SOUTH OF 45 IN 81: A NATURALIST'S VIEW

Treat yourself to Spring

in Canada's deep south

CANADIAN NATURE FEDERATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE - GUELPH, ONTARIO May 3—10, 1981

The 1981 CNF conference in Guelph promises to be an experience to remember. The program is designed to introduce you to the thousands of years that produced the landscape, flora and fauna of the region, and to immerse you in the unique ecosystems of southern Ontario. There will be field trips, presentations and exhibits. For a sampling of what's in store, see the program outline below. More information and a registration form are to be found in the January/March issue of Nature Canada.

FIELD TRIPS

Southern Ontario Birding (3rd— Kortright Waterfowl Park (8th) — 7th) — includes 'hot spot' evening of waterfowl from around Point Pelee. the world.

Algonquin Provincial Park (4th- Speed River Birding (9th) - early 7th) - an experience of morning along part of the Guelph spring, wolf howls and Indian Trail. lore' Mountsberg Reservoir (lOth) - see

Royal Botanical Gardens and birds in the hand and a demon— Dundurn Castle (6th) - early stration of bird banding.

spring flowers in Hamilton's

. . p . famous gardens. Spring Wildflowers and -ond Life

(10th) — woodland stroll with

Carolinean Flora and Fauna wildflowers and pond craetures. (6th) - Grand River, birds, butterflies, reptiles, amphibians and flora.

Hanlon Creek Birding (7th) - natural area within the city of Guelph. The Niagara Escarpment: An Artist's

Pers ective (10th) - join Robert Ferns at Mono Centre (7th) — ————B—————— . . . pursuit of walking fern, Bateman and afterward ViSit his

Elora Gorge (lOth) — limestone cliffs above the Grand River.

Irvine Creek (10th) - a trip for the all-round naturalist.

hart's tongue, grape fern and StUle' others. Southern Ontario Birding (lOth - 22nd) - a 12 day post-conference Amphibians - A Spring Chorus naturalist's tour of southern (7th) - an evening in rubber Ontario, ending up at London for boots. the Federation of Ontario

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