About the NatureStuff Website
 

Welcome to the NatureStuff website. Nature Stuff - Tours and Things began in 1989 to encompass many of my nature related interests as well as requests for speaking engagements, guided hikes and tours, and any literary endeavours.

You can learn what birds to expect in Prince Edward County each month, helpful tips on bird feeding, and things you can do to enhance your property in your efforts to attract wildlife. There is information on outdoor events offered in the county, such as birding, hiking canoeing or kayaking. There is information on hiking and canoeing/kayaking opportunities in the county, and links to local naturalist and environmental groups in the area. Through related links you can find out what birds were in the county last week, and check the updated weather forecast before setting out on your journey. There are also a number of regular nature columns which are updated weekly. And don't forget to have a look at our growing gallery of birds, wildflowers, aerial photos, and shots of some of our outdoor events. The site is updated regularly. Thank you for dropping by, and check in again soon.

I became interested in nature at an early age. Growing up on the family farm at Big Island, 12 miles north of Picton, on the shore of the beautiful Bay of Quinte, I was always interested in the natural world around me. During my elementary school days at the small one-room school I attended on Big Island, I received considerable encouragement from the late Marie Foster, my teacher in Grades 6 through 8. Her home was a short distance from where I lived and through the years she was responsible for developing my interest in birds. The late Phil Dodds, a former editor with the Picton Gazette, also a great nature enthusiast, suggested I undertake a nature column - a column I have submitted weekly since 1965. The column has since expanded to the Napanee Beaver, Tweed News and the Belleville Intelligencer. Life has been good, and through the years I have enjoyed working with such nature related agencies as Glenora Fisheries Research as a resource technician, Sandbanks Provincial Park as a park interpreter and Quinte Conservation as a naturalist and outdoor events coordinator. Could one who is interested in nature have possibly enjoyed a more exhilarating period in the work force?