive to supply all the materials you might need for the given activity, but if you have your own natural history items please bring them along! It’ll mean there’s more to go around.

Who is our Hike Lead? – Angela – has a Master’s degree in wildlife ecology from the University of Guelph where she studied an endangered butterfly species, the Mottled duskywing. Across her career she’s volunteered and worked with plants, pollinator/native plant gardening, foraged food, reared bumblebees, tagged Monarch butterflies in New Jersey, studied birds in Costa Rica, and much more.

Naturalists Haojie Zhu (top left) and Sanjaya Silva (top right) joined our Lead, Angela (bottom), on our first walk where we cleaned up trash on the SC Johnson trail. Come join us next time!