June 24 – CSLT Event – Join a guided walk on the Ojibway Prairie Provincial Nature Reserve on Thursday, June 24, 2010 for a glimpse of early summer flowering plants. Meet at 6:30 p.m. on Titcombe Road at the prairie entrance which is across Matchette Road from the Ojibway Park parking lot. Call Betty at 519-944-0825 to indicate you will be attending and for more information. The Prairie is especially lovely this year following a prescribed burn in April. Donation to the Land Trust’s Legacy Fund is welcome. Refreshments following the walk.

July 11 – ECFNC Butterfly Walk – Join ECFNC member Alan Wormington on a butterfly walk at Point Pelee National Park. Meet in front of the Visitors Centre at 9:00 a.m.

July 14 – ECFNC Members Outdoor Meeting - ECFNC Members hike through Black Oak Heritage Park to view the new trail and results of this spring’s burn. Meet at Broadway Parking lot at 6:00 pm. Be ready for mosquitoes!

July 21 – ECFNC Kayaking – Join Club member Mike Malone for a kayak outing. No experience is necessary. One and two person boats will be available. There is no charge for this trip, but members are asked to register by calling Pelee Wings (519-326-5193) as it is limited to 15 participants. Meet at the Pelee Wings store at 5:00 p.m. Locale for the trip will depend on weather and lake conditions. If inclement weather or high winds are occurring, call Mike at the store to check if the outing is still a go.

July 21 – CSLT Event - Join a guided walk on the Ojibway Prairie Provincial Nature Reserve on Wednesday, July 21, 2010 for a glimpse of mid summer flowering plants. Meet at 6:30 p.m. on Titcombe Road at the prairie entrance which is across Matchette Road from the Ojibway Park parking lot. Call Betty at 519-944-0825 to indicate you will be attending and for more information. The Prairie is especially lovely this year following a prescribed burn in April. Donation to the Land Trust’s Legacy Fund is welcome. Refreshments following the walk.

August 13 – ECFNC Members' Outdoor Meeting – THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT ! On Friday the 13th, come skulk in the shadows with Treasurer Teresa and Vice President Parent at their haunted homestead at 675 Mersea Road 12, Leamington. Bring forth family and friends at 6pm for a meal of Witches' Brew Stew and an eerie evening - braving black cats and brown bats and screech owls hooting warnings of doom! Scare-up your star-gazing scopes and spine-chilling bonfire stories and a tent if you dare to sleep under the spectral skies! RSVP REQUIRED by August 6th (519-322-0004). Undaunted dinner guests may bring a spooky side dish or devilish dessert, as well as $5 towards the Witches' Brew Stew (chili!) and beverages. Be sure to carry an acorn in your pocket for good luck!

August 22 – ECFNC Summer Excursion – Join Ojibway staff for a flower-filled walk on the Ojibway prairie. Meet at 10:00 am in the Ojibway parking lot.

September 8 – ECFNC Members Meeting – Speaker: Dr. Lynda Corkum and HOT OFF THE PRESS!!! – “Fishes of Essex County & Surrounding Waters”. Meet in Windsor Airport Community Room at 7:30 pm, County Road 42, Windsor.

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.

September 18 and 19 – Holiday Beach Hawk Festival. This main weekend for the festival will include hawk watching from the tower, workshops, guided tours, banding, etc. Our Blue Kestrel Café will be open on both Saturday and Sunday. If you would like to help at the Café, please call Claire McAllister (519-254-1854).

September 26 – ECFNC Fall Hike – Join Club member Ian Woodfield for a hike in the Spring Garden area. Meet at 2:00 p.m. by the horse paddock on Elgin Street off Malden Road. There is parking on the other side of Malden Road, across from Elgin Street.

October 3 – ECFNC Fall Outing – Club members Joe and Betty Williams have invited us to make their cottage a base for this outing. Take the first road east of Holiday Beach (Country Club Road). Follow it to the end, turn left on Lakeside Drive. Follow this to the end. There is a trail on ERCA property, a wetland and a beach. Meet at 2:00 p.m.

November 6th or 13th – Please save these two evenings in your calendars. Plans are underway for our Annual Dinner to be held on one of these two nights.