NVCA Board of Directors Meeting
Date: Friday, February 22, 2019 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Tiffin Centre for Conservation, 8195 8th Line, Utopia
The public are invited to attend NVCA Board Meetings.
Click here to view the meeting agenda. Note: agendas are posted 1 week prior to the meeting, and minutes are posted after they are approved.
Friends of Minesing Wetlands Snowshoe Hike
Date: Saturday, February 23, 2019 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Location: Minesing Wetlands Conservation Area, Concession Rd. 2, Sunnidale
Join the
Friends of Minesing Wetlands for their second opportunity to explore the winter landscape of the Minesing Wetlands.
On past snow shoe adventures groups have encountered Snowy Owls and Bald Eagles. Friends of Minesing Wetlands will provide ecological interpretation during the hike.
The adventure will require approximately 3 hours of snowshoeing, which includes periodic breaks. Bring your own snacks, water and warm drinks, and dress appropriately for winter weather! Extra socks and extra clothing, just in case.
To register or for any questions, please contact
fomwevents@gmail.com
Cost is $10 for members $15 for non-members.
Family Nature Days - Get back to the Sugar Shack!
Date: Friday, March 1, 2019 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Location: Tiffin Centre for Conservation, 8195 8th Line, Utopia
Join us for a fun, outdoor, family-friendly environmental education program. Perfect for families that homeschool or those wanting to spend PA/PD Days outside!
March Program - Explore the Tiffin Centre's working sugar bush and learn about indigenous, pioneer and modern-day maple syrup making through stories and hands-on activities. We'll also study the fascinating world of tree science.
March Break Family Day - Monday
Date: Monday, March 11, 2019 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Location: Tiffin Centre for Conservation, Utopia
Celebrate March Break at the Tiffin Centre!
Join us for one of our two March Break Family Days.
Tour Tiffin’s maple sugar bush and visit the Sugar Shack to see how maple syrup is made. Then try snowshoes and kick-sleds, make a craft, play a round of disc golf, and explore the Tiffin forest with a scavenger hunt.
If the weather warms up we'll trade the snowshoes and kick-sleds for geocaching and orienteering programs!
March Break Sugar Bush Hike (Self-Guided)
Date: Tuesday, March 12, 2019 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location: Tiffin Centre for Conservation, Utopia
Take a self-guided hike through the beautiful Tiffin Centre grounds, then stop and visit the Sugar Shack, open 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. during March Break ($6.50 per vehicle).
March Break Sugar Bush Hike (Self-Guided)
Date: Wednesday, March 13, 2019 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location: Tiffin Centre for Conservation, Utopia
Take a self-guided hike through the beautiful Tiffin Centre grounds, then stop and visit the Sugar Shack, open 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. during March Break ($6.50 per vehicle).
March Break Sugar Bush Hike (Self-Guided)
Date: Thursday, March 14, 2019 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location: Tiffin Centre for Conservation, Utopia
Take a self-guided hike through the beautiful Tiffin Centre grounds, then stop and visit the Sugar Shack, open 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. during March Break ($6.50 per vehicle).
March Break Family Day - Friday
Date: Friday, March 15, 2019 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Location: Tiffin Centre for Conservation, 8195 8th Line, Utopia
Celebrate March Break at the Tiffin Centre!
Join us for one of our two March Break Family Days.
Tour Tiffin’s maple sugar bush and visit the Sugar Shack to see how maple syrup is made. Then try snowshoes and kick-sleds, make a craft, play a round of disc golf, and explore the Tiffin forest with a scavenger hunt.
If the weather warms up, we'll trade our snowshoes for geocaching and orienteering programs!
Register for March Break Family Days - FRI
Avoid disappointment and register as we cannot guarantee the number of at-the-door admission on the day of the event.
NVCA Board of Directors Meeting
Date: Friday, March 22, 2019 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Tiffin Centre for Conservation, 8195 8th Line, Utopia
The public are invited to attend NVCA Board Meetings.
Click here to view the meeting agenda. Note: agendas are posted 1 week prior to the meeting, and minutes are posted after they are approved.
Friends of Minesing Wetlands Historic Tour & AGM
Date: Saturday, March 30, 2019 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: Fort Willow Conservation Area, 2714 Grenfel Rd.
New Date!
Join the Friends of Minesing Wetlands at their AGM for an interactive tour of fantastic Fort Willow under the stars.
Historical re-enactors Dennis and Ruthan Johnson will walk visitors through the perils that fur traders and First Nations men and women would have found at Fort Willow during wintertime in the early 1800's.
Enjoy samples of delicious period food and drink including pumpkin puree, toasted pumpkin seeds, chicken broth and cider.
If clear skies allow, an amateur astronomer will be pointing out some constellations.
Admission, parking, entertainment, hot chocolate and yummy samples are all free.
Note - This is an outdoor event - come dressed for the weather.
Spring Tonic Maple Syrup Festival
Date: Saturday, April 6, 2019 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Location: Tiffin Centre for Conservation, 8195 8th Line, Utopia
A springtime tradition! Maple syrup takes centre stage at the Spring Tonic festival, with a pancake and sausage breakfast served daily until 2 p.m.
This event runs both Saturday, April 6 and Sunday, April 7. Check back for more details.
Spring Tonic Maple Syrup Festival
Date: Sunday, April 7, 2019 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Location: Tiffin Centre for Conservation, 8195 8th Line, Utopia
A springtime tradition! Maple syrup takes centre stage at the Spring Tonic festival, with a pancake and sausage breakfast served daily until 2 p.m.
This event runs both Saturday, April 6 and Sunday, April 7. Check back for more details.
NVCA Board of Directors Meeting
Date: Friday, April 26, 2019 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Tiffin Centre for Conservation, 8195 8th Line, Utopia
The public are invited to attend NVCA Board Meetings.
Click here to view the meeting agenda. Note: agendas are posted 1 week prior to the meeting, and minutes are posted after they are approved.
Family Nature Days - Wilderness Survival
Date: Friday, May 3, 2019 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Location: Tiffin Centre for Conservation, 8195 8th Line, Utopia
Join us for a fun, outdoor, family-friendly environmental education program. Perfect for families that homeschool or those wanting to spend PA/PD Days outside!
Early May Program - Head out into the woods for a day of navigation, shelter building, and foraging at the Tiffin Centre.
See our Family Nature Days page for registration information.
NVCA Arbour Day Tree Sale
Date: Saturday, May 11, 2019 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Tiffin Centre for Conservation, 8195 8th Line, Utopia
Join us for the annual NVCA Arbor Day Tree Sale!
Trees are sold in bundles of 10 for $20-$30. Cash or credit card payments only.
This year's sale features a variety of trees and shrubs, which may include: white pine; red pine; Norway and white spruce; white cedar; silver maple; white birch; nannyberry; American highbush cranberry; sumac; red and bur oak; black walnut; and sycamore. (List will be updated closer to the event.)
Trees are sold on a first-come, first served basis. Quantities of certain species may be limited.
Tree Identification Walk - DSLSN
Date: Saturday, May 25, 2019 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Little Tract, Dufferin County Forest, 938130 Airport Rd (west side, about 15 km north of Hwy 89, near Mansfield)
Having trouble telling the difference between ash and maple? Are the terms coniferous and deciduous a mystery to you?
Join County staff to identify local native species of trees, shrubs, and a few plants on a walk through the Little Tract of the Dufferin County Forest.
Cost: $10. Pre-registration required, spaces are limited to ensure a high quality experience for all participants. To register, contact Caroline Mach at 519-941-1114 ext. 4011.
This event is hosted and organized by the Dufferin Simcoe Land Stewardship Network.
Family Nature Days - Predators & Prey
Date: Friday, May 31, 2019 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Location: Tiffin Centre for Conservation, 8195 8th Line, Utopia
Join us for a fun, outdoor, family-friendly environmental education program. Perfect for families that homeschool or those wanting to spend PA/PD Days outside!
Late May Program - Explore the forest ecosystem at the Tiffin Centre and find the hidden geocached treasures, then become part of the ecosystem as part of a predator-prey role playing game.
See our Family Nature Days page for registration information.
Wildflower Identification Walk - DSLSN
Date: Saturday, June 1, 2019 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Little Tract, Dufferin County Forest, 938130 Airport Rd (west side, about 15 km north of Highway 89, near Mansfield)
Are trilliums the only wildflowers you can identify? And is that only because they are the provincial flower?
Join local life-long (since she was five!) terrestrial and aquatic botanist Dawn Renfrew on a leisurely walk through the Little Tract of the Dufferin County Forest to identify spring wildflowers.
Cost: $10. Pre-registration required, spaces are limited to ensure a high quality experience for all participants. To register, contact
Caroline Mach at 519-941-1114 ext. 4011.
This event is hosted and organized by the Dufferin Simcoe Land Stewardship Network.
Edible Wild Walk - DSLSN
Date: Saturday, June 8, 2019 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Tottenham Tract, Simcoe County Forest (6631 2nd Line New Tecumseth, about 1.5 km north of Highway 9, south of Tottenham)
Karen Stephenson (www.ediblewildfood.com) will identify plants and describe their edible and medicinal values, ending off with a wild-plant beverage (bring your own mug). Karen is a certified Master Naturalist who has been a
forager for over ten years and a wild food educator for
five.
Cost: $20. Pre-registration required, spaces are limited to ensure a high quality experience for all participants.
To register, click here.
NVCA Board of Directors Meeting
Date: Friday, June 28, 2019 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Tiffin Centre for Conservation, 8195 8th Line, Utopia
The public are invited to attend NVCA Board Meetings.
Click here to view the meeting agenda. Note: agendas are posted 1 week prior to the meeting, and minutes are posted after they are approved.
Family Nature Days - Pond Living
Date: Friday, June 28, 2019 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Location: Tiffin Centre for Conservation, 8195 8th Line, Utopia
Join us for a fun, outdoor, family-friendly environmental education program. Perfect for families that homeschool or those wanting to spend PA/PD Days outside!
June Program - Spend the day on Papa Bear Pond! Learn about the plants, bugs, fish and other animals that make their home in the pond, build a model sailboat, then take to the water and try your hand paddling a canoe.
See our Family Nature Days page for registration information.
NVCA Board of Directors Meeting
Date: Friday, August 23, 2019 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Tiffin Centre for Conservation, 8195 8th Line, Utopia
The public are invited to attend NVCA Board Meetings.
Click here to view the meeting agenda. Note: agendas are posted 1 week prior to the meeting, and minutes are posted after they are approved.
NVCA Board of Directors Meeting
Date: Friday, September 27, 2019 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Tiffin Centre for Conservation, 8195 8th Line, Utopia
The public are invited to attend NVCA Board Meetings.
Click here to view the meeting agenda. Note: agendas are posted 1 week prior to the meeting, and minutes are posted after they are approved.
NVCA Board of Directors Meeting
Date: Friday, October 25, 2019 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Tiffin Centre for Conservation, 8195 8th Line, Utopia
The public are invited to attend NVCA Board Meetings.
Click here to view the meeting agenda. Note: agendas are posted 1 week prior to the meeting, and minutes are posted after they are approved.
NVCA Board of Directors Meeting
Date: Friday, December 13, 2019 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Tiffin Centre for Conservation, 8195 8th Line, Utopia
The public are invited to attend NVCA Board Meetings.
Click here to view the meeting agenda. Note: agendas are posted 1 week prior to the meeting, and minutes are posted after they are approved.
