Clean-up set for trails that are used more than ever during the pandemic SHARE ON: (pixabay.com)
Wintergreen Fund for Conservation chairman Mark Joron says people-counters on some Timmins nature trails prove that usage is way up.
“The number of people on the trails has increased since the COVID thing has happened,” he informs My Timmins Now Dot Com.
Especially busy is the Hersey Lake trail.
It’s operated by Wintergreen along with the Mattagami Region Conservation Authority. They also run the trails at Gillies Lake, Porcupine Lake and along the Mattagami River.
This Saturday, you’re encouraged to go for a walk with your family and bring a bag so you can pick up garbage that other people have left behind.
Butterflies, swallows will benefit EACOM Timber Corporation is supporting the construction of new houses for local butterflies and tree swallows, thanks to a partnership between the Wintergreen Fund for Conservation and two local schools.
Author of the article: The Daily Press
Publishing date: Apr 23, 2021 • 2 hours ago • 1 minute read • Wintergreen member Kees Pols, left, and Brian Fietz, EACOM’s production manager at its Timmins sawmill, examine some of the swallow houses built by Timmins High & Vocational School Grade 10 students that are being placed around the Gillies Lake conservation area, as well as one of the butterfly houses (centre) constructed by O’Gorman Intermediate Catholic School students. SUBMITTED PHOTO
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Christmas Bird Count set for Saturday SHARE ON: Some of the 29 species of birds spotted during the Timmins Christmas Bird Count last year more than 1,300 birds in total.
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For the 121st year across North America – and the 27th in Timmins – the Christmas bird count takes flight this coming Saturday.
The lead for the count, Mark Joron says volunteers spread out to see how many different bird species can be seen. And in this digital photography era, you can get some good shots of them.
“It’s a 24km circle that’s centered at the corner of 655 and 101,” he says, “and we try to cover as much of that circle as we can.”