Alderville Black Oak Savanna

06/10/2026

Please be careful on the roads. The weather is perfect for Turtles to be active and laying! Many are out and about around Alderville, especially down at Vimmy! If you find a nest, get in touch with Kassie McKeown or Grace McKeown and they’ll check it out or let our team know to take a look. And please remember if you see a turtle on the road, always help it move in the direction it is already facing! They may get up and turn around to try to get away from you, but they will always attempt to cross again to get to their nesting habitat or wetland.

05/26/2026

There are still spots available for the 2026 AFN Summer Camp program. Register by May 29 to secure your spot. The Monday of each camp week will be held at the Black Oak Savanna, Tuesday will be a field trip, Wednesday at Vimmy & Thursday at AHSS. Tentative programming breakdown on the second slide!

05/20/2026

Chi-Miigwech to for installing this rainwater collection system! All the rain that falls on our new workshop roof will now be collected for use in the Native Plant Nursery, with all overflow being directed into the pond in our Gitigaan!

04/24/2026

04/23/2026

Our first burn of the day went very well. Swipe for before & after shots, and a group shot of the greatest crew. Huge thanks to our colleagues at NCC, Chelsea and Ewa, and friend of the Savanna, Eric, for coming out!

04/23/2026

Please be aware that we are conducting a Prescribed Burn today to enhance Tallgrass habitat on one of our Prairie units (outlined in red above). Please do not report signs of fire and keep away from the Black Oak Savanna site for safety.

04/22/2026

Happy Earth Day everyone! And Chi Miigwetch to all who came out last Friday to help us clean up Alderville’s roadsides.

04/20/2026

Our first burn of the season was a success (other than 2 quick burns in our Gitigaan last Friday)! Swipe to see during and before burn shots. Note the line of pine trees in the right of the frame of context.

03/19/2026

The Mitigomin Native Plant Nursery is launching the Alderville Community Tree Program!

We will be providing free Oak trees, for Alderville members who can commit to planting their tree on-reserve (this is funding specific).

To learn more and to reserve your tree, visit our website: www.aldervillesavanna.ca/tree-program

Questions? Reach out to [email protected]