Community Trees – Seedlings Available

Have any questions? Contact our Outreach and Stewardship department at stewardship@quinteconservation.ca or by phone at 613-968-3434 ext. 124

Freedom Express 204RD travel trailer for Sale

FOR SALE: 2019 Freedom Express 25’ trailer. 4,100 lbs. This trailer is in mint condition as I camped only at Sandbanks, Presqu’ile and Ferris Parks in the four years that I used it for camping. It’s time now for someone younger to enjoy this…

Bird Friendly Garden Plants

Poster courtesy of Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Watch For Dangers When Out Foraging

When I used to work for a conservation authority in Picton, one of my jobs in early spring was to visit all the local schools and warn the kids of the dangers of playing too closely to fast flowing water and flooded areas. One…

Time for Ox-eye Daisy Snacks

OX-EYE DAISY SNACKS My late father never worried too much about weeds on the farm. Crop rotation generally kept most weeds in check, and a sharpened hoe did an adequate job in keeping them out of our potato patch and tomato fields. I know,…

The Menzel Centennial Provincial Nature Reserve

For a Change of Pace, Try Jerusalem Artichokes

Before the snow flies and the ground freezes, now would be a good time to dig up a few Jerusalem artichokes , (Helianthus tuberosus)  if you have them in your garden, or know where some might be growing. For years, I grew them in…

Nature Nuggets

NATURE NUGGETS is a collection of various news items that may be of interest to NATURESTUFF readers BELLEVILLE RESIDENT, JOHN LOWRY, HAS A PRODUCTIVE YEAR, COLLECTING CANS AND BOTTLES It has been a very good year for my beer can fund raising efforts and…

What’s Been Happening?

On September 18th, 60 wonderful volunteers combed the roads and beach areas of the South Shore as part of our annual clean up. What they achieved was impressive but also very alarming. Almost 1000 pounds of garbage was collected and then disposed Our South…

Moses Hudgin Log House Fundraising Continues

Fundraising efforts toward the restoration of the unique, Moses Hudgin Log House (MHLH) on Ostrander Point Road in South Marysburgh are underway. People can support Hudgin Log House restoration efforts by making a charitable donation and becoming a Hudgin Log House sponsor or patron….