On Saturday, May 17th, I was keen to get out for a sea kayaking adventure to Navy Island in St. Andrews. It was an event to take place as part of this year's PaddleFest. Unfortunately the wind was too strong and the event had to be cancelled for safety reasons. Not all was lost though! Walter Emrich offered to take me on a paddle next to Minister's Island which was significantly more sheltered from the wind. So although I didn't get out to a nature preserve, it was still nice to get out kayaking and meet some great people! I know there will be more opportunities this summer.
Sunday, May 18th was a bit of a rainy day in the Woodstock area. But there still happened to be a Wildflower Walk led by Jim Goltz at Bell Forest, which is one of the Meduxnekeag River Valley Nature preserves. Although not officially a NTNB preserve, this was a wonderful opportunity for me to learn more about the understory plants found within the Appalachian Hardwood Forest. I knew this would be good research for the Beardsley Hill preserve, which shares a similar ecosystem. It was a pleasure to meet Jim, who helped us discover many rare Appalachian Hardwood Forest plants.
Some photos from the walk:
Sunday, May 18th was a bit of a rainy day in the Woodstock area. But there still happened to be a Wildflower Walk led by Jim Goltz at Bell Forest, which is one of the Meduxnekeag River Valley Nature preserves. Although not officially a NTNB preserve, this was a wonderful opportunity for me to learn more about the understory plants found within the Appalachian Hardwood Forest. I knew this would be good research for the Beardsley Hill preserve, which shares a similar ecosystem. It was a pleasure to meet Jim, who helped us discover many rare Appalachian Hardwood Forest plants.
Some photos from the walk:
There will be much to keep an eye open for the next time I'm on a nature walk in the area. Thank you Meduxnekeag River Association for setting up this walk!
April and May seem to have really flown by. Although this is my first blog here in awhile, I have been plugging away at different aspects of the project. One new exciting initiative is a project with Southern Carleton Elementary School. We have been exploring the Appalachian Hardwood Forest together with a Grade 5 class in preparation for a collaborative art project that will be installed in the new school being built next to the Beardsley Hill preserve. Expect a blog entry devoted to that story before the end of the school year.
I will also be posting some updates on painting progress....
April and May seem to have really flown by. Although this is my first blog here in awhile, I have been plugging away at different aspects of the project. One new exciting initiative is a project with Southern Carleton Elementary School. We have been exploring the Appalachian Hardwood Forest together with a Grade 5 class in preparation for a collaborative art project that will be installed in the new school being built next to the Beardsley Hill preserve. Expect a blog entry devoted to that story before the end of the school year.
I will also be posting some updates on painting progress....