Seedy Saturday – Saturday, February 28th 10AM – 3PM
Location: Centennial Secondary School, 160 Palmer Rd., Belleville. Please see the attached poster.
Special request: volunteers are needed to help at our table. Shifts can be 1 hour from 10 to 3 PM. Please contact Lori Borthwick at 613-391-9335 or email loriborthwick@gmail.com if you can help. Also, if you are able to share some seeds, we would love to have more to give away at our table!
Ontario Nature Youth Council – Saturday, March 7th, early afternoon
Beginner-friendly event for youth to learn how to use binoculars, identify overwintering birds and a natural bird feeder workshop.” Robert Ormston will be on hand to help on that day. The group is looking for a couple of additional volunteers to represent QFN and assist participants with using binoculars and demonstrate bird identification. More information to come.
OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN RESEARCH PROJECT
The following message is being sent out at the request of the University of Toronto.
Hello all! Our research group at the University of Toronto and Baycrest Hospital is looking for nature-interested folks to contribute to our research. Our research centers around the cognitive benefits of nature-related interests, with previous investigation into birding, and we’re looking to expand to other interests such as gardening, hiking, and cycling. If you’re interested in getting involved, take part in our current study on our website (www.birdingstudies.com) and provide us with feedback about your own interest (on the contact tab). Our current study focuses on birds, but no knowledge is required to participate – it will provide a sense of how we examine natural interests in ways that could be adapted to other areas. Tell us about how nature investigation has changed the way you see the world in our feedback survey, to help guide our future studies!