Category Environment
What’s Happening to Our Ash Trees?
If you have noticed that recently a lot of Ash trees are being cut within Wasaga Beach and Craigleith provincial parks there is a good reason this is happening. Unfortunately these trees are being impacted by an invasive insect called Emerald Ash Borer. Trees that have been affected are being cut down to reduce the […]
Making our Beaches Butt Free
Georgian Bay Forever is helping to spread the message about getting beaches Butt Free. This environmental campaign will help reduce cigarette butt litter from Wasaga Beach by providing a way for smokers to responsibly dispose of their butts, through local beach clean-ups, and education on the harms around cigarette butt litter. Cigarette butts are the […]
Ploverpalooza Speaker Series starts Tuesday June 6th
The Piping Plover 10th anniversary events, entitled Ploverpalooza, are planned to celebrate the success of this endangered species in Wasaga Beach. The first Speaker Series event starts Tuesday June 6th at 7 pm with a lively presentation by Mark Wiercinski, biologist and exceptional birder. Mark likes birds a lot and says “Birding makes everything better […]
Local Students and TD Bank Help Plovers
The Piping Plover program at Wasaga received a helping hand from local students with their artwork promoting this endangered bird and its habitat along the shores of Wasaga Beach. A colouring contest was held in June for the grade five class of Birchview Dunes Elementary School. They created their own original “Closed Area” signs for […]
B.C. Artist visits Wasaga’s Plovers
Last weekend, we had the exciting opportunity to meet with artist and photographer Rose Tanner from Victoria, British Columbia. Rose’s lifelong love affair with nature is reflected on her canvases, which offer the viewer a window to nature as seen through the artist’s eyes. The personality of each bird she paints is clearly communicated through […]
Trees for the Earth – May 14th
On April 22nd many people celebrated Earth Day in Canada and worldwide. However it is important to remember that Earth Day is more than just a single day and that our daily actions can make a difference. The theme for this years’ campaign is “Trees for the Earth”. So it is fitting that the local […]
More Than Just a Beach... 