March 10 ECFNC Annual Members Meeting Enjoy an evening of updates from the various ECFNC committees as well as a stimulating quiz with prizes. Meet in the Windsor Airport Community Room at 7:30 p.m., County Room 42, Windsor

March 13 - Ojibway Nature Centre Winter Birding Field Trip. Fee is $15. Call Ojibway Nature Centre (519-966-5852) for location and time

March 16 or 18 Ojibway Nature Centre Wildlife Discovery. Youth aged 7-11 discover how plants and animals survive in the wild in this hands-on camp. Program runs Tuesday or Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. with early drop-off at 8:00 a.m. and late pickup until 5:00 p.m. Fee is $31. Call Ojibway Nature Centre (519-966-5852) to register.

March 17 or 19 Ojibway Nature Centre Frogs, Snakes and You. Children aged 3-6 enjoy a morning or afternoon filled with activities about slimy, scaly critters. Program runs from 10:00 a.m. to noon OR 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Fee $11/2 hours. Call Ojibway Nature Centre (519-966-5852) to register.

March 23 May 25 Oibway Nature Centre Spring Hiking at Ojibway. Exercise your body and your mind! These brisk morning walks with one of the Ojibway Nature Centre’s naturalists will introduce you to the many plants and animals in our area. Discover the many signs of spring while visiting our local natural areas. Tuesdays from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Fee is $39/10 weeks. Call Ojibway Nature Centre (519-966-5852) to register.

March 25 Ojibway Nature Centre Thrilling Thursday: Owl Prowl Thursday evening 6:30 8:00 p.m. Fee: $6/adult, $5/child. Call Ojibway Nature Centre (519-966-5852) for details

March 28 Ojibway Nature Centre - Friends of Ojibway Prairie - The FOOP Annual Meeting will be held in the activity room beginning at 2:00 p.m. Chad Menard, an architect from NORR, will be the guest speaker. Chad is the designer of the new nature centre and he will be talking about the design and construction of the new building. Refreshments to be served. Plan to attend.

April 9 Canada South Land Trust Annual Dinner Enjoy a delicious dinner in the Marconi Room of the Caboto Club. Tickets are $35. A silent auction will be a part of the evening’s activities. Guest speaker will be Dr. Oliver Love who has entitled his talk Monitoring Canadian Snow Buntings: From Arctic Breeding Grounds to Southern Wintering Grounds. Call Betty at 519-944-0825 for more information.

April 14 - ECFNC Members Meeting - Brett Groves will discuss Eastern Fox Snakes. Check website for updates, www.ojibway.ca /activity.htm Meet in Windsor Airport Community Room at 7:30 p.m., County Road 42, Windsor.

April 15 Ojibway Nature Centre - Thrilling Thursday Deer Hike and other Animal Clues (including owls) - Thursday evening 6:30 8:00 p.m. Fee: $6/adult, $5/child. Call Ojibway Nature Centre (519-966-5852) for details.

April 17 Ojibway Nature Centre - Spring Bird Migration Field Course A series of field trips to observe the incredible variety of bird life that migrates through Southwestern Ontario. Saturday morning field trips to Point Pelee National Park and surrounding areas. $15 each. Meet at 8:30 am at Point PeleeVisitor Centre. Field trip from 8:30 a.m. until noon.

April 19 May 10 Ojibway Nature Centre Possum Pals (Ages 2-4) Children not ready to leave the pouch? Join us for this exciting and fun parent/tot adventure in nature. Mondays, 10:00 a.m 12:00 p.m. Fee: $31/4 classes

April 15 to 18 Enviro Expo In the new Caesars Windsor Convention Centre learn how to green your life. For more information go to enviro-exp.org Entry fee of $5.00. Bill Clinton will be guest speaker on April 15.

April 25 Earth Day at Mic Mac Park. ECFNC members will again be participating with our bake sale and display. Please bake, bake, bake. Due to health concerns, all baking is to be wrapped individually or in clusters. If you are able to help at the sale table, please call Cathy Lapain at 519-776-6097. Enjoy over 40 environmental exhibits, crafts, entertainment, food and more from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Free admission.

April 28 (Wednesday) Ojibway Nature Centre Weekday Birding at Pelee Discover the most popular outdoor hobby in North America through a series of morning field trips during the peak of spring migration. $15 each. Meet at 8:30 a.m. at the Marsh Board Walk, Point Pelee.

May date to be announced ECFNC Spring Excursion Bonnie Ross will again be organizing an inspection and maintenance tour of the Shaughnessy Cohen Memorial Savannah and the Ontario Nature Stone Road Nature Reserve on Pelee Island. This is an overnight trip with several hours of work on the nature reserves and an opportunity to enjoy other areas of the island. Call Bonnie at 519-969-4247.

May 1 ECFNC Spring Excursion Join Club Member Don Bissonnette for a Saturday morning bluebird tour. Due to the properties that will be visited, we ask that you not bring any dogs. Meet at 9:00 a.m. in the Greenway parking lot at the Arner Townline.

May 1 Ojibway Nature Centre - Spring Bird Migration Field Course A series of field trips to observe the incredible variety of bird life that migrates through Southwestern Ontario. Saturday morning field trips to Point Pelee National Park and surrounding areas. $15 each. Meet at 8:30 am at Point Pelee Visitor Centre. Field trip from 8:30 a.m. until noon.

May 1 Native Plant and Tree Sale Lanspeary Park Greenhouse Attract wildlife to your yard with flowers, trees and shrubs. 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

May 1 and 2 ECFNC Annual Pelee Island Trip Join Club member Dave Kraus on this wonderful weekend on Pelee Island. For more information or to register, please call Dave Kraus at 519-825-7491.

May 5 (Wednesday) Ojibway Nature Centre Big Day Birding A full day of birding for people seeking over 100 species of birds in a single day! $25 each day. Meet at 6:00 a.m. at the Marsh Boardwalk, Point Pelee.

May 8 Canada South Land Trust event - Enjoy a walk to enjoy spring migrants and flowering plants in the Ainslie Woodland located within the Town of Leamington. Directions: From Staples proceed south on County Road 77, watching for Concession 10. Turn left and proceed east along Concession 10 for 3 kilometres to the woodland and the lane access which is on the north side of the concession. GPS setting is N42 08.757 and WO82 33.503. Meet at 2:00 p.m.

May 8 and 9 Hillman Spring Shore & Songbird Celebration at Hillman Marsh. We will again have our Blue Kestrel Cafe open on both days from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. If you can help for a portion on either day, please call Shirley Grondin at 519-972-5781. If you can’t help out at the Cafe, stop by for a muffin or hotdog and enjoy the event. Join expert naturalists to celebrate shore and songbirds as they migrate through the internationally renowned shorebird habitat. See songbirds and shorebirds up close and personal as they are banded indoors by experts. Not to be missed.

May 12 - ECFNC Members Meeting Speaker to be announced. Check website for updates, www.ojibway.ca/activity.htm Meet in Windsor Airport Community Room at 7:30 p.m., County Road 42, Windsor.

May 12 (Wednesday) Ojibway Nature Centre Weekday Birding at Pelee Discover the most popular outdoor hobby in North America through a series of morning field trips during the peak of spring migration. $15 each. Meet at 8:30 a.m. at Hillman Marsh Conservation Area.

May 15 Ojibway Nature Centre - Spring Bird Migration Field Course A series of field trips to observe the incredible variety of bird life that migrates through Southwestern Ontario. Saturday morning field trips to Point Pelee National Park and surrounding areas. $15 each. Meet at 8:30 am at the DeLaurier Trail parking lot, Point Pelee. Field trip from 8:30 a.m. until noon.

May 16 ECFNC Spring Excursion Join Club members Gerry Waldron and Peg Hurst for a walk around our newest Provincial Nature Reserve in Colchester South. We may see signs of the resident beaver. Meet at 2:00 p.m. in the Greenway parking lot at the Arner Townline. We will then convoy to the Cedar Creek Nature Reserve.

May 19 (Wednesday) Ojibway Nature Centre Big Day Birding A full day of birding for people seeking over 100 species of birds in a single day! $25 each day. Meet at 6:00 a.m. at the Marsh Boardwalk, Point Pelee.

May 20 - Ojibway Nature Centre Thrilling Thursday: Pond scooping with Frogs & Turtles - Thursday evening 6:30 8:00 p.m. Fee: $6/adult, $5/child. Call Ojibway Nature Centre (519-966-5852) for details

May 22 Ojibway Nature Centre - Spring Bird Migration Field Course A series of field trips to observe the incredible variety of bird life that migrates through Southwestern Ontario. Saturday morning field trips to Point Pelee National Park and surrounding areas. $15 each. Meet at 8:00 a.m. at the Point Pelee Visitor Centre. Field trip from 8:30 a.m. until noon.

May 24 ECFNC Spring Excursion The Point Pelee birding walk has become a regular spring event for ECFNC members and friends. Meet at 8:30 a.m. at the Interpretive Centre. We will bird for the morning and eat lunch at the picnic tables. You can bring your own picnic lunch or support the Friends of Point Pelee by buying lunch at their food booth.

May 28 to May 30 Ontario Nature’s 79th Annual General Meeting and Carolinian Canada Coalition’s 2010 Forum and Annual General Meeting at Lambton College and Inn, Sarnia. Cruise the St. Clair River with the experts. Find out what’s new in managing rare species, coastal ecosystems and biodiversity hot spots. Visit Lambton’s World Class Natural Areas in Carolinian Canada. Participate in hands-on workshops. Hear about a lifetime of aquatic adventure with keynote speaker Jack Imhof while dining on locally grown food. Registration will open soon. Contact information: Carolinian Canada Coalition at infor@carolinian.org or 519-433-7077

June 6 ECFNC Spring Excursion- Join ECFNC member Dave Kraus for a hike on his 55 acre property. Thirty acres are in diverse natural habitats including several wetlands, mature woodlot, pit and mound tree plantations, tallgrass prairie, and old field habitat. There will likely be amphibians calling, and many actively nesting bird species such as kestrels, goldfinches, catbirds, thrashers, wood ducks, tree and barn swallows, purple martins, cuckoos, solitary sandpipers, etc. There should also be a variety of native wildflowers in bloom in the various habitats. From Windsor take Highway 3 east to Hwy 77, turn left (north) on Hwy 77 and follow it about 4 km. to Mersea Road 7, turn right (east) and travel about 6 km to #1515 on the north side of the road. Meet at 2:00 pm.

June 9 - ECFNC Members Meeting - Speaker to be announced. Check website for updates, www.ojibway.ca /activity.htm Meet in Windsor Airport Community Room at 7:30 p.m., County Road 42, Windsor

June 13 ECFNC Late Spring Excursion Join Club member Wayne Wannick for an informative walk along the Greenway. Meet at 2:00 p.m. in the Greenway parking lot on Walker Road in Harrow. We will walk on the Greenway west of Walker Road.

September 9 to 12 The Ontario Eastern Bluebird Society is hosting the 2010 32nd North American Bluebird Society Conference at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington, Ontario. Possible nature hikes and wine tours for early arrivals. Visit the Ontario Eastern Bluebird Society web site or speak to Don Bissonnette for further information.