VII TSITIKA PROVINCIAL PARK AND ROBSON EIGHT ECOLOGICAL RESERVE 
     
     Robson Eight in B.C. is the ‘core' area for a sizable proportion of the 
     
     province's killer whales. Logging is planned for the wilderness watershed 
     
     adjacent. CNF urges l) the B.C. government to establish a provincial park 
     
     to encompass the Lower Tsitika Watershed and an ecological reserve for 
     
     the Robson Bight area; and 2) the federal government to protect killer 
     
     whale habitat at Robson Bight under the Fisheries Act. 
     
    
   
   
    
     VIII BACKUS WOODS 
     
     Backus Woods near Port Rowan, Ontario is Canada's finest example of 
     
     Carolinian Forest. CNF 1) recommends that the Carolinian nature of Backus 
     
     Woods be preserved; 2) endorses the establishment of the woods as a special 
     
     study area of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources with an independent 
     
     management committee; 3) urges no harvest of trees; and 4) requests that 
     
     the Federation of Ontario Naturalists have representation on the management 
     
     committee. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     IX NIAGARA ESCARPMENT 
     
     The Niagara Escarpment stretches 450 miles across southern Ontario, a unique 
     
     feature of geological and natural value. The Ontario government passed an 
     
     Escarpment Planning and Development Act and appointed a commission to propose 
     
     a plan. CNF 1) supports the policy thrusts of the proposed Escarpment Plan; 
     
     2) urges the Ontario government to a) create a strong mechanism for plan 
     
     implementation and b) continue and expand its program of funding for 
     
     escarpment parkland acquisition. ' 
     
    
   
   
    
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     NEWS AND NOTES 
     
    
   
   
    
     SLIDE CONTEST WINNERS. The May 5th meeting featured a showing of slides sub- 
     
     mitted to the annual Nature Slide Competition. Entries were judged by photog— 
     
     rapher Herbert Lee who selected the following winners: First Prize - Ian Scott 
     
     for 'Butterfly on a Wild Pansy'; Second Prize — Bill Glen for 'Pond Scene at 
     
     Murray River'. Honourable Mentions went to Ian Scott for 'Spiderfs Web'; Debbie 
     
     Peters for 'Amanita at Foot of Large Tree', and 'Red Maple and Beech Leaves'; and 
     
     Margaret Mallett for 'Mayflowers', 'Spring Stream and Fallen Leaves', and 
     
     'Running Ground Pine'. ' 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     SUMMER FIELD TRIP. Reserve Saturday August lst for an exploration of the old 
     
     Princetown Road. The outing is intended to better acquaint members with parts 
     
     of this historic route in preparation for the late September field trip we will 
     
     be co-sponsoring with the Heritage Foundation. For details contact Rosemary 
     
     Curley at 651-2585 or 892—3561. 
     
    
   
   
    
     HAWK WATCH DATES. The Atlantic Canada Region of the Hawk Migration Association 
     
    

    
     of North America is trying to promote interest in hawk migration so that observers 
     
     in various parts of the region will commence hawk watch activity. The association 
     
     suggests the weekends of 29-30 August, 12—13 September and 3-4 October as times 
     
     when peak movements are expected, so you-should have the best chance of seeing 
     
     hawks, provided the weather is favourable for migration. If you would like more 
     
     information on how to get involved, how to select a good hawk watching site and 
     
     how to collect and record data, write to David 8. Christie, RR2 Albert, New 
     
     Brunswick EOA 1A0. 
     
    
   
   
    
     HOLIDAY TIME. This issue is the last newsletter for the season. Natural History 
     
     Society meetings and newsletters will resume in October. Happy summer to all. 
     
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