Environment Haliburton

09/03/2026

**Lights Out Alert This Weekend**

Heads up birders, a lot of migration is expected during Labor Day Weekend. The fall migration season is about to kick into high gear. We have a unique set up this weekend as a strong area of low pressure in the Atlantic will be tilted just right to provide a wind from the north to northeast across the Northeast and eastern Great Lakes region. The low level wind flow will continue to guide birds toward the Gulf. Saturday night will likely be the biggest migration night of the weekend with more than 300 million birds in flight. We are about 2-3 weeks away from the fall migration peak. You can help by turning off those outdoor lights on big migration nights.

09/02/2026

Rest in peace, Wendell Berry. We will honor the memory and mission of the legendary poet, activist, and conservationist with our everlasting commitment to what unites us: care for our shared planet.

"The Peace of Wild Things" by Wendell Berry

When despair for the world grows in me
and I wake in the night at the least sound
in fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be,
I go and lie down where the wood drake
rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds.
I come into the peace of wild things
who do not tax their lives with forethought
of grief. I come into the presence of still water.
And I feel above me the day-blind stars
waiting with their light. For a time
I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.

09/01/2026

upcoming event: Sat. Sept. 12 10 am
in person
refreshments will be served.

08/27/2026

08/24/2026

all welcome!

08/21/2026

Wildfire smoke is dangerous.

08/18/2026

Beavers could wind up being our salvation!

08/17/2026

Wednesday, August 19 at 1030, Trent PhD candidate, Jacob Wyonch will give a presentation about microplastics in our lakes and what we need to know about them. This is an in-person presentation at the Minden Cultural Centre, 176 Bobcaygeon Road, Minden that is also available to be watched via zoom at this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86322036376?pwd=bFnt39Tdld8bpKbxsUyiCW0uPLJFpp.1