Volunteer Opportunities with EOSC

EOSC is excited to announce that it is coordinating new outdoor volunteer opportunities!  EOSC's collaborative organizations and other partners want to help fill the gap in the availability of quality outdoor experiences in stewardship and conservation while getting some important work done on our landscape.  Several opportunities are now available for registration- starting as early as next week!  More will be coming as the year progresses.  Please click the link at the right to learn more!

Lots going on in 2013 for EOSC!

The EOSC initiative is ramping up for a busy 2013!  We have several restoration projects set to go that will be implemented this summer, we received a large grant from the Great Lakes Guardian Fund to help finance some of these projects, we will be launching a new volunteer program, we have three new partnership programs we are working on and we continue to reach out to landowners to help connect them to resources!  And of course there is the event on Feb.5th!
Details will be coming on all these new things so keep an eye on the website this spring!

February Stewardship Night

We at EOSC hope that everyone had a great holiday season full of the wonders of nature!  We will be hosting our second Stewardship Night on Tuesday February 5th from 7-9pm at the Glenburnie United Church.  Don't miss your chance to see TWO fantastic speakers and learn more about the importance of stewardship!  See attached poster and/or call for details.

Nest Boxes

It's just about nest box season again!  EOSC is working with Ducks Unlimited to provide nest boxes to landowners on or near wetlands to increase the nesting potential for wood ducks, mergansers and other wildlife (they are often also used by owls!).  If you know someone who would be interested in free nest boxes in exchange for monitoring the box once a year and reporting activity, please let us know!

Other events

We thought you might be interested in knowing about some upcoming events put on by other conservation organizations that will provide useful information to landowners.

Thursday October 18th is the Friends of the Salmon River AGM in Tamworth including the keynote presentation "Do We Have Invaders- Invasive Plants and Zebra Mussels in the Salmon River Watershed".  For more information visit friendsofsalmonriver.ca.

Saturday October 20th is the 11th annual Lake Links conference in Perth.  This year's topic is "Climate Change- How to Build Resiliency in Our Lakes".  There are many interesting speakers on different aspects of this topic.  Ideal for lake associations and waterfront property owners or anyone interested in issues affecting our lakes.  For more information and/or to register contact the Centre for Sustainable Watersheds at info@watersheds.ca or (613) 272-5136.

Friday November 23rd is the annual Trenton Woodlot Conference.  The conference includes speakers, exhibitors, field trips and a lunch. Ideal for woodlot owners and managers as well as appreciators of forests!  For more information and to register (by Nov.9th) contact Jim Pedersen with the Hastings Stewardship Council at jim.pedersen@ontario.ca or (613) 478-6875.

Oh what a night!

Thanks everyone for a great event on Tuesday! We had a fantastic turnout, heard some interesting and useful talks, gave away fun prizes and had terrific conversations with landowners- some new projects are already in the works! We look forward to doing another event early in the new year. Details will be made available when they are sorted out- so stay tuned!

Free public event October 2nd

Hi everyone!
We are holding our first public event on Tues. October the 2nd at the Picton Town Hall (2 Ross St at King) from 7-9pm.  There will be speakers, information booths, refreshments and prizes- everything you need to learn more about stewardship in Eastern Ontario, get connected with programs and have a little fun, too!  Please RSVP to Lesley at 613-389-0418 x131