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Sunday, May 05, 2024 at 09:30 AM through March 11, 2025
Volunteer Opportunity: Passport to Nature Event Support
TTLT's Passport to Nature program is an incredible opportunity for everyone to explore and connect with nature, including event volunteers. We rely on the invaluable support of volunteers to help make every experience safe and enjoyable for everyone. Experience a variety of nature topics and activities alongside participants while exploring and getting to know TTLT nature reserves on a deeper level. Main responsibilities include: welcoming participants and introducing TTLT and the Passport to Nature program (provided in writing), signing participants in and having them sign the event waiver/photo permission form, taking photos throughout the event, and making sure no one gets left behind.
If you're interested in joining the Passport to Nature event support crew, please sign up here to support one or more events: https://signup.com/go/AJHUtHc
Carpooling options will be made available where possible if you would like to volunteer but do not have access to a vehicle. Please let us know at the earliest convenience.
The date below reflects the next event opportunity but programs run throughout the year, make sure to check out the other events and dates through the sign-up link.
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Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 12:00 PM · 5 rsvps
Wardsville Woods in Wardsville, ON, CanadaVolunteer Opportunity: Gardening at Wardsville Woods
Do you love gardening? Then consider helping us out at the Wardsville Community Wildflower Garden.
The Wardsville Community Wildflower Garden is planted with all native perennial plants that are beautiful and hardy choices for landscaping. The garden serves as a demonstration site for native plant gardening as well as a source of seeds for interested community members who want to grow native plants for their own gardens.
Why native plants?
Native plants provide food and habitat for birds, insects, and other creatures while requiring less care in terms of watering, pesticides, and fertilizers, than exotic landscaping plants. It's a win-win for nature and gardeners alike.
How can you help?
We are looking for help with garden maintenance, in particular weeding and preparing the beds for winter
What to bring
- This is an outdoor event so please bring whatever you need to be comfortable, such as sunscreen, bug spray, and good shoes. As well, be sure to bring your lunch/snacks, and water.
- We can provide gardening gloves, knee pads, and tools, but you're also welcome to bring your own.
- Wardsville Woods is a great place to see flowers, birds, and wildlife, so bring your binoculars, camera, and field guides.
Please note: this event is weather dependent. In the case of cancellations, we will send out an email to everyone who is registered the day before the event.
Butterfly photos (top) by Rebecca Launchbury. Virginia Mountain Mint photo (right) by TTLT staff.
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Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 10:00 AM · 20 rsvps
Wardsville Woods in Wardsville, ON, CanadaPassport to Nature: Tree ID and Forest Health
With Donald CraigThe Carolinian Zone of southwestern Ontario is home to a great diversity of tree species. Join Donald Craig, a professional forester with over 40 years of experience, for a leisurely walk in the woods. He will help us identify different trees and also explain how diseases, insects, invasive plants, and other factors affect our native trees and forests. Wardsville Woods, located in the Skunk’s Misery Forest complex near Wardsville, features Carolinian species such as Flowering Dogwood, Blue Ash, Shellbark Hickory, Tuliptree, and Sassafras. Trails may be wet or muddy – choose appropriate footwear.
Registration is required and spaces are limited. Event may be subject to change or postponement due to unforeseen circumstances.
Skip the registration limits by signing up as volunteer support for this (and other) Passport to Nature events here.
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Saturday, October 26, 2024 at 12:00 PM · 11 rsvps
Wardsville Woods in Wardsville, ON, CanadaPassport to Nature: Weird and Wonderful Benthic Invertebrates
With Zachary AndersonDid you know that insects like dragonflies and damselflies start their life underwater? Benthic invertebrates may be commonly known as bugs. They include aquatic insects, worms, mollusks, and crustaceans that live at the bottom of a waterbody for a certain period of their life cycle. Benthic invertebrates are good indicators of water quality and habitat health. The species you find can tell you a lot about potential stressors a waterbody might be facing. Come out for a hands-on exploration of benthic invertebrates with ecologist Zachary Anderson. Get your hands dirty exploring all the weird and wonderful benthic invertebrates that call our Ontario waterbodies home.
Registration is required and spaces are limited. Event may be subject to change or postponement due to unforeseen circumstances.
Skip the registration limits by signing up as volunteer support for this (and other) Passport to Nature events here.
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Sunday, October 27, 2024 at 12:00 PM · 2 rsvps
Wardsville Woods in Wardsville Woods, ON, CanadaVolunteer Opportunity: Seed Collecting at Wardsville Woods
Join us at Wardsville Woods to collect seeds in the meadow! We'll be collecting from a range of native wildflowers and grasses for use in restoration projects, our community wildflower gardens, and to make seed packet giveaways for community members. Feel free to take seed home to use in your own garden or restoration project. We'll provide training in seed head ID during the event so no prior knowledge or experience is needed.
Register to join in on the native plant fun!
Photo by Cathy Quinlan
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Thursday, November 07, 2024 at 07:00 PM · 21 rsvps
ZoomPassport to Nature: Writing the Wild
With Janisse RayDoes your love of nature run deep? What about a desire to share your passion, or tell stories that move others and assist the planet? Join in to learn nature, environmental, and place-based writing from one of the most eloquent voices for the earth. Renowned nature writer Janisse Ray is an author whose work has made a difference. You can too! Discover your voice and connection to place. Learn how to communicate the importance of nature and wildness in our lives, and how we might be better citizens of the earth. Be immersed, be inspired, be transformed. It’s going to be wildly amazing!
Registration is required for this free online event.
Sign up as volunteer support for this (and other) Passport to Nature events here.
Generously sponsored by Birders Bird Supply & Gift Store
